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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 267

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 267 on page 1,  by
 3    replacing line 5 with the following:

 4    "Sections  5.545,  5.546,  5.547, 5.548, 5.549, 5.550, 5.551,
 5    and 5.552 as follows:"; and

 6    on page 1, by inserting after line 7 the following:

 7        "(30 ILCS 105/5.546 new)
 8        Sec. 5.546.  The Pet Overpopulation Control Fund.

 9        (30 ILCS 105/5.547 new)
10        Sec. 5.547.  The Hospice Fund.

11        (30 ILCS 105/5.548 new)
12        Sec. 5.548. The Lions of Illinois Fund.

13        (30 ILCS 105/5.549 new)
14        Sec. 5.549.  The Illinois Correctional Employee  Memorial
15    Fund.

16        (30 ILCS 105/5.550 new)
17        Sec. 5.550.  The K-12 Education Fund.
 
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 1        (30 ILCS 105/5.551 new)
 2        Sec. 5.551.  The Park District Youth Program Fund.

 3        (30 ILCS 105/5.552 new)
 4        Sec. 5.552.  The Coal Technology Research Fund."; and

 5    on page 1, by replacing line 9 with the following:

 6    "changing  Section  3-412  and  adding Sections 3-648, 3-649,
 7    3-650, 3-651, 3-652, 3-653, 3-654, 3-655, 3-656,  3-657,  and
 8    3-658 as follows:

 9        (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
10        Sec.   3-412.  Registration   plates   and   registration
11    stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
12        (a)  The  Secretary  of  State upon registering a vehicle
13    subject to annual registration  for  the  first  time   shall
14    issue   or  shall  cause  to  be  issued  to  the  owner  one
15    registration plate for a  motorcycle,  trailer,  semitrailer,
16    motorized  pedalcycle or truck-tractor, 2 registration plates
17    for other  motor  vehicles  and,  where  applicable,  current
18    registration   stickers  for  motor  vehicles  of  the  first
19    division.   The  provisions  of  this  Section  may  be  made
20    applicable to such vehicles of the second  division,  as  the
21    Secretary  of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
22    designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term
23    of the registration plate as provided in Section 3-414.1, the
24    Secretary shall issue or  cause  to  be  issued  registration
25    stickers  as  evidence  of current registration. However, the
26    issuance  of  annual  registration   stickers   to   vehicles
27    registered  under  the  provisions of Section 3-402.1 of this
28    Code may not be required if the Secretary deems the  issuance
29    unnecessary.
30        (b)  Every  registration  plate shall have displayed upon
31    it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for  which
 
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 1    it   is  issued,  the  name  of  this  State,  which  may  be
 2    abbreviated, the year number for which it was  issued,  which
 3    may  be  abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln", except as
 4    provided in  Sections  3-626,  3-629,  3-633,  3-634,  3-637,
 5    3-638,  and  3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-648, 3-651, 3-652, 3-654,
 6    and 3-658, and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
 7    may prescribe.  However, for apportionment plates  issued  to
 8    vehicles  registered  under Section 3-402.1, the phrase "Land
 9    of  Lincoln"  may  be  omitted  to   allow   for   the   word
10    "apportioned"  to  be  displayed.   The  Secretary may in his
11    discretion prescribe that letters be used as prefixes only on
12    registration plates issued to vehicles of the first  division
13    which  are registered under this Code and only as suffixes on
14    registration  plates  issued  to   other   vehicles.    Every
15    registration   sticker   issued   as   evidence   of  current
16    registration shall designate the year number for which it  is
17    issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may
18    prescribe  and  shall  be  of  a  contrasting  color with the
19    registration plates and registration stickers of the previous
20    year.
21        (c)  Each registration plate and the required letters and
22    numerals thereon, except the year number  for  which  issued,
23    shall  be  of  sufficient  size to be plainly readable from a
24    distance of 100 feet during daylight,  and  shall  be  coated
25    with  reflectorizing  material.   The dimensions of the plate
26    issued to vehicles of the first division shall  be  6  by  12
27    inches.
28        (d)  The   Secretary  of  State  shall  issue  for  every
29    passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type
30    of registration plates as the type of  plates  issued  for  a
31    private passenger vehicle.
32        (e)  The   Secretary  of  State  shall  issue  for  every
33    passenger car  used  as  a  taxicab  or  livery,  distinctive
34    registration plates.
 
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 1        (f)  The   Secretary  of  State  shall  issue  for  every
 2    motorcycle  distinctive  registration  plates  distinguishing
 3    between motorcycles having  150  or  more  cubic  centimeters
 4    piston displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter
 5    piston displacement.
 6        (g)  Registration  plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
 7    display a designation as determined  by  the  Secretary  that
 8    such vehicles are for-hire.
 9        (h)  The Secretary of State shall issue for each electric
10    vehicle   distinctive   registration   plates   which   shall
11    distinguish   between  electric  vehicles  having  a  maximum
12    operating speed of 45 miles per hour or more and those having
13    a maximum operating speed of less than 45 miles per hour.
14        (i)  The Secretary of State shall issue for every  public
15    and  private  ambulance  registration  plates identifying the
16    vehicle as an ambulance.  The Secretary shall forward to  the
17    Department  of  Public  Aid  registration information for the
18    purpose of verification of claims filed with  the  Department
19    by  ambulance  owners  for  payment  for  services  to public
20    assistance recipients.
21        (j)  The Secretary of State shall issue for every  public
22    and   private   medical  carrier  or  rescue  vehicle  livery
23    registration  plates  displaying  numbers  within  ranges  of
24    numbers reserved respectively for medical carriers and rescue
25    vehicles.  The Secretary shall forward to the  Department  of
26    Public  Aid  registration  information  for  the  purpose  of
27    verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
28    medical  carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services
29    to public assistance recipients.
30    (Source: P.A.  89-424,  eff.  6-1-96;  89-564,  eff.  7-1-97;
31    89-612,  eff.  8-9-96;  89-621,  eff.  1-1-97;  89-639,  eff.
32    1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-533,  eff.  11-14-97;  90-655,
33    eff. 7-30-98.)"; and

34    on page 3, by inserting after line 4 the following:
 
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 1        "(625 ILCS 5/3-649 new)
 2        Sec. 3-649.  Pet Friendly license plates.
 3        (a)  The  Secretary,  upon receipt of an application made
 4    in the form prescribed by the Secretary,  may  issue  special
 5    registration   plates  designated  as  Pet  Friendly  license
 6    plates.  The special plates issued under this  Section  shall
 7    be  affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
 8    motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more  than
 9    8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined in Section
10    1-169  of  this Code.  Plates issued under this Section shall
11    expire according to the multi-year procedure  established  by
12    Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
13        (b)  The  design and color of the plates is wholly within
14    the discretion of the Secretary, except that the phrase "I am
15    pet friendly" shall be on the plates. The Secretary may allow
16    the plates to be issued  as  vanity  plates  or  personalized
17    plates  under  Section  3-405.1  of  the Code.  The Secretary
18    shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under  Section
19    3-412 of this Code.
20        (c)  An  applicant for the special plate shall be charged
21    a  $40  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
22    appropriate  registration  fee.   Of this additional fee, $25
23    shall be deposited into the Pet Overpopulation  Control  Fund
24    and  $15  shall  be  deposited  into  the  Secretary of State
25    Special License Plate Fund, to be used by  the  Secretary  to
26    help defray the administrative processing costs.
27        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $27 fee, in
28    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
29    charged.  Of this additional fee, $25 shall be deposited into
30    the Pet Overpopulation Control Fund and $2 shall be deposited
31    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
32        (d)  The Pet Overpopulation Control Fund is created as  a
33    special  fund  in  the  State treasury. All moneys in the Pet
34    Overpopulation  Control  Fund  shall  be  paid,  subject   to
 
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 1    appropriation  by  the  General  Assembly and approval by the
 2    Secretary, as grants to humane societies exempt from  federal
 3    income  taxation  under  Section  501(c)(3)  of  the Internal
 4    Revenue Code to be used solely for the  humane  sterilization
 5    of  dogs  and  cats  in  the  State of Illinois. In approving
 6    grants  under  this  subsection  (d),  the  Secretary   shall
 7    consider recommendations for grants made by a volunteer board
 8    appointed  by  the Secretary that shall consist of 5 Illinois
 9    residents who are officers or directors of  humane  societies
10    operating in different regions in Illinois.

11        (625 ILCS 5/3-650 new)
12        Sec. 3-650.  Hospice license plates.
13        (a)  The  Secretary,  upon receipt of an application made
14    in the form prescribed by the Secretary,  may  issue  special
15    registration  plates  designated  as  Hospice license plates.
16    The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
17    only to passenger vehicles of the first  division  and  motor
18    vehicles  of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
19    pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
20    according to the multi-year procedure established by  Section
21    3-414.1 of this Code.
22        (b)  The  color  of  the  plates  is  wholly  within  the
23    discretion  of the Secretary.  The design of the plates shall
24    include the word "Hospice" above drawings of two lilies and a
25    butterfly. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as
26    vanity plates or personalized under Section  3-405.1  of  the
27    Code.   The  Secretary  shall prescribe stickers or decals as
28    provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
29        (c)  An applicant for the special plate shall be  charged
30    a   $25   fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition  to  the
31    appropriate registration fee.  Of  this  fee,  $10  shall  be
32    deposited  into  the  Hospice Fund and $15 shall be deposited
33    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
 
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 1    used by the  Secretary  to  help  defray  the  administrative
 2    processing costs.
 3        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $25 fee, in
 4    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
 5    charged.  Of this  fee,  $23  shall  be  deposited  into  the
 6    Hospice  Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
 7    State Special License Plate Fund.
 8        (d)  The Hospice Fund is created as a special fund in the
 9    State treasury.  All money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid,
10    subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
11    by the Secretary, to the  Department  of  Public  Health  for
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.

15        (625 ILCS 5/3-651 new)
16        Sec. 3-651.  Union Member license plates.
17        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
18    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
19    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
20    State, may issue Union Member license plates to residents  of
21    Illinois  who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
22    Secretary of State.  The special Union  Member  plate  issued
23    under  this  Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger
24    vehicles  of  the  first  division  and motor vehicles of the
25    second division weighing not more than 8,000  pounds.  Plates
26    issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire  according to the
27    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
28    of this Code.
29        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
30    wholly within the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  State,
31    except  that the plates shall show support for union members.
32    The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates
33    to be issued as vanity or personalized plates  in  accordance
 
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 1    with  Section  3-405.1  of  this  Code.   The  plates are not
 2    required to designate "Land Of  Lincoln",  as  prescribed  in
 3    subsection  (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary
 4    shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in  his  or
 5    her  discretion,  shall  approve  and  prescribe  stickers or
 6    decals as provided under Section 3-412.
 7        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 8    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
 9    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
10    State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
11    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
12    registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
13    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

14        (625 ILCS 5/3-652 new)
15        Sec. 3-652.  Lions of Illinois license plates.
16        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
17    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
18    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
19    State,  may  issue  Lions  of  Illinois  license  plates   to
20    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
21    prescribed  by  the Secretary of State.  The special Lions of
22    Illinois plate issued under this  Section  shall  be  affixed
23    only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division and motor
24    vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  8,000
25    pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
26    according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
27    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
28        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
29    wholly  within  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary of State,
30    except that the  International  Association  of  Lions  Clubs
31    emblem  shall  appear at the lower right corner of the plate,
32    and immediately to the left of the emblem  shall  appear  the
33    following words: "Lions of Illinois".   The Secretary may, in
 
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 1    his  or  her  discretion,  allow  the  plates to be issued as
 2    vanity or personalized  plates  in  accordance  with  Section
 3    3-405.1  of  this  Code.   The  plates  are  not  required to
 4    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
 5    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
 6    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
 7    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
 8    under Section 3-412.
 9        (c)  An  applicant for the special plate shall be charged
10    a  $40  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
11    appropriate  registration  fee.   Of  this  fee, $25 shall be
12    deposited into the Lions of Illinois Fund and  $15  shall  be
13    deposited  into  the Secretary of State Special License Plate
14    Fund, to  be  used  by  the  Secretary  to  help  defray  the
15    administrative processing costs.
16        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $27 fee, in
17    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
18    charged.  Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the  Lions
19    of Illinois Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
20    of State Special License Plate Fund.
21        (d)  The  Lions  of Illinois Fund is created as a special
22    fund in the State treasury.   All  moneys  in  the  Lions  of
23    Illinois  Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the
24    General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants  to
25    the Lions of Illinois Fund.

26        (625 ILCS 5/3-653 new)
27        Sec.   3-653.  Illinois  Correctional  Employee  Memorial
28    license plates.
29        (a)  The Secretary, upon receipt of an  application  made
30    in  the  form  prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
31    registration  plates  designated  as  Illinois   Correctional
32    Employee  Memorial license plates.  The special plates issued
33    under  this  Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger
 
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 1    vehicles of the first division  and  motor  vehicles  of  the
 2    second  division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.  Plates
 3    issued under this  Section  shall  expire  according  to  the
 4    multi-year  procedure  established by Section 3-414.1 of this
 5    Code.
 6        (b)  The design and color of the plates is wholly  within
 7    the  discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the
 8    plates to be issued as vanity or  personalized  plates  under
 9    Section  3-405.1 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
10    stickers or decals as provided under Section  3-412  of  this
11    Code.
12        (c)  An  applicant for the special plate shall be charged
13    a  $25  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
14    appropriate  registration  fee.   Of  this  fee, $10 shall be
15    deposited into the Illinois  Correctional  Employee  Memorial
16    Fund  and  $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
17    Special License Plate Fund, to be used by  the  Secretary  to
18    help defray the administrative processing costs.
19        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $17 fee, in
20    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
21    charged.  Of this  fee,  $15  shall  be  deposited  into  the
22    Illinois  Correctional Employee Memorial Fund and $2 shall be
23    deposited into the Secretary of State Special  License  Plate
24    Fund.
25        (d)  The  Illinois Correctional Employee Memorial Fund is
26    created as a special fund in the State treasury.   All  money
27    in  the  Illinois  Correctional Employee Memorial Fund shall,
28    subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
29    by the Secretary, be used by the  Department  of  Corrections
30    for construction and maintenance of the Illinois Correctional
31    Employee Memorial, to be located at the State Capitol grounds
32    in  Springfield, Illinois, and for holding an annual memorial
33    commemoration.
 
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 1        (625 ILCS 5/3-654 new)
 2        Sec. 3-654.  Paratrooper license plates.
 3        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
 4    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
 5    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
 6    State,  may  issue Paratrooper license plates to residents of
 7    Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by  the
 8    Secretary  of  State.   The  special Paratrooper plate issued
 9    under  this  Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger
10    vehicles of the first division  and  motor  vehicles  of  the
11    second  division  weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
12    issued under this  Section  shall  expire  according  to  the
13    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
14    of this Code.
15        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
16    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
17    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
18    be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
19    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
20    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
21    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
22    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
23    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
24    under Section 3-412.
25        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
26    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
27    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
28    State Special License  Plate  Fund.   For  each  registration
29    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
30    registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
31    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

32        (625 ILCS 5/3-655 new)
33        Sec. 3-655.  K-12 Education license plates.
 
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 1        (a)  The  Secretary,  upon receipt of an application made
 2    in the form prescribed by the Secretary,  may  issue  special
 3    registration  plates  designated  as  K-12  Education license
 4    plates.  The special plates issued under this  Section  shall
 5    be  affixed  only to passenger vehicles of the first division
 6    and motor vehicles of the second division weighing  not  more
 7    than  8,000  pounds.   Plates issued under this Section shall
 8    expire according to the multi-year procedure  established  by
 9    Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
10        (b)  The  design and color of the plates is wholly within
11    the discretion of the Secretary.  The Secretary may allow the
12    plates to be issued as vanity or  personalized  plates  under
13    Section  3-405.1  of the Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
14    stickers or decals as provided under Section  3-412  of  this
15    Code.
16        (c)  An  applicant for the special plate shall be charged
17    a  $40  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
18    appropriate  registration  fee.   Of  this  fee, $25 shall be
19    deposited into the K-12  Education  Fund  and  $15  shall  be
20    deposited  into  the Secretary of State Special License Plate
21    Fund, to  be  used  by  the  Secretary  to  help  defray  the
22    administrative processing costs.
23        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $27 fee, in
24    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
25    charged.  Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into  the  K-12
26    Education  Fund  and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
27    of State Special License Plate Fund.
28        (d)  The K-12 Education Fund is created as a special fund
29    in the State treasury.  All money in the K-12 Education  Fund
30    shall  be  paid,  subject  to  appropriation  by  the General
31    Assembly and approval by the  Secretary,  as  grants  to  the
32    individual school districts designated by each applicant.

33        (625 ILCS 5/3-656 new)
 
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 1        Sec. 3-656.  Park District Youth Program license plates.
 2        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
 3    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
 4    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
 5    State, may issue Park District Youth Program license  plates.
 6    The  special  Park  District Youth Program plate issued under
 7    this Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of
 8    the  first division and motor vehicles of the second division
 9    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
10    Section shall expire according to  the  staggered  multi-year
11    procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
12        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
13    wholly  within  the  discretion  of  the  Secretary of State.
14    Appropriate documentation, as determined  by  the  Secretary,
15    must accompany each application. The Secretary, in his or her
16    discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
17    provided under Section 3-412.
18        (c)  An  applicant for the special plate shall be charged
19    a  $40  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
20    appropriate  registration  fee.   Of  this  fee, $25 shall be
21    deposited into the Park District Youth Program Fund  and  $15
22    shall  be  deposited  into  the  Secretary  of  State Special
23    License Plate Fund, to be  used  by  the  Secretary  to  help
24    defray the administrative processing costs.
25        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $27 fee, in
26    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
27    charged.  Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into  the  Park
28    District  Youth  Program  Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
29    the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
30        (d)  The Park District Youth Program Fund is created as a
31    special fund in the State treasury.  All money  in  the  Park
32    District  Youth  Program  Fund  shall  be  paid,  subject  to
33    appropriation  by  the  General  Assembly and approval by the
34    Secretary, as grants to  the  Illinois  Association  of  Park
 
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 1    Districts,  a  not-for-profit corporation, for grants to park
 2    districts and recreation agencies providing innovative  after
 3    school programming for Illinois youth.

 4        (625 ILCS 5/3-657 new)
 5        Sec. 3-657.  Illinois Coal Mining license plates.
 6        (a)  The  Secretary,  upon receipt of an application made
 7    in the form prescribed by the Secretary,  may  issue  special
 8    registration plates designated as Coal Mining license plates.
 9    The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
10    only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division and motor
11    vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  8,000
12    pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
13    according  to the multi-year procedure established by Section
14    3-414.1 of this Code.
15        (b)  The design and color of the plates is wholly  within
16    the  discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the
17    plates to be issued as vanity or  personalized  plates  under
18    Section  3-405.1 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
19    stickers or decals as provided under Section  3-412  of  this
20    Code.
21        (c)  An  applicant for the special plate shall be charged
22    a  $25  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
23    appropriate  registration  fee.   Of  this  fee, $10 shall be
24    deposited into the Coal  Technology  Research  Fund  and  $15
25    shall  be  deposited  into  the  Secretary  of  State Special
26    License Plate Fund, to be  used  by  the  Secretary  to  help
27    defray the administrative processing costs.
28        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $17 fee, in
29    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
30    charged.  Of this fee, $15 shall be deposited into  the  Coal
31    Technology  Research  Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
32    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
33        (d)  The Coal Technology Research Fund is  created  as  a
 
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 1    special  fund  in  the State treasury.  All money in the Coal
 2    Technology Research Fund shall, subject to  appropriation  by
 3    the  General  Assembly,  be  used  by the Coal Extraction and
 4    Utilization Research Center at Southern  Illinois  University
 5    for coal technology research.

 6        (625 ILCS 5/3-658 new)
 7        Sec. 3-658.  Small Business/Entrepreneur license plates.
 8        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
 9    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
10    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
11    State, may issue Small Business/Entrepreneur  license  plates
12    to  residents  of  Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
13    prescribed by the Secretary  of  State.   The  special  Small
14    Business/Entrepreneur  plate  issued under this Section shall
15    be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the  first  division
16    and  motor  vehicles of the second division weighing not more
17    than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued  under  this  Section  shall
18    expire   according  to  the  staggered  multi-year  procedure
19    established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
20        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
21    wholly within the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  State,
22    except  that the plates shall show support for small business
23    and entrepreneurship.   The Secretary  may,  in  his  or  her
24    discretion,  allow  the  plates  to  be  issued  as vanity or
25    personalized plates in accordance  with  Section  3-405.1  of
26    this Code.  The plates are not required to designate "Land Of
27    Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of
28    this  Code.   The  Secretary  shall prescribe the eligibility
29    requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall approve and
30    prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
31        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
32    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
33    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
 
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 1    State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
 2    renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
 3    registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
 4    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.".

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