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92_HB3629
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1 AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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 5.545 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
7 Sec. 5.545. The Hospice Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 adding Section 3-648 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
11 Sec. 3-648. Hospice license plates.
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 as Hospice license plates.
15 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
16 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and 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 color of the plates is wholly within the
22 discretion of the Secretary. The design of the plates shall
23 include the word "Hospice" above drawings of two lilies and a
24 butterfly. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as
25 vanity plates or personalized under Section 3-405.1 of the
26 Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as
27 provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
28 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
29 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
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1 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be
2 deposited into the Hospice Fund and $15 shall be deposited
3 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
4 used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
5 processing costs.
6 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
7 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
8 charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the
9 Hospice Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
10 State Special License Plate Fund.
11 (d) The Hospice Fund is created as a special fund in the
12 State treasury. All money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid,
13 subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
14 by the Secretary, to the Department of Public Health for
15 distribution as grants for hospice services as defined in the
16 Hospice Program Licensing Act. The Director of Public Health
17 shall adopt rules for the distribution of these grants.