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90_SB0355eng
30 ILCS 105/5.449 new
625 ILCS 5/3-639 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance
Act. Authorizes special license plates designated as Child
Protection plates. Provides for increased fees for these
plates to be paid as grants to hospitals providing pediatric
care, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
approval by the Secretary of State. Creates the Child
Protection Fund Advisory Panel to make recommendations on the
approval of grant applications to the Secretary of State.
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1 AN ACT concerning vehicles, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.449 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
7 Sec. 5.449. The Child Protection Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 adding Section 3-639 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
11 Sec. 3-639. Child protection license plate.
12 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
13 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
14 registration plates designated to be Child Protection plates.
15 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
16 only to passenger vehicles of the first division or motor
17 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
18 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
19 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
20 3-414.1 of this Code.
21 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
22 within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
23 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
24 accompany the application.
25 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
26 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
27 applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
28 Child Protection Fund as created by this Section and $15
29 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
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1 License Plate Fund to be used by the Secretary to help defray
2 the administrative processing costs. For each registration
3 renewal period a $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate
4 registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall
5 be deposited into the Child Protection Fund and $2 shall be
6 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
7 Fund.
8 (d) The Child Protection Fund is created as a special
9 fund in the State treasury. All money in the Child
10 Protection Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by
11 the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants
12 to Illinois hospitals providing pediatric care. These
13 hospitals shall apply for these grants through the Secretary
14 in a manner and form as prescribed by the Secretary.
15 (e) There is created the Child Protection Fund Advisory
16 Panel consisting of one member appointed by the Governor, one
17 member appointed by the Speaker of the House, one member
18 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House, one member
19 appointed by the President of the Senate, and one member
20 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate, all of whom
21 shall serve without compensation. The Panel shall meet twice
22 a year to consider the grant applications made by these
23 hospitals and make recommendations to the Secretary on
24 whether or not the Secretary should approve a grant
25 application. The Secretary shall make the final decision on
26 whether or not to approve a grant application.