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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
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Section 5.719 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)
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    Sec. 5.719. The Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and 
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Training Fund.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 3-684 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-684  new)
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    Sec. 3-684. Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training 
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license plate.
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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
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the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue 
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special registration plates designated to be Illinois EMS 
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Memorial Scholarship and Training license plates. The special 
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plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to 
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passenger vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the 
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second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, 
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recreational vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code, 
 


 






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and subject to the staggered registration system. Plates issued 
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under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year 
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procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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    (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly 
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within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The Secretary 
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of State may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be 
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issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with 
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Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to 
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designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of 
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Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary of State shall 
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prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412. 
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    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original 
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issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of 
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this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary 
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of State Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall be deposited 
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into the Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund. 
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For each registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition to 
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the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this 
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fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
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License Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Illinois 
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EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund.
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    (d) The Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund 
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is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money 
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in the Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund 
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shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and 
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approval by the Secretary of State, as grants to the EMS 
 


 






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Memorial Scholarship and Training Council, a not-for-profit 
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corporation, for the purposes (i) of providing scholarships for 
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graduate study, undergraduate study, or both, to children and 
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spouses of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel killed in 
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the course of their employment, and (ii) for grants for the 
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training of EMS personnel. 

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.