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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4297
Introduced , by Rep. William B. Black SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Deletes language providing that all money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid to the Department of Public Health for distribution as grants for hospice services and that the Director of Public Health shall adopt rules for distribution of these grants. Adds language providing that all money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization for specified purposes and that the Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization shall distribute grant moneys through a standing committee that reviews funding solicitations and awards.
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| AN ACT concerning license plates.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 3-655 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-655)
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| Sec. 3-655. Hospice license plates.
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| (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in |
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| the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special |
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| registration plates designated
as Hospice license plates. The |
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| special plates issued under this Section
shall be affixed only |
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| to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
vehicles |
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| of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. |
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| Plates
issued under this Section shall expire according to the |
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| multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this |
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| Code.
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| (b) The color of the plates is wholly within the discretion |
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| of
the Secretary. The design of the plates shall include the |
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| word "Hospice" above
drawings of two lilies and a butterfly.
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| The
Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity |
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| plates or personalized
under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The |
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| Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
decals as provided under |
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| Section 3-412 of this Code.
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| (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a |
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| $25 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate |
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| registration fee. Of this
fee, $10 shall be deposited into the |
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| Hospice Fund and $15 shall be
deposited into the Secretary of |
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| State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
the Secretary |
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| to help defray the administrative processing costs.
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| For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in |
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| addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. |
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| Of this fee, $23 shall be
deposited into the Hospice Fund and |
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| $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special |
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| License Plate Fund.
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| (d) The Hospice Fund is created as a special fund in the |
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| State
treasury. All money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid, |
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| subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly
and approval |
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| by the Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Hospice & |
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| Palliative Care Organization to be used as follows: |
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| (1) To fund projects relating to hospice care for |
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| special groups, such as
children, veterans, and ethnic, |
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| religious, gender, or minority groups, or to
provide |
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| disease-specific research or outreach. |
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| (2) To fund education and outreach for hospice |
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| volunteers, patients, families,
and health care |
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| professionals. |
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| (3) To fund informational and educational media |
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| programs regarding the
availability of hospice services. |
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| (4) To fund the expansion or enhancement of the |
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| Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization toll-free |
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| referral line operated to provide hospice information. |
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| (5) To fund the expansion or enhancement of the |
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| Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Internet |
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| website. |
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| (6) To cover reasonable costs for special plate |
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| advertising. |
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| The Illinois Hospice & Palliative Care Organization shall |
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| distribute grant moneys received under this subsection (d) |
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| through a standing committee that reviews funding |
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| solicitations and
awards to the Department of Public Health for
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| distribution as grants for hospice services as defined in the |
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| Hospice Program
Licensing Act. The Director of Public Health |
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| shall adopt rules for the
distribution of these grants .
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| (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
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