100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5979

 

Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/5.891 new
625 ILCS 5/3-699.17 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness license plates. Provides that the original fee and renewal fee shall be $25. Creates the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund. Makes corresponding changes in the State Finance Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.891 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
7    Sec. 5.891. The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness
8Fund.
 
9    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
10Section 3-699.17 as follows:
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.17 new)
12    Sec. 3-699.17. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness
13license plates.
14    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
15the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
16registration plates designated as Post-Traumatic Stress
17Disorder Awareness license plates. The special plates issued
18under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles
19of the first division and motor vehicles of the second division
20weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
21Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure

 

 

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1established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
2    (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the
3discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates
4to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section
53-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
6decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
7    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
8$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
9registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the
10Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15 shall be
11deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
12Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray administrative
13processing costs. For each registration renewal period, a $25
14fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
15charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the
16Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 shall be
17deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
18Fund.
19    (d) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund is
20created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in
21the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund shall be
22paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
23distribution by the Secretary, as grants to K9s for Veterans,
24NFP for support, education, and awareness of veterans with
25post-traumatic stress disorder.