Public Act 095-0827
 		





HB4297 Enrolled
LRB095 16808 WGH 42845 b






    AN ACT concerning license plates.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
Section 3-655 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 5/3-655)



    Sec. 3-655.  Hospice license plates. 

    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
registration plates designated
as Hospice license plates.  The 
special plates issued under this Section
shall be affixed only 
to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
vehicles 
of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.  
Plates
issued under this Section shall expire according to the 
multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
Code.

    (b) The color of the plates is wholly within the discretion 
of
the Secretary.  The design of the plates shall include the 
word "Hospice" above
drawings of two lilies and a butterfly.

The
Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity 
plates or personalized
under Section 3-405.1 of the Code.  The 
Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
decals as provided under 
Section 3-412 of this Code.

    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
$25 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
registration fee.  Of this
fee, $10 shall be deposited into the 
Hospice Fund and $15 shall be
deposited into the Secretary of 
State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
the Secretary 
to help defray the administrative processing costs.

    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 
addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.  
Of this fee, $23 shall be
deposited into the Hospice Fund and 
$2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special 
License Plate Fund.

    (d) The Hospice Fund is created as a special fund in the 
State
treasury.  All money in the Hospice Fund shall be paid, 
subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly
and approval 
by the Secretary, as grants to a statewide organization whose 
primary membership consists of hospice programs to be used as 
follows:
        (1) To fund projects relating to hospice care for 
    special groups, such as
children, veterans, and ethnic, 
    religious, gender, or minority groups, or to
provide 
    disease-specific research or outreach.
        (2) To fund education and outreach for hospice 
    volunteers, patients, families,
and health care 
    professionals.
        (3) To fund informational and educational media 
    programs regarding the
availability of hospice services.
        (4) To fund the expansion or enhancement of a statewide 
    organization whose primary membership consists of hospice 
    programs toll-free referral line operated to provide 
    hospice information.
        (5) To fund the expansion or enhancement of a statewide 
    organization whose primary membership consists of hospice 
    programs Internet website.
        (6) To cover reasonable costs for special plate 
    advertising. 
    A statewide organization whose primary membership consists 
of hospice programs shall distribute grant moneys received 
under this subsection (d) through a standing committee that 
reviews funding solicitations and
awards to the Department of 
Public Health for
distribution as grants for hospice services 
as defined in the Hospice Program
Licensing Act.  The Director 
of Public Health shall adopt rules for the
distribution of 
these grants.

(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)






Effective Date:  1/1/2009