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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 a statewide organization whose | ||||||
16 | primary membership consists of hospice programs to be used as | ||||||
17 | follows: | ||||||
18 | (1) To fund projects relating to hospice care for | ||||||
19 | special groups, such as
children, veterans, and ethnic, | ||||||
20 | religious, gender, or minority groups, or to
provide | ||||||
21 | disease-specific research or outreach. | ||||||
22 | (2) To fund education and outreach for hospice | ||||||
23 | volunteers, patients, families,
and health care | ||||||
24 | professionals. | ||||||
25 | (3) To fund informational and educational media | ||||||
26 | programs regarding the
availability of hospice services. |
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1 | (4) To fund the expansion or enhancement of a statewide | ||||||
2 | organization whose primary membership consists of hospice | ||||||
3 | programs toll-free referral line operated to provide | ||||||
4 | hospice information. | ||||||
5 | (5) To fund the expansion or enhancement of a statewide | ||||||
6 | organization whose primary membership consists of hospice | ||||||
7 | programs Internet website. | ||||||
8 | (6) To cover reasonable costs for special plate | ||||||
9 | advertising. | ||||||
10 | A statewide organization whose primary membership consists | ||||||
11 | of hospice programs shall distribute grant moneys received | ||||||
12 | under this subsection (d) through a standing committee that | ||||||
13 | reviews funding solicitations and
awards to the Department of | ||||||
14 | Public Health for
distribution as grants for hospice services | ||||||
15 | as defined in the Hospice Program
Licensing Act. The Director | ||||||
16 | of Public Health shall adopt rules for the
distribution of | ||||||
17 | these grants .
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18 | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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