Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
Filed: 5/14/2024
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 458 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 458 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
4 | "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Military | ||||||
5 | Family Anti-Discrimination Act. | ||||||
6 | Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | ||||||
7 | by changing Sections 4 and 5 as follows: | ||||||
8 | (15 ILCS 335/4) | ||||||
9 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 4. Identification card. | ||||||
11 | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | ||||||
12 | Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of | ||||||
13 | the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal | ||||||
14 | thereof. No identification card shall be issued to any person | ||||||
15 | who holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, |
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1 | or permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary | ||||||
2 | of State the valid foreign state identification card, license, | ||||||
3 | or permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the | ||||||
4 | Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and | ||||||
5 | signature or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of | ||||||
6 | State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois | ||||||
7 | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | ||||||
8 | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | ||||||
9 | the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois | ||||||
10 | Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in | ||||||
11 | any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. | ||||||
12 | As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color photograph | ||||||
13 | or digitally produced and captured image of an applicant for | ||||||
14 | an identification card. As used in this Act, "signature" means | ||||||
15 | the name of a person as written by that person and captured in | ||||||
16 | a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State. | ||||||
17 | (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a | ||||||
18 | current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the | ||||||
19 | Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to | ||||||
20 | utilize the same residence address and name on the | ||||||
21 | identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit | ||||||
22 | records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | ||||||
23 | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | ||||||
24 | (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined | ||||||
25 | in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, | ||||||
26 | the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work |
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1 | address listed on the card instead of the applicant's | ||||||
2 | residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate | ||||||
3 | rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this | ||||||
4 | subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by | ||||||
5 | virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by | ||||||
6 | law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for | ||||||
7 | a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | ||||||
8 | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | ||||||
9 | violations. | ||||||
10 | (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited | ||||||
11 | process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. | ||||||
12 | The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited | ||||||
13 | issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by | ||||||
14 | rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary | ||||||
15 | for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be | ||||||
16 | deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. | ||||||
17 | The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, | ||||||
18 | process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification | ||||||
19 | Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of | ||||||
20 | expedited identification card requests received on a given day | ||||||
21 | exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests | ||||||
22 | in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide | ||||||
23 | expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited | ||||||
24 | service shall be refunded to the applicant. | ||||||
25 | (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | ||||||
26 | Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the |
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1 | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice | ||||||
2 | upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, social | ||||||
3 | security card, photograph, proof of residency upon discharge, | ||||||
4 | and an identification card application transferred via a | ||||||
5 | secure method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the | ||||||
6 | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice. | ||||||
7 | Illinois residency shall be established by submission of a | ||||||
8 | Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification | ||||||
9 | form completed by the respective Department. | ||||||
10 | (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | ||||||
11 | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed | ||||||
12 | person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, | ||||||
13 | aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the | ||||||
14 | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, | ||||||
15 | if the released person is unable to present a certified copy of | ||||||
16 | his or her birth certificate and social security card or other | ||||||
17 | documents authorized by the Secretary, but does present a | ||||||
18 | Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification | ||||||
19 | form completed by the Department of Corrections or Department | ||||||
20 | of Juvenile Justice, verifying the released person's date of | ||||||
21 | birth, social security number, and his or her Illinois | ||||||
22 | residence address. The verification form must have been | ||||||
23 | completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of application | ||||||
24 | for the Illinois Identification Card. | ||||||
25 | Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the | ||||||
26 | limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released |
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1 | person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of | ||||||
2 | his or her birth certificate and his or her social security | ||||||
3 | card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, a | ||||||
4 | standard Illinois Identification Card shall be issued. A | ||||||
5 | limited-term Illinois Identification Card may not be renewed. | ||||||
6 | (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | ||||||
7 | Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional | ||||||
8 | release or absolute discharge from the custody of the | ||||||
9 | Department of Human Services, if the person presents a | ||||||
10 | certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social | ||||||
11 | security card, or other documents authorized by the Secretary, | ||||||
12 | and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. | ||||||
13 | The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | ||||||
14 | Identification Card to a person prior to his or her | ||||||
15 | conditional release or absolute discharge if personnel from | ||||||
16 | the Department of Human Services bring the person to a | ||||||
17 | Secretary of State location with the required documents. | ||||||
18 | Documents proving residence address may include any official | ||||||
19 | document of the Department of Human Services showing the | ||||||
20 | person's address after release and a Secretary of State | ||||||
21 | prescribed verification form, which may be executed by | ||||||
22 | personnel of the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
23 | (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | ||||||
24 | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person | ||||||
25 | upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the | ||||||
26 | custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is |
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1 | unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth | ||||||
2 | certificate and social security card or other documents | ||||||
3 | authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of | ||||||
4 | State prescribed verification form completed by the Department | ||||||
5 | of Human Services, verifying the person's date of birth and | ||||||
6 | social security number, and a document proving his or her | ||||||
7 | Illinois residence address. The verification form must have | ||||||
8 | been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of | ||||||
9 | application for the Illinois Identification Card. The | ||||||
10 | Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois | ||||||
11 | Identification Card to a person no sooner than 14 days prior to | ||||||
12 | his or her conditional release or absolute discharge if | ||||||
13 | personnel from the Department of Human Services bring the | ||||||
14 | person to a Secretary of State location with the required | ||||||
15 | documents. Documents proving residence address shall include | ||||||
16 | any official document of the Department of Human Services | ||||||
17 | showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of | ||||||
18 | State prescribed verification form, which may be executed by | ||||||
19 | personnel of the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
20 | (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois | ||||||
21 | Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois | ||||||
22 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural | ||||||
23 | person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a | ||||||
24 | person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, | ||||||
25 | who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois | ||||||
26 | Person with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued |
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1 | to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification | ||||||
2 | card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to | ||||||
3 | the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification | ||||||
4 | card, license, or permit. The Secretary of State shall charge | ||||||
5 | no fee to issue such card. The card shall be prepared and | ||||||
6 | supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall include a | ||||||
7 | photograph and signature or mark of the applicant, a | ||||||
8 | designation indicating that the card is an Illinois Person | ||||||
9 | with a Disability Identification Card, and shall include a | ||||||
10 | comprehensible designation of the type and classification of | ||||||
11 | the applicant's disability as set out in Section 4A of this | ||||||
12 | Act. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for | ||||||
13 | the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability | ||||||
14 | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | ||||||
15 | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | ||||||
16 | the display of his or her photograph. If the applicant so | ||||||
17 | requests, the card shall include a description of the | ||||||
18 | applicant's disability and any information about the | ||||||
19 | applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary | ||||||
20 | determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing | ||||||
21 | emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a | ||||||
22 | signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the | ||||||
23 | presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of | ||||||
24 | the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification | ||||||
25 | Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful | ||||||
26 | situation by the person to whom it was issued. |
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1 | The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | ||||||
2 | may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of | ||||||
3 | a physician's determination of disability, a determination of | ||||||
4 | disability from a physician assistant, a determination of | ||||||
5 | disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any | ||||||
6 | other documentation of disability whenever any State law | ||||||
7 | requires that a person with a disability provide such | ||||||
8 | documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a | ||||||
9 | Disability Identification Card shall not qualify the | ||||||
10 | cardholder to participate in any program or to receive any | ||||||
11 | benefit which is not available to all persons with like | ||||||
12 | disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an | ||||||
13 | Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, or | ||||||
14 | evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois | ||||||
15 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, shall not be | ||||||
16 | used by any person other than the person named on such card to | ||||||
17 | prove that the person named on such card is a person with a | ||||||
18 | disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for | ||||||
19 | the benefit of the person named on such card, and the person | ||||||
20 | named on such card consents to such use at the time the card is | ||||||
21 | so used. | ||||||
22 | An optometrist's determination of a visual disability | ||||||
23 | under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation | ||||||
24 | for the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a | ||||||
25 | Disability Identification Card. | ||||||
26 | When medical information is contained on an Illinois |
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1 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of | ||||||
2 | the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions | ||||||
3 | taken based upon that medical information. | ||||||
4 | (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | ||||||
5 | original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | ||||||
6 | Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a | ||||||
7 | person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from | ||||||
8 | those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a | ||||||
9 | Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years | ||||||
10 | of age or older. The color designated for Illinois | ||||||
11 | Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability | ||||||
12 | Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be | ||||||
13 | at the discretion of the Secretary of State. | ||||||
14 | (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification | ||||||
15 | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | ||||||
16 | issued to a person under the age of 21 shall display the date | ||||||
17 | upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date upon | ||||||
18 | which the person becomes 21 years of age. | ||||||
19 | (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | ||||||
20 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ||||||
21 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | ||||||
22 | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, | ||||||
23 | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | ||||||
24 | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | ||||||
25 | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to | ||||||
26 | issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a |
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1 | Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran" | ||||||
2 | appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is | ||||||
3 | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may | ||||||
4 | not issue any other identification card which identifies an | ||||||
5 | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique | ||||||
6 | characteristics of the identification card holder which is | ||||||
7 | unrelated to the purpose of the identification card. | ||||||
8 | (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | ||||||
9 | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | ||||||
10 | identification card where, at the request of the applicant, | ||||||
11 | the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation | ||||||
12 | shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under | ||||||
13 | subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or | ||||||
14 | separated under honorable conditions. | ||||||
15 | (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen | ||||||
16 | discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the | ||||||
17 | State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who | ||||||
18 | applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of | ||||||
19 | State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be | ||||||
20 | issued in every county and applications shall be made | ||||||
21 | available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior | ||||||
22 | citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, | ||||||
23 | upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any purpose, | ||||||
24 | shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his | ||||||
25 | signature or mark. | ||||||
26 | (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may |
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1 | designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | ||||||
2 | Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the | ||||||
3 | card holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the | ||||||
4 | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may | ||||||
5 | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the | ||||||
6 | card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification | ||||||
7 | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card. | ||||||
8 | (f) Upon providing required documentation, at the request | ||||||
9 | of the applicant, the identification card may reflect Gold | ||||||
10 | Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a space | ||||||
11 | on each original or renewal of an identification card for such | ||||||
12 | designation. This designation shall be available to a person | ||||||
13 | eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of | ||||||
14 | Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-345, eff. 1-1-24.) | ||||||
16 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 4. Identification card. | ||||||
18 | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | ||||||
19 | Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of | ||||||
20 | the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal | ||||||
21 | thereof. No identification card shall be issued to any person | ||||||
22 | who holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, | ||||||
23 | or permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary | ||||||
24 | of State the valid foreign state identification card, license, | ||||||
25 | or permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the |
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1 | Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and | ||||||
2 | signature or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of | ||||||
3 | State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois | ||||||
4 | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | ||||||
5 | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | ||||||
6 | the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois | ||||||
7 | Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in | ||||||
8 | any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. | ||||||
9 | As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color photograph | ||||||
10 | or digitally produced and captured image of an applicant for | ||||||
11 | an identification card. As used in this Act, "signature" means | ||||||
12 | the name of a person as written by that person and captured in | ||||||
13 | a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State. | ||||||
14 | (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a | ||||||
15 | current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the | ||||||
16 | Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to | ||||||
17 | utilize the same residence address and name on the | ||||||
18 | identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit | ||||||
19 | records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | ||||||
20 | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | ||||||
21 | (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined | ||||||
22 | in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, | ||||||
23 | the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work | ||||||
24 | address listed on the card instead of the applicant's | ||||||
25 | residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate | ||||||
26 | rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this |
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1 | subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by | ||||||
2 | virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by | ||||||
3 | law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for | ||||||
4 | a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | ||||||
5 | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | ||||||
6 | violations. | ||||||
7 | (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited | ||||||
8 | process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. | ||||||
9 | The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited | ||||||
10 | issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by | ||||||
11 | rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary | ||||||
12 | for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be | ||||||
13 | deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. | ||||||
14 | The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, | ||||||
15 | process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification | ||||||
16 | Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of | ||||||
17 | expedited identification card requests received on a given day | ||||||
18 | exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests | ||||||
19 | in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide | ||||||
20 | expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited | ||||||
21 | service shall be refunded to the applicant. | ||||||
22 | (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | ||||||
23 | Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the | ||||||
24 | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice | ||||||
25 | upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, social | ||||||
26 | security card, if the person has a social security number, |
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1 | photograph, proof of residency upon discharge, and an | ||||||
2 | identification card application transferred via a secure | ||||||
3 | method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the Department of | ||||||
4 | Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice , if the person | ||||||
5 | has a social security number, . Illinois residency shall be | ||||||
6 | established by submission of a Secretary of State prescribed | ||||||
7 | Identification Card verification form completed by the | ||||||
8 | respective Department. | ||||||
9 | (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | ||||||
10 | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed | ||||||
11 | person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, | ||||||
12 | aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the | ||||||
13 | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, | ||||||
14 | if the released person is unable to present a certified copy of | ||||||
15 | his or her birth certificate and social security card, if the | ||||||
16 | person has a social security number, or other documents | ||||||
17 | authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of | ||||||
18 | State prescribed Identification Card verification form | ||||||
19 | completed by the Department of Corrections or Department of | ||||||
20 | Juvenile Justice, verifying the released person's date of | ||||||
21 | birth, social security number, if the person has a social | ||||||
22 | security number, and his or her Illinois residence address. | ||||||
23 | The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 | ||||||
24 | days prior to the date of application for the Illinois | ||||||
25 | Identification Card. | ||||||
26 | Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the |
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1 | limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released | ||||||
2 | person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of | ||||||
3 | his or her birth certificate and his or her social security | ||||||
4 | card, if the person has a social security number, or other | ||||||
5 | documents authorized by the Secretary, a standard Illinois | ||||||
6 | Identification Card shall be issued. A limited-term Illinois | ||||||
7 | Identification Card may not be renewed. | ||||||
8 | (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | ||||||
9 | Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional | ||||||
10 | release or absolute discharge from the custody of the | ||||||
11 | Department of Human Services, if the person presents a | ||||||
12 | certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social | ||||||
13 | security card, if the person has a social security number, or | ||||||
14 | other documents authorized by the Secretary, and a document | ||||||
15 | proving his or her Illinois residence address. The Secretary | ||||||
16 | of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card | ||||||
17 | to a person prior to his or her conditional release or absolute | ||||||
18 | discharge if personnel from the Department of Human Services | ||||||
19 | bring the person to a Secretary of State location with the | ||||||
20 | required documents. Documents proving residence address may | ||||||
21 | include any official document of the Department of Human | ||||||
22 | Services showing the person's address after release and a | ||||||
23 | Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which may be | ||||||
24 | executed by personnel of the Department of Human Services. | ||||||
25 | (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | ||||||
26 | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person |
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1 | upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the | ||||||
2 | custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is | ||||||
3 | unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth | ||||||
4 | certificate and social security card, if the person has a | ||||||
5 | social security number, or other documents authorized by the | ||||||
6 | Secretary, but does present a Secretary of State prescribed | ||||||
7 | verification form completed by the Department of Human | ||||||
8 | Services, verifying the person's date of birth and social | ||||||
9 | security number, if the person has a social security number, | ||||||
10 | and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. | ||||||
11 | The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 | ||||||
12 | days prior to the date of application for the Illinois | ||||||
13 | Identification Card. The Secretary of State shall issue a | ||||||
14 | limited-term Illinois Identification Card to a person no | ||||||
15 | sooner than 14 days prior to his or her conditional release or | ||||||
16 | absolute discharge if personnel from the Department of Human | ||||||
17 | Services bring the person to a Secretary of State location | ||||||
18 | with the required documents. Documents proving residence | ||||||
19 | address shall include any official document of the Department | ||||||
20 | of Human Services showing the person's address after release | ||||||
21 | and a Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which | ||||||
22 | may be executed by personnel of the Department of Human | ||||||
23 | Services. | ||||||
24 | (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois | ||||||
25 | Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois | ||||||
26 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural |
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1 | person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a | ||||||
2 | person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, | ||||||
3 | who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois | ||||||
4 | Person with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued | ||||||
5 | to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification | ||||||
6 | card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to | ||||||
7 | the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification | ||||||
8 | card, license, or permit. The Secretary of State shall charge | ||||||
9 | no fee to issue such card. The card shall be prepared and | ||||||
10 | supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall include a | ||||||
11 | photograph and signature or mark of the applicant, a | ||||||
12 | designation indicating that the card is an Illinois Person | ||||||
13 | with a Disability Identification Card, and shall include a | ||||||
14 | comprehensible designation of the type and classification of | ||||||
15 | the applicant's disability as set out in Section 4A of this | ||||||
16 | Act. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for | ||||||
17 | the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability | ||||||
18 | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | ||||||
19 | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | ||||||
20 | the display of his or her photograph. If the applicant so | ||||||
21 | requests, the card shall include a description of the | ||||||
22 | applicant's disability and any information about the | ||||||
23 | applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary | ||||||
24 | determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing | ||||||
25 | emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a | ||||||
26 | signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the |
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1 | presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of | ||||||
2 | the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification | ||||||
3 | Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful | ||||||
4 | situation by the person to whom it was issued. | ||||||
5 | The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | ||||||
6 | may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of | ||||||
7 | a physician's determination of disability, a determination of | ||||||
8 | disability from a physician assistant, a determination of | ||||||
9 | disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any | ||||||
10 | other documentation of disability whenever any State law | ||||||
11 | requires that a person with a disability provide such | ||||||
12 | documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a | ||||||
13 | Disability Identification Card shall not qualify the | ||||||
14 | cardholder to participate in any program or to receive any | ||||||
15 | benefit which is not available to all persons with like | ||||||
16 | disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an | ||||||
17 | Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, or | ||||||
18 | evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois | ||||||
19 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, shall not be | ||||||
20 | used by any person other than the person named on such card to | ||||||
21 | prove that the person named on such card is a person with a | ||||||
22 | disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for | ||||||
23 | the benefit of the person named on such card, and the person | ||||||
24 | named on such card consents to such use at the time the card is | ||||||
25 | so used. | ||||||
26 | An optometrist's determination of a visual disability |
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1 | under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation | ||||||
2 | for the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a | ||||||
3 | Disability Identification Card. | ||||||
4 | When medical information is contained on an Illinois | ||||||
5 | Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of | ||||||
6 | the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions | ||||||
7 | taken based upon that medical information. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | ||||||
9 | original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | ||||||
10 | Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a | ||||||
11 | person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from | ||||||
12 | those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a | ||||||
13 | Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years | ||||||
14 | of age or older. The color designated for Illinois | ||||||
15 | Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability | ||||||
16 | Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be | ||||||
17 | at the discretion of the Secretary of State. | ||||||
18 | (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification | ||||||
19 | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | ||||||
20 | issued to a person under the age of 21 shall display the date | ||||||
21 | upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date upon | ||||||
22 | which the person becomes 21 years of age. | ||||||
23 | (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | ||||||
24 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ||||||
25 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | ||||||
26 | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, |
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1 | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | ||||||
2 | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | ||||||
3 | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to | ||||||
4 | issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a | ||||||
5 | Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran" | ||||||
6 | appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is | ||||||
7 | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may | ||||||
8 | not issue any other identification card which identifies an | ||||||
9 | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique | ||||||
10 | characteristics of the identification card holder which is | ||||||
11 | unrelated to the purpose of the identification card. | ||||||
12 | (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | ||||||
13 | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | ||||||
14 | identification card where, at the request of the applicant, | ||||||
15 | the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation | ||||||
16 | shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under | ||||||
17 | subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or | ||||||
18 | separated under honorable conditions. | ||||||
19 | (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen | ||||||
20 | discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the | ||||||
21 | State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who | ||||||
22 | applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of | ||||||
23 | State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be | ||||||
24 | issued in every county and applications shall be made | ||||||
25 | available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior | ||||||
26 | citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, |
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1 | upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any purpose, | ||||||
2 | shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his | ||||||
3 | signature or mark. | ||||||
4 | (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may | ||||||
5 | designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | ||||||
6 | Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the | ||||||
7 | card holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the | ||||||
8 | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may | ||||||
9 | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the | ||||||
10 | card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification | ||||||
11 | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card. | ||||||
12 | (f) Upon providing required documentation, at the request | ||||||
13 | of the applicant, the identification card may reflect Gold | ||||||
14 | Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a space | ||||||
15 | on each original or renewal of an identification card for such | ||||||
16 | designation. This designation shall be available to a person | ||||||
17 | eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of | ||||||
18 | Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24; | ||||||
20 | 103-345, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.) | ||||||
21 | (15 ILCS 335/5) (from Ch. 124, par. 25) | ||||||
22 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 5. Applications. | ||||||
24 | (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of | ||||||
25 | Illinois may file an application for an identification card, |
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1 | or for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the | ||||||
2 | Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the | ||||||
3 | applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name, | ||||||
4 | residence address and zip code, social security number, birth | ||||||
5 | date, sex and a brief description of the applicant. The | ||||||
6 | applicant shall be photographed, unless the Secretary of State | ||||||
7 | has provided by rule for the issuance of identification cards | ||||||
8 | without photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for | ||||||
9 | an identification card without a photograph under the terms | ||||||
10 | and conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she | ||||||
11 | shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may | ||||||
12 | deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may | ||||||
13 | require to determine the identity of the applicant. In | ||||||
14 | addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the | ||||||
15 | applicant to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is a | ||||||
16 | judicial officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial | ||||||
17 | Privacy Act or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have | ||||||
18 | his or her office or work address in lieu of the applicant's | ||||||
19 | residence or mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois | ||||||
20 | Person with a Disability Identification Card must also submit | ||||||
21 | with each original or renewal application, on forms prescribed | ||||||
22 | by the Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may | ||||||
23 | require, establishing that the applicant is a "person with a | ||||||
24 | disability" as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting | ||||||
25 | forth the applicant's type and class of disability as set | ||||||
26 | forth in Section 4A of this Act. For the purposes of this |
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1 | subsection (a), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue | ||||||
2 | of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with | ||||||
3 | a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a | ||||||
4 | violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | ||||||
5 | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | ||||||
6 | violations. | ||||||
7 | (a-5) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | ||||||
8 | for a digital driver's license and identification card | ||||||
9 | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | ||||||
10 | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | ||||||
11 | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | ||||||
12 | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | ||||||
13 | applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" | ||||||
14 | when designating the applicant's sex on the identification | ||||||
15 | card application form. The sex designated by the applicant | ||||||
16 | shall be displayed on the identification card issued to the | ||||||
17 | applicant. | ||||||
18 | (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | ||||||
19 | or renewal identification card application under this Act, the | ||||||
20 | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | ||||||
21 | veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a | ||||||
22 | veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of | ||||||
23 | this Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are | ||||||
24 | not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, Department | ||||||
25 | of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not receive a | ||||||
26 | form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic training, |
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1 | Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an identification | ||||||
2 | card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act | ||||||
3 | of 2015, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||||
4 | summary of benefits letter. If the document cannot be stamped, | ||||||
5 | the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide a | ||||||
6 | certificate to the veteran to provide to the Secretary of | ||||||
7 | State. The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | ||||||
8 | advise the Secretary as to what other forms of proof of a | ||||||
9 | person's status as a veteran are acceptable. | ||||||
10 | For each applicant who is issued an identification card | ||||||
11 | with a veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | ||||||
12 | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | ||||||
13 | address, date of birth, gender, and such other demographic | ||||||
14 | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | ||||||
15 | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | ||||||
16 | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | ||||||
17 | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | ||||||
18 | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | ||||||
19 | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who | ||||||
20 | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | ||||||
21 | as a veteran, or the identification card will be cancelled. | ||||||
22 | For purposes of this subsection (b): | ||||||
23 | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | ||||||
24 | States, including a member of any reserve component or | ||||||
25 | National Guard unit. | ||||||
26 | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed |
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1 | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable | ||||||
2 | conditions. | ||||||
3 | (b-1) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | ||||||
4 | plates under Section 3-664 of the Illinois Vehicle Code may | ||||||
5 | apply for an identification card with space for a designation | ||||||
6 | as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any fee for this | ||||||
7 | application. If the Secretary does not waive the fee, any fee | ||||||
8 | charged to the applicant must be deposited into the Illinois | ||||||
9 | Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is authorized to issue | ||||||
10 | rules to implement this subsection. | ||||||
11 | (c) All applicants for REAL ID compliant standard Illinois | ||||||
12 | Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability | ||||||
13 | Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful status in | ||||||
14 | the United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. | ||||||
15 | Applicants who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof | ||||||
16 | of lawful status are ineligible for REAL ID compliant | ||||||
17 | identification cards under this Act. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 101-106, eff. 1-1-20; 101-287, eff. 8-9-19; | ||||||
19 | 101-513, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) | ||||||
20 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 5. Applications. | ||||||
22 | (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of | ||||||
23 | Illinois may file an application for an identification card, | ||||||
24 | or for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the | ||||||
25 | Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the |
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1 | applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name, | ||||||
2 | residence address and zip code, social security number, if the | ||||||
3 | person has a social security number, birth date, sex and a | ||||||
4 | brief description of the applicant. The applicant shall be | ||||||
5 | photographed, unless the Secretary of State has provided by | ||||||
6 | rule for the issuance of identification cards without | ||||||
7 | photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for an | ||||||
8 | identification card without a photograph under the terms and | ||||||
9 | conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she | ||||||
10 | shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may | ||||||
11 | deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may | ||||||
12 | require to determine the identity of the applicant. In | ||||||
13 | addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the | ||||||
14 | applicant to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is a | ||||||
15 | judicial officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial | ||||||
16 | Privacy Act or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have | ||||||
17 | his or her office or work address in lieu of the applicant's | ||||||
18 | residence or mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois | ||||||
19 | Person with a Disability Identification Card must also submit | ||||||
20 | with each original or renewal application, on forms prescribed | ||||||
21 | by the Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may | ||||||
22 | require, establishing that the applicant is a "person with a | ||||||
23 | disability" as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting | ||||||
24 | forth the applicant's type and class of disability as set | ||||||
25 | forth in Section 4A of this Act. For the purposes of this | ||||||
26 | subsection (a), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue |
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1 | of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with | ||||||
2 | a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a | ||||||
3 | violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | ||||||
4 | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | ||||||
5 | violations. | ||||||
6 | (a-5) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | ||||||
7 | for a digital driver's license and identification card | ||||||
8 | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | ||||||
9 | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | ||||||
10 | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | ||||||
11 | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | ||||||
12 | applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" | ||||||
13 | when designating the applicant's sex on the identification | ||||||
14 | card application form. The sex designated by the applicant | ||||||
15 | shall be displayed on the identification card issued to the | ||||||
16 | applicant. | ||||||
17 | (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | ||||||
18 | or renewal identification card application under this Act, the | ||||||
19 | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | ||||||
20 | veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a | ||||||
21 | veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of | ||||||
22 | this Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are | ||||||
23 | not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, Department | ||||||
24 | of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not receive a | ||||||
25 | form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic training, | ||||||
26 | Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an identification |
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1 | card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act | ||||||
2 | of 2015, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||||
3 | summary of benefits letter. If the document cannot be stamped, | ||||||
4 | the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide a | ||||||
5 | certificate to the veteran to provide to the Secretary of | ||||||
6 | State. The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | ||||||
7 | advise the Secretary as to what other forms of proof of a | ||||||
8 | person's status as a veteran are acceptable. | ||||||
9 | For each applicant who is issued an identification card | ||||||
10 | with a veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | ||||||
11 | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | ||||||
12 | address, date of birth, gender, and such other demographic | ||||||
13 | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | ||||||
14 | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | ||||||
15 | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | ||||||
16 | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | ||||||
17 | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | ||||||
18 | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who | ||||||
19 | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | ||||||
20 | as a veteran, or the identification card will be cancelled. | ||||||
21 | For purposes of this subsection (b): | ||||||
22 | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | ||||||
23 | States, including a member of any reserve component or | ||||||
24 | National Guard unit. | ||||||
25 | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed | ||||||
26 | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable |
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1 | conditions. | ||||||
2 | (b-1) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | ||||||
3 | plates under Section 3-664 of the Illinois Vehicle Code may | ||||||
4 | apply for an identification card with space for a designation | ||||||
5 | as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any fee for this | ||||||
6 | application. If the Secretary does not waive the fee, any fee | ||||||
7 | charged to the applicant must be deposited into the Illinois | ||||||
8 | Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is authorized to issue | ||||||
9 | rules to implement this subsection. | ||||||
10 | (c) All applicants for REAL ID compliant standard Illinois | ||||||
11 | Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability | ||||||
12 | Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful status in | ||||||
13 | the United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. | ||||||
14 | Applicants who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof | ||||||
15 | of lawful status are ineligible for REAL ID compliant | ||||||
16 | identification cards under this Act. | ||||||
17 | (d) The Secretary of State may accept, as proof of date of | ||||||
18 | birth and written signature for any applicant for a standard | ||||||
19 | identification card who does not have a social security number | ||||||
20 | or documentation issued by the United States Department of | ||||||
21 | Homeland Security authorizing the applicant's presence in this | ||||||
22 | country, any passport validly issued to the applicant from the | ||||||
23 | applicant's country of citizenship or a consular | ||||||
24 | identification document validly issued to the applicant by a | ||||||
25 | consulate of that country as defined in Section 5 of the | ||||||
26 | Consular Identification Document Act. Any such documents must |
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1 | be either unexpired or presented by an applicant within 2 | ||||||
2 | years of its expiration date. | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.) | ||||||
4 | Section 7. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and | ||||||
5 | Museum Act is amended by changing Section 25 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 3475/25) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 25. Powers and duties of the Board. The Board shall: | ||||||
8 | (a) Set policies and establish programs for implementation | ||||||
9 | in support of the mission and goals of the Agency. | ||||||
10 | (b) Create and execute such seminars, symposia, or other | ||||||
11 | conferences as may be necessary or advisable to the Agency. | ||||||
12 | (c) Report annually to the Governor and the General | ||||||
13 | Assembly on the status of the Agency and its programs. | ||||||
14 | (d) Accept, hold, maintain, and administer, as trustee, | ||||||
15 | property given in trust for education or historic purposes for | ||||||
16 | the benefit of the people of the State of Illinois and dispose | ||||||
17 | of any property under the terms of the instrument creating the | ||||||
18 | trust. | ||||||
19 | (e) Accept, hold, maintain, and administer donated | ||||||
20 | property of historical significance, such as books, papers, | ||||||
21 | records, and personal property of any kind, including | ||||||
22 | electronic and digital property, pursuant to gifting | ||||||
23 | instruments, agreements, or deeds of gift, including but not | ||||||
24 | limited to the King Hostick Public Trust Fund, and enter into |
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1 | such agreements as may be necessary to carry out the Board's | ||||||
2 | duties and responsibilities under this Section. | ||||||
3 | (f) Lease concessions at the Library and Museum. All | ||||||
4 | leases, for whatever period, shall be made subject to the | ||||||
5 | written approval of the Governor's Office of Management and | ||||||
6 | Budget. All concession leases extending for a period in excess | ||||||
7 | of 10 years shall contain provisions for the Agency to | ||||||
8 | participate, on a percentage basis, in the revenues generated | ||||||
9 | by any concession operation. | ||||||
10 | (g) Enforce the laws of the State and the rules of the | ||||||
11 | Agency. | ||||||
12 | (h) Cooperate with private organizations and agencies of | ||||||
13 | the State of Illinois by providing areas and the use of staff | ||||||
14 | personnel where feasible for the sale of publications on the | ||||||
15 | historic and cultural heritage of the State and craft items | ||||||
16 | made by Illinois craftsmen. These sales shall not conflict | ||||||
17 | with existing concession agreements. The Board is authorized | ||||||
18 | to negotiate and approve agreements with the organizations and | ||||||
19 | agencies for a portion of the moneys received from sales to be | ||||||
20 | returned to the Agency for the furtherance of interpretative | ||||||
21 | and restoration programs. | ||||||
22 | (i) Accept offers of gifts, gratuities, or grants from the | ||||||
23 | federal government, its agencies, or offices, or from any | ||||||
24 | person, firm, or corporation. | ||||||
25 | (j) Subject to the provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
26 | Administrative Procedure Act, make reasonable rules as may be |
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1 | necessary to discharge the duties of the Agency. | ||||||
2 | (k) Charge and collect admission fees and rental for | ||||||
3 | access to and use of the facilities of the Library and Museum ; | ||||||
4 | however, an Illinois resident who shows a driver's license or | ||||||
5 | Illinois Identification Card containing a designation that the | ||||||
6 | resident is a Gold Star Family member shall not be charged an | ||||||
7 | admission fee for entry to the Museum during its normal hours | ||||||
8 | of operation. . | ||||||
9 | (l) Operate a restaurant, cafe, or other food serving | ||||||
10 | facility at the Museum or lease the operation of such a | ||||||
11 | facility under reasonable terms and conditions, and provide | ||||||
12 | vending services for food, beverages, or other products deemed | ||||||
13 | necessary and proper, consistent with the purposes of the | ||||||
14 | Library and Museum. | ||||||
15 | (m) Engage in marketing activities designed to promote the | ||||||
16 | Library and Museum. In undertaking these activities, the Board | ||||||
17 | may take all necessary steps with respect to products and | ||||||
18 | services, including, but not limited to, retail sales, | ||||||
19 | wholesale sales, direct marketing, mail order sales, telephone | ||||||
20 | sales, advertising and promotion, purchase of product and | ||||||
21 | materials inventory, design and printing and manufacturing of | ||||||
22 | new products, reproductions, and adaptations, copyright and | ||||||
23 | trademark licensing and royalty agreements, and payment of | ||||||
24 | applicable taxes. In addition, the Board shall have the | ||||||
25 | authority to sell advertising in its publications and printed | ||||||
26 | materials. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 100-120, eff. 8-18-17.) | ||||||
2 | Section 12. The Park District Aquarium and Museum Act is | ||||||
3 | amended by changing Section 1 as follows: | ||||||
4 | (70 ILCS 1290/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 326) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 1. Erect, operate, and maintain aquariums and | ||||||
6 | museums. The corporate authorities of cities and park | ||||||
7 | districts having control or supervision over any public park | ||||||
8 | or parks, including parks located on formerly submerged land, | ||||||
9 | are hereby authorized to purchase, erect, and maintain within | ||||||
10 | any such public park or parks edifices to be used as aquariums | ||||||
11 | or as museums of art, industry, science, or natural or other | ||||||
12 | history, including presidential libraries, centers, and | ||||||
13 | museums, such aquariums and museums consisting of all | ||||||
14 | facilities for their collections, exhibitions, programming, | ||||||
15 | and associated initiatives, or to permit the directors or | ||||||
16 | trustees of any corporation or society organized for the | ||||||
17 | construction or maintenance and operation of an aquarium or | ||||||
18 | museum as hereinabove described to erect, enlarge, ornament, | ||||||
19 | build, rebuild, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, and operate | ||||||
20 | its aquarium or museum within any public park now or hereafter | ||||||
21 | under the control or supervision of any city or park district, | ||||||
22 | and to contract with any such directors or trustees of any such | ||||||
23 | aquarium or museum relative to the erection, enlargement, | ||||||
24 | ornamentation, building, rebuilding, rehabilitation, |
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1 | improvement, maintenance, ownership, and operation of such | ||||||
2 | aquarium or museum. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, a | ||||||
3 | city or park district may enter into a lease for an initial | ||||||
4 | term not to exceed 99 years, subject to renewal, allowing a | ||||||
5 | corporation or society as hereinabove described to erect, | ||||||
6 | enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild, rehabilitate, improve, | ||||||
7 | maintain, and operate its aquarium or museum, together with | ||||||
8 | grounds immediately adjacent to such aquarium or museum, and | ||||||
9 | to use, possess, and occupy grounds surrounding such aquarium | ||||||
10 | or museum as hereinabove described for the purpose of | ||||||
11 | beautifying and maintaining such grounds in a manner | ||||||
12 | consistent with the aquarium or museum's purpose, and on the | ||||||
13 | conditions that (1) the public is allowed access to such | ||||||
14 | grounds in a manner consistent with its access to other public | ||||||
15 | parks, and (2) the city or park district retains a | ||||||
16 | reversionary interest in any improvements made by the | ||||||
17 | corporation or society on the grounds, including the aquarium | ||||||
18 | or museum itself, that matures upon the expiration or lawful | ||||||
19 | termination of the lease. It is hereby reaffirmed and found | ||||||
20 | that the aquariums and museums as described in this Section, | ||||||
21 | and their collections, exhibitions, programming, and | ||||||
22 | associated initiatives, serve valuable public purposes, | ||||||
23 | including, but not limited to, furthering human knowledge and | ||||||
24 | understanding, educating and inspiring the public, and | ||||||
25 | expanding recreational and cultural resources and | ||||||
26 | opportunities. Any city or park district may charge, or permit |
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1 | such an aquarium or museum to charge, an admission fee. Any | ||||||
2 | such aquarium or museum, however, shall be open without | ||||||
3 | charge, when accompanied by a teacher, to the children in | ||||||
4 | actual attendance upon grades kindergarten through twelve in | ||||||
5 | any of the schools in this State at all times. In addition, | ||||||
6 | except as otherwise provided in this Section, any such | ||||||
7 | aquarium or museum must be open to persons who reside in this | ||||||
8 | State without charge for a period equivalent to 52 days, at | ||||||
9 | least 6 of which must be during the period from June through | ||||||
10 | August, each year. Beginning on the effective date of this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly through June 30, | ||||||
12 | 2022, any such aquarium or museum must be open to persons who | ||||||
13 | reside in this State without charge for a period equivalent to | ||||||
14 | 52 days, at least 6 of which must be during the period from | ||||||
15 | June through August, 2021. Any such museum shall be open | ||||||
16 | without charge throughout the year to an Illinois resident who | ||||||
17 | shows a driver's license or Illinois Identification Card | ||||||
18 | containing a designation that the resident is a Gold Star | ||||||
19 | Family member. Notwithstanding said provisions, charges may be | ||||||
20 | made at any time for special services and for admission to | ||||||
21 | special facilities within any aquarium or museum for the | ||||||
22 | education, entertainment, or convenience of visitors. The | ||||||
23 | proceeds of such admission fees and charges for special | ||||||
24 | services and special facilities shall be devoted exclusively | ||||||
25 | to the purposes for which the tax authorized by Section 2 | ||||||
26 | hereof may be used. If any owner or owners of any lands or lots |
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1 | abutting or fronting on any such public park, or adjacent | ||||||
2 | thereto, have any private right, easement, interest or | ||||||
3 | property in such public park appurtenant to their lands or | ||||||
4 | lots or otherwise, which would be interfered with by the | ||||||
5 | erection and maintenance of any aquarium or museum as | ||||||
6 | hereinbefore provided, or any right to have such public park | ||||||
7 | remain open or vacant and free from buildings, the corporate | ||||||
8 | authorities of the city or park district having control of | ||||||
9 | such park, may condemn the same in the manner prescribed for | ||||||
10 | the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent | ||||||
11 | Domain Act. The changes made to this Section by this | ||||||
12 | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly are declaratory of | ||||||
13 | existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 101-640, eff. 6-12-20.) | ||||||
15 | Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
16 | changing Sections 6-106 and 6-110 as follows: | ||||||
17 | (625 ILCS 5/6-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106) | ||||||
18 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit. | ||||||
20 | (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized | ||||||
21 | to be issued under this Code shall be made upon a form | ||||||
22 | furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application shall | ||||||
23 | be accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall | ||||||
24 | entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the |
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1 | examination within a period of one year after the date of | ||||||
2 | application. | ||||||
3 | (b) Every application shall state the legal name, social | ||||||
4 | security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and residence | ||||||
5 | address of the applicant; briefly describe the applicant; | ||||||
6 | state whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a | ||||||
7 | driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and | ||||||
8 | whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended, | ||||||
9 | revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such | ||||||
10 | cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include | ||||||
11 | an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth | ||||||
12 | is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature. | ||||||
13 | In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow | ||||||
14 | the applicant to provide a mailing address. In the case of an | ||||||
15 | applicant who is a judicial officer or peace officer, the | ||||||
16 | Secretary may allow the applicant to provide an office or work | ||||||
17 | address in lieu of a residence or mailing address. The | ||||||
18 | application form may also require the statement of such | ||||||
19 | additional relevant information as the Secretary of State | ||||||
20 | shall deem necessary to determine the applicant's competency | ||||||
21 | and eligibility. The Secretary of State may, in his | ||||||
22 | discretion, by rule or regulation, provide that an application | ||||||
23 | for a drivers license or permit may include a suitable | ||||||
24 | photograph of the applicant in the form prescribed by the | ||||||
25 | Secretary, and he may further provide that each drivers | ||||||
26 | license shall include a photograph of the driver. The |
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1 | Secretary of State may utilize a photograph process or system | ||||||
2 | most suitable to deter alteration or improper reproduction of | ||||||
3 | a drivers license and to prevent substitution of another photo | ||||||
4 | thereon. For the purposes of this subsection (b), "peace | ||||||
5 | officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her office or | ||||||
6 | public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain | ||||||
7 | public order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal | ||||||
8 | statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all | ||||||
9 | violations or is limited to specific violations. | ||||||
10 | (b-3) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | ||||||
11 | for a digital driver's license and identification card | ||||||
12 | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | ||||||
13 | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | ||||||
14 | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | ||||||
15 | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | ||||||
16 | applicants to choose between "male", "female" or "non-binary" | ||||||
17 | when designating the applicant's sex on the driver's license | ||||||
18 | application form. The sex designated by the applicant shall be | ||||||
19 | displayed on the driver's license issued to the applicant. | ||||||
20 | (b-5) Every applicant for a REAL ID compliant driver's | ||||||
21 | license or permit shall provide proof of lawful status in the | ||||||
22 | United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. Applicants | ||||||
23 | who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof of lawful | ||||||
24 | status may apply for a driver's license or permit under | ||||||
25 | Section 6-105.1 of this Code. | ||||||
26 | (c) The application form shall include a notice to the |
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1 | applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders | ||||||
2 | under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be | ||||||
3 | provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of | ||||||
4 | State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has | ||||||
5 | the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex Offender | ||||||
6 | Registration Act. | ||||||
7 | (d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who | ||||||
8 | applies for any permit or license authorized to be issued | ||||||
9 | under this Code or for a renewal of any permit or license, and | ||||||
10 | who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, | ||||||
11 | must be registered in compliance with the requirements of the | ||||||
12 | federal Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State | ||||||
13 | must forward in an electronic format the necessary personal | ||||||
14 | information regarding the applicants identified in this | ||||||
15 | subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The | ||||||
16 | applicant's signature on the application serves as an | ||||||
17 | indication that the applicant either has already registered | ||||||
18 | with the Selective Service System or that he is authorizing | ||||||
19 | the Secretary to forward to the Selective Service System the | ||||||
20 | necessary information for registration. The Secretary must | ||||||
21 | notify the applicant at the time of application that his | ||||||
22 | signature constitutes consent to registration with the | ||||||
23 | Selective Service System, if he is not already registered. | ||||||
24 | (e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | ||||||
25 | or renewal driver's license application under this Code, the | ||||||
26 | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a |
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1 | veteran for purposes of issuing a driver's license with a | ||||||
2 | veteran designation under subsection (e-5) of Section 6-110 of | ||||||
3 | this Code. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but | ||||||
4 | are not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, | ||||||
5 | Department of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not | ||||||
6 | receive a form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic | ||||||
7 | training, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an | ||||||
8 | identification card issued under the federal Veterans | ||||||
9 | Identification Card Act of 2015, or a United States Department | ||||||
10 | of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. If the | ||||||
11 | document cannot be stamped, the Illinois Department of | ||||||
12 | Veterans' Affairs shall provide a certificate to the veteran | ||||||
13 | to provide to the Secretary of State. The Illinois Department | ||||||
14 | of Veterans' Affairs shall advise the Secretary as to what | ||||||
15 | other forms of proof of a person's status as a veteran are | ||||||
16 | acceptable. | ||||||
17 | For each applicant who is issued a driver's license with a | ||||||
18 | veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | ||||||
19 | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | ||||||
20 | address, date of birth, gender and such other demographic | ||||||
21 | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | ||||||
22 | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | ||||||
23 | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | ||||||
24 | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | ||||||
25 | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | ||||||
26 | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who |
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1 | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | ||||||
2 | as a veteran, or the driver's license will be cancelled. | ||||||
3 | For purposes of this subsection (e): | ||||||
4 | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | ||||||
5 | States, including a member of any reserve component or | ||||||
6 | National Guard unit. | ||||||
7 | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed | ||||||
8 | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable | ||||||
9 | conditions. | ||||||
10 | (f) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | ||||||
11 | plates under Section 3-664 of this Code may apply for an | ||||||
12 | original or renewal driver's license with space for a | ||||||
13 | designation as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any | ||||||
14 | fee for this application. If the Secretary does not waive the | ||||||
15 | fee, any fee charged to the applicant must be deposited into | ||||||
16 | the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is | ||||||
17 | authorized to issue rules to implement this subsection. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 101-106, eff. 1-1-20; 101-287, eff. 8-9-19; | ||||||
19 | 101-513, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) | ||||||
20 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit. | ||||||
22 | (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized | ||||||
23 | to be issued under this Code shall be made upon a form | ||||||
24 | furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application shall | ||||||
25 | be accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall |
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1 | entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the | ||||||
2 | examination within a period of one year after the date of | ||||||
3 | application. | ||||||
4 | (b) Every application shall state the legal name, zip | ||||||
5 | code, date of birth, sex, and residence address of the | ||||||
6 | applicant; briefly describe the applicant; state whether the | ||||||
7 | applicant has theretofore been licensed as a driver, and, if | ||||||
8 | so, when and by what state or country, and whether any such | ||||||
9 | license has ever been cancelled, suspended, revoked or | ||||||
10 | refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such | ||||||
11 | cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include | ||||||
12 | an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth | ||||||
13 | is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature. | ||||||
14 | In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow | ||||||
15 | the applicant to provide a mailing address. In the case of an | ||||||
16 | applicant who is a judicial officer or peace officer, the | ||||||
17 | Secretary may allow the applicant to provide an office or work | ||||||
18 | address in lieu of a residence or mailing address. The | ||||||
19 | application form may also require the statement of such | ||||||
20 | additional relevant information as the Secretary of State | ||||||
21 | shall deem necessary to determine the applicant's competency | ||||||
22 | and eligibility. The Secretary of State may, in his | ||||||
23 | discretion, by rule or regulation, provide that an application | ||||||
24 | for a drivers license or permit may include a suitable | ||||||
25 | photograph of the applicant in the form prescribed by the | ||||||
26 | Secretary, and he may further provide that each drivers |
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1 | license shall include a photograph of the driver. The | ||||||
2 | Secretary of State may utilize a photograph process or system | ||||||
3 | most suitable to deter alteration or improper reproduction of | ||||||
4 | a drivers license and to prevent substitution of another photo | ||||||
5 | thereon. For the purposes of this subsection (b), "peace | ||||||
6 | officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her office or | ||||||
7 | public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain | ||||||
8 | public order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal | ||||||
9 | statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all | ||||||
10 | violations or is limited to specific violations. | ||||||
11 | (b-1) Every application shall state the social security | ||||||
12 | number of the applicant; except if the applicant is applying | ||||||
13 | for a standard driver's license and, on the date of | ||||||
14 | application, is ineligible for a social security number, then: | ||||||
15 | (1) if the applicant has documentation, issued by the | ||||||
16 | United States Department of Homeland Security, authorizing | ||||||
17 | the applicant's presence in this country, the applicant | ||||||
18 | shall provide such documentation instead of a social | ||||||
19 | security number; and | ||||||
20 | (2) if the applicant does not have documentation | ||||||
21 | described in paragraph (1), the applicant shall provide, | ||||||
22 | instead of a social security number, the following: | ||||||
23 | (A) documentation establishing that the applicant | ||||||
24 | has resided in this State for a period in excess of one | ||||||
25 | year; | ||||||
26 | (B) a passport validly issued to the applicant |
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1 | from the applicant's country of citizenship or a | ||||||
2 | consular identification document validly issued to the | ||||||
3 | applicant by a consulate of that country as defined in | ||||||
4 | Section 5 of the Consular Identification Document Act, | ||||||
5 | as long as such documents are either unexpired or | ||||||
6 | presented by an applicant within 2 years of its | ||||||
7 | expiration date; and | ||||||
8 | (C) a social security card, if the applicant has a | ||||||
9 | social security number. | ||||||
10 | (b-3) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | ||||||
11 | for a digital driver's license and identification card | ||||||
12 | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | ||||||
13 | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | ||||||
14 | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | ||||||
15 | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | ||||||
16 | applicants to choose between "male", "female" or "non-binary" | ||||||
17 | when designating the applicant's sex on the driver's license | ||||||
18 | application form. The sex designated by the applicant shall be | ||||||
19 | displayed on the driver's license issued to the applicant. | ||||||
20 | (b-5) Every applicant for a REAL ID compliant driver's | ||||||
21 | license or permit shall provide proof of lawful status in the | ||||||
22 | United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. | ||||||
23 | (c) The application form shall include a notice to the | ||||||
24 | applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders | ||||||
25 | under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be | ||||||
26 | provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of |
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1 | State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has | ||||||
2 | the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex Offender | ||||||
3 | Registration Act. | ||||||
4 | (d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who | ||||||
5 | applies for any permit or license authorized to be issued | ||||||
6 | under this Code or for a renewal of any permit or license, and | ||||||
7 | who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, | ||||||
8 | must be registered in compliance with the requirements of the | ||||||
9 | federal Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State | ||||||
10 | must forward in an electronic format the necessary personal | ||||||
11 | information regarding the applicants identified in this | ||||||
12 | subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The | ||||||
13 | applicant's signature on the application serves as an | ||||||
14 | indication that the applicant either has already registered | ||||||
15 | with the Selective Service System or that he is authorizing | ||||||
16 | the Secretary to forward to the Selective Service System the | ||||||
17 | necessary information for registration. The Secretary must | ||||||
18 | notify the applicant at the time of application that his | ||||||
19 | signature constitutes consent to registration with the | ||||||
20 | Selective Service System, if he is not already registered. | ||||||
21 | (e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | ||||||
22 | or renewal driver's license application under this Code, the | ||||||
23 | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | ||||||
24 | veteran for purposes of issuing a driver's license with a | ||||||
25 | veteran designation under subsection (e-5) of Section 6-110 of | ||||||
26 | this Code. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but |
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1 | are not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, | ||||||
2 | Department of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not | ||||||
3 | receive a form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic | ||||||
4 | training, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an | ||||||
5 | identification card issued under the federal Veterans | ||||||
6 | Identification Card Act of 2015, or a United States Department | ||||||
7 | of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. If the | ||||||
8 | document cannot be stamped, the Illinois Department of | ||||||
9 | Veterans' Affairs shall provide a certificate to the veteran | ||||||
10 | to provide to the Secretary of State. The Illinois Department | ||||||
11 | of Veterans' Affairs shall advise the Secretary as to what | ||||||
12 | other forms of proof of a person's status as a veteran are | ||||||
13 | acceptable. | ||||||
14 | For each applicant who is issued a driver's license with a | ||||||
15 | veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | ||||||
16 | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | ||||||
17 | address, date of birth, gender and such other demographic | ||||||
18 | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | ||||||
19 | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | ||||||
20 | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | ||||||
21 | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | ||||||
22 | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | ||||||
23 | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who | ||||||
24 | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | ||||||
25 | as a veteran, or the driver's license will be cancelled. | ||||||
26 | For purposes of this subsection (e): |
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1 | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | ||||||
2 | States, including a member of any reserve component or | ||||||
3 | National Guard unit. | ||||||
4 | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed | ||||||
5 | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable | ||||||
6 | conditions. | ||||||
7 | (f) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | ||||||
8 | plates under Section 3-664 of this Code may apply for an | ||||||
9 | original or renewal driver's license with space for a | ||||||
10 | designation as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any | ||||||
11 | fee for this application. If the Secretary does not waive the | ||||||
12 | fee, any fee charged to the applicant must be deposited into | ||||||
13 | the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is | ||||||
14 | authorized to issue rules to implement this subsection. | ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.) | ||||||
16 | (625 ILCS 5/6-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers. | ||||||
18 | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying | ||||||
19 | applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license | ||||||
20 | shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, | ||||||
21 | the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence | ||||||
22 | address, and a brief description of the licensee. | ||||||
23 | Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification and | ||||||
24 | the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code. The | ||||||
25 | Secretary may adopt rules to establish informational |
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1 | restrictions that can be placed on the driver's license | ||||||
2 | regarding specific conditions of the licensee. | ||||||
3 | A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the | ||||||
4 | Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed | ||||||
5 | by the Secretary. | ||||||
6 | (a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless | ||||||
7 | one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license | ||||||
8 | shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any | ||||||
9 | motor vehicle during the following times: | ||||||
10 | (A) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday; | ||||||
11 | (B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on | ||||||
12 | Sunday; and | ||||||
13 | (C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, | ||||||
14 | inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day. | ||||||
15 | (a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18 | ||||||
16 | shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this | ||||||
17 | Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was: | ||||||
18 | (1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian | ||||||
19 | or other person in custody or control of the minor; | ||||||
20 | (2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's | ||||||
21 | parent or guardian, without any detour or stop; | ||||||
22 | (3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; | ||||||
23 | (4) going to or returning home from an employment | ||||||
24 | activity, without any detour or stop; | ||||||
25 | (5) involved in an emergency; | ||||||
26 | (6) going to or returning home from, without any |
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1 | detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other | ||||||
2 | recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored | ||||||
3 | by a government or governmental agency, a civic | ||||||
4 | organization, or another similar entity that takes | ||||||
5 | responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or | ||||||
6 | stop; | ||||||
7 | (7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the | ||||||
8 | United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of | ||||||
9 | religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or | ||||||
10 | (8) married or had been married or is an emancipated | ||||||
11 | minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act. | ||||||
12 | (a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of | ||||||
13 | age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid | ||||||
14 | as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the | ||||||
15 | licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe | ||||||
16 | Rides program that meets the following criteria: | ||||||
17 | (1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of | ||||||
18 | America or another national public service organization; | ||||||
19 | and | ||||||
20 | (2) the sponsoring organization carries liability | ||||||
21 | insurance covering the program. | ||||||
22 | (a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age | ||||||
23 | of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations | ||||||
24 | governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section | ||||||
25 | 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to | ||||||
26 | the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was |
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1 | subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of | ||||||
2 | subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a | ||||||
3 | period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an | ||||||
4 | additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense | ||||||
5 | against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles | ||||||
6 | or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code. | ||||||
7 | (a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or | ||||||
8 | instruction permit has a current identification card issued by | ||||||
9 | the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the | ||||||
10 | applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on | ||||||
11 | the identification card, driver's license, and instruction | ||||||
12 | permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | ||||||
13 | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | ||||||
14 | (a-5) If an applicant for a driver's license is a judicial | ||||||
15 | officer or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have his | ||||||
16 | or her office or work address listed on the license instead of | ||||||
17 | the applicant's residence or mailing address. The Secretary of | ||||||
18 | State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (a-5). | ||||||
19 | For the purposes of this subsection (a-5), "peace officer" | ||||||
20 | means any person who by virtue of his or her office or public | ||||||
21 | employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public | ||||||
22 | order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal statute | ||||||
23 | of this State, whether that duty extends to all violations or | ||||||
24 | is limited to specific violations. | ||||||
25 | (b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First | ||||||
26 | Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section |
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1 | 6-117 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a | ||||||
2 | format on the reverse of each driver's license issued which | ||||||
3 | the licensee may use to execute a document of gift conforming | ||||||
4 | to the provisions of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The | ||||||
5 | format shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended, | ||||||
6 | whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and | ||||||
7 | shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses. | ||||||
8 | The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or licensee of | ||||||
9 | this format, describe the procedure for its execution, and may | ||||||
10 | offer the necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the | ||||||
11 | Secretary shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or | ||||||
12 | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A | ||||||
13 | brochure explaining this method of executing an anatomical | ||||||
14 | gift document shall be given to each applicant or licensee. | ||||||
15 | The brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or | ||||||
16 | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and | ||||||
17 | that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends or | ||||||
18 | clergy before doing so. The Secretary of State may undertake | ||||||
19 | additional efforts, including education and awareness | ||||||
20 | activities, to promote organ and tissue donation. | ||||||
21 | (c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each | ||||||
22 | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place a | ||||||
23 | sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may | ||||||
24 | specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate | ||||||
25 | language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency | ||||||
26 | Medical Information Card. |
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1 | The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital, | ||||||
2 | school, medical group, or association interested in assisting | ||||||
3 | in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but | ||||||
4 | shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or | ||||||
5 | regulation require. | ||||||
6 | (d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each | ||||||
7 | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may | ||||||
8 | indicate his blood type and RH factor. | ||||||
9 | (e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | ||||||
10 | original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee | ||||||
11 | under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from those | ||||||
12 | driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and | ||||||
13 | older. The color designated for driver's licenses for | ||||||
14 | licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of | ||||||
15 | the Secretary of State. | ||||||
16 | (e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's | ||||||
17 | license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the | ||||||
18 | date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date | ||||||
19 | upon which the person becomes 21 years of age. | ||||||
20 | (e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | ||||||
21 | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ||||||
22 | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | ||||||
23 | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, | ||||||
24 | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | ||||||
25 | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | ||||||
26 | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to |
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1 | issue drivers' licenses with the word "veteran" appearing on | ||||||
2 | the face of the licenses. This authorization is predicated on | ||||||
3 | the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may not issue any | ||||||
4 | other driver's license which identifies an occupation, status, | ||||||
5 | affiliation, hobby, or other unique characteristics of the | ||||||
6 | license holder which is unrelated to the purpose of the | ||||||
7 | driver's license. | ||||||
8 | (e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | ||||||
9 | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | ||||||
10 | driver's license where, at the request of the applicant, the | ||||||
11 | word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall | ||||||
12 | be available to a person identified as a veteran under | ||||||
13 | subsection (e) of Section 6-106 of this Code who was | ||||||
14 | discharged or separated under honorable conditions. | ||||||
15 | (e-7) Upon providing required documentation, at the | ||||||
16 | request of the applicant, the driver's license may reflect | ||||||
17 | Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a | ||||||
18 | space on each original or renewal driver's license for such | ||||||
19 | designation. This designation shall be available to a person | ||||||
20 | eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of | ||||||
21 | Section 6-106 of this Code. | ||||||
22 | (f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois | ||||||
23 | licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the | ||||||
24 | requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, | ||||||
25 | Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure | ||||||
26 | that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's |
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1 | license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to | ||||||
2 | obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend | ||||||
3 | driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times, | ||||||
4 | dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests | ||||||
5 | shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current | ||||||
6 | expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be | ||||||
7 | subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply | ||||||
8 | with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's | ||||||
9 | forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's | ||||||
10 | license prior to April 1, 1992. | ||||||
11 | (g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's | ||||||
12 | license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that | ||||||
13 | he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for | ||||||
15 | health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney | ||||||
16 | Act. | ||||||
17 | (g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, | ||||||
18 | may designate on each driver's license issued a space where | ||||||
19 | the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the | ||||||
20 | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may | ||||||
21 | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the | ||||||
22 | owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license. | ||||||
23 | (h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with the | ||||||
24 | terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil | ||||||
25 | action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding | ||||||
26 | for his or her act. |
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1 | (i) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original | ||||||
2 | or renewal of a driver's license, at the request of the | ||||||
3 | applicant, for a designation as a Gold Star Family. This | ||||||
4 | designation shall be available to a person eligible for Gold | ||||||
5 | Star license plates under subsection (f) of Section 6-106 of | ||||||
6 | this Code. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 97-263, eff. 8-5-11; 97-739, eff. 1-1-13; | ||||||
8 | 97-847, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1127, eff. 1-1-13; 98-323, eff. | ||||||
9 | 1-1-14; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.) | ||||||
10 | Section 30. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | ||||||
11 | changing Section 1-103 as follows: | ||||||
12 | (775 ILCS 5/1-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 1-103) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 1-103. General definitions. When used in this Act, | ||||||
14 | unless the context requires otherwise, the term: | ||||||
15 | (A) Age. "Age" means the chronological age of a person who | ||||||
16 | is at least 40 years old, except with regard to any practice | ||||||
17 | described in Section 2-102, insofar as that practice concerns | ||||||
18 | training or apprenticeship programs. In the case of training | ||||||
19 | or apprenticeship programs, for the purposes of Section 2-102, | ||||||
20 | "age" means the chronological age of a person who is 18 but not | ||||||
21 | yet 40 years old. | ||||||
22 | (B) Aggrieved party. "Aggrieved party" means a person who | ||||||
23 | is alleged or proved to have been injured by a civil rights | ||||||
24 | violation or believes he or she will be injured by a civil |
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1 | rights violation under Article 3 that is about to occur. | ||||||
2 | (B-5) Arrest record. "Arrest record" means: | ||||||
3 | (1) an arrest not leading to a conviction; | ||||||
4 | (2) a juvenile record; or | ||||||
5 | (3) criminal history record information ordered | ||||||
6 | expunged, sealed, or impounded under Section 5.2 of the | ||||||
7 | Criminal Identification Act. | ||||||
8 | (C) Charge. "Charge" means an allegation filed with the | ||||||
9 | Department by an aggrieved party or initiated by the | ||||||
10 | Department under its authority. | ||||||
11 | (D) Civil rights violation. "Civil rights violation" | ||||||
12 | includes and shall be limited to only those specific acts set | ||||||
13 | forth in Sections 2-102, 2-103, 2-105, 3-102, 3-102.1, 3-103, | ||||||
14 | 3-102.10, 3-104.1, 3-105, 3-105.1, 4-102, 4-103, 5-102, | ||||||
15 | 5A-102, 6-101, 6-101.5, and 6-102 of this Act. | ||||||
16 | (E) Commission. "Commission" means the Human Rights | ||||||
17 | Commission created by this Act. | ||||||
18 | (F) Complaint. "Complaint" means the formal pleading filed | ||||||
19 | by the Department with the Commission following an | ||||||
20 | investigation and finding of substantial evidence of a civil | ||||||
21 | rights violation. | ||||||
22 | (G) Complainant. "Complainant" means a person including | ||||||
23 | the Department who files a charge of civil rights violation | ||||||
24 | with the Department or the Commission. | ||||||
25 | (G-5) Conviction record. "Conviction record" means | ||||||
26 | information indicating that a person has been convicted of a |
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1 | felony, misdemeanor or other criminal offense, placed on | ||||||
2 | probation, fined, imprisoned, or paroled pursuant to any law | ||||||
3 | enforcement or military authority. | ||||||
4 | (H) Department. "Department" means the Department of Human | ||||||
5 | Rights created by this Act. | ||||||
6 | (I) Disability. | ||||||
7 | (1) "Disability" means a determinable physical or mental | ||||||
8 | characteristic of a person, including, but not limited to, a | ||||||
9 | determinable physical characteristic which necessitates the | ||||||
10 | person's use of a guide, hearing or support dog, the history of | ||||||
11 | such characteristic, or the perception of such characteristic | ||||||
12 | by the person complained against, which may result from | ||||||
13 | disease, injury, congenital condition of birth or functional | ||||||
14 | disorder and which characteristic: | ||||||
15 | (a) For purposes of Article 2, is unrelated to the | ||||||
16 | person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job | ||||||
17 | or position and, pursuant to Section 2-104 of this Act, a | ||||||
18 | person's illegal use of drugs or alcohol is not a | ||||||
19 | disability; | ||||||
20 | (b) For purposes of Article 3, is unrelated to the | ||||||
21 | person's ability to acquire, rent, or maintain a housing | ||||||
22 | accommodation; | ||||||
23 | (c) For purposes of Article 4, is unrelated to a | ||||||
24 | person's ability to repay; | ||||||
25 | (d) For purposes of Article 5, is unrelated to a | ||||||
26 | person's ability to utilize and benefit from a place of |
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1 | public accommodation; | ||||||
2 | (e) For purposes of Article 5, also includes any | ||||||
3 | mental, psychological, or developmental disability, | ||||||
4 | including autism spectrum disorders. | ||||||
5 | (2) Discrimination based on disability includes unlawful | ||||||
6 | discrimination against an individual because of the | ||||||
7 | individual's association with a person with a disability. | ||||||
8 | (J) Marital status. "Marital status" means the legal | ||||||
9 | status of being married, single, separated, divorced, or | ||||||
10 | widowed. | ||||||
11 | (J-1) Military status. "Military status" means a person's | ||||||
12 | status on active duty in or status as a veteran of the armed | ||||||
13 | forces of the United States, status as a current member or | ||||||
14 | veteran of any reserve component of the armed forces of the | ||||||
15 | United States, including the United States Army Reserve, | ||||||
16 | United States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Navy | ||||||
17 | Reserve, United States Air Force Reserve, and United States | ||||||
18 | Coast Guard Reserve, or status as a current member or veteran | ||||||
19 | of the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National | ||||||
20 | Guard , or status as a family member, caregiver, or survivor of | ||||||
21 | a person who has military status . | ||||||
22 | (K) National origin. "National origin" means the place in | ||||||
23 | which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born. | ||||||
24 | (K-5) "Order of protection status" means a person's status | ||||||
25 | as being a person protected under an order of protection | ||||||
26 | issued pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, |
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1 | Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the | ||||||
2 | Stalking No Contact Order Act, or the Civil No Contact Order | ||||||
3 | Act, or an order of protection issued by a court of another | ||||||
4 | state. | ||||||
5 | (L) Person. "Person" includes one or more individuals, | ||||||
6 | partnerships, associations or organizations, labor | ||||||
7 | organizations, labor unions, joint apprenticeship committees, | ||||||
8 | or union labor associations, corporations, the State of | ||||||
9 | Illinois and its instrumentalities, political subdivisions, | ||||||
10 | units of local government, legal representatives, trustees in | ||||||
11 | bankruptcy or receivers. | ||||||
12 | (L-5) Pregnancy. "Pregnancy" means pregnancy, childbirth, | ||||||
13 | or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or | ||||||
14 | childbirth. | ||||||
15 | (M) Public contract. "Public contract" includes every | ||||||
16 | contract to which the State, any of its political | ||||||
17 | subdivisions, or any municipal corporation is a party. | ||||||
18 | (M-5) Race. "Race" includes traits associated with race, | ||||||
19 | including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective | ||||||
20 | hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. | ||||||
21 | (N) Religion. "Religion" includes all aspects of religious | ||||||
22 | observance and practice, as well as belief, except that with | ||||||
23 | respect to employers, for the purposes of Article 2, | ||||||
24 | "religion" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (F) of | ||||||
25 | Section 2-101. | ||||||
26 | (O) Sex. "Sex" means the status of being male or female. |
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1 | (O-1) Sexual orientation. "Sexual orientation" means | ||||||
2 | actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, | ||||||
3 | bisexuality, or gender-related identity, whether or not | ||||||
4 | traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at | ||||||
5 | birth. "Sexual orientation" does not include a physical or | ||||||
6 | sexual attraction to a minor by an adult. | ||||||
7 | (O-5) Source of income. "Source of income" means the | ||||||
8 | lawful manner by which an individual supports himself or | ||||||
9 | herself and his or her dependents. | ||||||
10 | (P) Unfavorable military discharge. "Unfavorable military | ||||||
11 | discharge" includes discharges from the Armed Forces of the | ||||||
12 | United States, their Reserve components, or any National Guard | ||||||
13 | or Naval Militia which are classified as RE-3 or the | ||||||
14 | equivalent thereof, but does not include those characterized | ||||||
15 | as RE-4 or "Dishonorable". | ||||||
16 | (Q) Unlawful discrimination. "Unlawful discrimination" | ||||||
17 | means discrimination against a person because of his or her | ||||||
18 | actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, | ||||||
19 | ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection | ||||||
20 | status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, | ||||||
21 | pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service as | ||||||
22 | those terms are defined in this Section. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 102-362, eff. 1-1-22; 102-419, eff. 1-1-22; | ||||||
24 | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-896, eff. | ||||||
25 | 1-1-23; 102-1102, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) |
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1 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
2 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
3 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
4 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
5 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
6 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
7 | Public Act.". |