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1 | AN ACT concerning license plates.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3-655 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-655)
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7 | Sec. 3-655. Hospice license plates.
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8 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | registration plates designated
as Hospice license plates. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | special plates issued under this Section
shall be affixed only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
vehicles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Plates
issued under this Section shall expire according to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Code.
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17 | (b) The color of the plates is wholly within the discretion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | of
the Secretary. The design of the plates shall include the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | word "Hospice" above
drawings of two lilies and a butterfly.
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20 | The
Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | plates or personalized
under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
decals as provided under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Section 3-412 of this Code.
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1 | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
2 | $25 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
3 | registration fee. Of this
fee, $10 shall be deposited into the | ||||||
4 | Hospice Fund and $15 shall be
deposited into the Secretary of | ||||||
5 | State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
the Secretary | ||||||
6 | to help defray the administrative processing costs.
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7 | For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in | ||||||
8 | addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||||||
9 | Of this fee, $23 shall be
deposited into the Hospice Fund and | ||||||
10 | $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special | ||||||
11 | License Plate Fund.
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12 | (d) The Hospice Fund is created as a special fund in the | ||||||
13 | State
treasury. All money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid, | ||||||
14 | subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly
and approval | ||||||
15 | by the Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Hospice & | ||||||
16 | Palliative Care Organization to be used as follows: | ||||||
17 | (1) To fund projects relating to hospice care for | ||||||
18 | special groups, such as
children, veterans, and ethnic, | ||||||
19 | religious, gender, or minority groups, or to
provide | ||||||
20 | disease-specific research or outreach. | ||||||
21 | (2) To fund education and outreach for hospice | ||||||
22 | volunteers, patients, families,
and health care | ||||||
23 | professionals. | ||||||
24 | (3) To fund informational and educational media | ||||||
25 | programs regarding the
availability of hospice services. | ||||||
26 | (4) To fund the expansion or enhancement of the |
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1 | Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization toll-free | ||||||
2 | referral line operated to provide hospice information. | ||||||
3 | (5) To fund the expansion or enhancement of the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Internet | ||||||
5 | website. | ||||||
6 | (6) To cover reasonable costs for special plate | ||||||
7 | advertising. | ||||||
8 | The Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization shall | ||||||
9 | distribute grant moneys received under this subsection (d) | ||||||
10 | through a standing committee that reviews funding | ||||||
11 | solicitations and
awards to the Department of Public Health for
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12 | distribution as grants for hospice services as defined in the | ||||||
13 | Hospice Program
Licensing Act. The Director of Public Health | ||||||
14 | shall adopt rules for the
distribution of these grants .
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15 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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