093_SB1502

 
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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 5.595 as follows:

 6        (30 ILCS 105/5.595 new)
 7        Sec. 5.595.  The Choose Life Fund.

 8        Section  10.   The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code is amended by
 9    adding Section 3-663 as follows:

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-663 new)
11        Sec. 3-663.  Choose Life 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 Choose Life license  plates
15    to   any   person   who  wishes  to  demonstrate  support  of
16    organizations that encourage adoption as  a  positive  choice
17    for  women  with  unplanned  pregnancies.  The special plates
18    issued under this Section shall be affixed only to  passenger
19    vehicles  of  the  first  division  and motor vehicles of the
20    second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.   Plates
21    issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire  according to the
22    multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1  of  this
23    Code.
24        (b)  The  Secretary  shall  confer  with  Illinois Choose
25    Life, Inc. of  Illinois  regarding  the  design,  color,  and
26    format  of  the  plates,  which shall carry the words "Choose
27    Life". The Secretary may allow the plates  to  be  issued  as
28    vanity plates or personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of
29    this  Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals
 
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 1    as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
 2        (c)  An applicant for the special plates shall be charged
 3    a  $25  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
 4    appropriate  registration fee.  Of this $25 fee, $10 shall be
 5    deposited  into  the  Choose  Life  Fund  and  $15  shall  be
 6    deposited into the Secretary of State Special  License  Plate
 7    Fund,  to  be  used  by  the  Secretary  to  help  defray the
 8    administrative processing costs.
 9        For each registration  renewal  period,  a  $25  fee,  in
10    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
11    charged.   Of  this  $25 fee, $23 shall be deposited into the
12    Choose Life Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
13    of State Special License Plate Fund.
14        (d)  The Choose Life Fund is created as a special fund in
15    the State treasury. All moneys in the Choose Life Fund shall,
16    subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
17    by the Secretary, be distributed on a pro-rated basis at  the
18    beginning  of  each  fiscal  year  to  all  non-governmental,
19    not-for-profit agencies whose services include counseling and
20    meeting   the  physical  needs  of  pregnant  women  who  are
21    committed to placing their children for adoption.  No  moneys
22    may  be  distributed to organizations described in subsection
23    (f) of this Section. Moneys shall be  distributed  in  direct
24    proportion  to  the number of "Choose Life" registrations and
25    renewals attributable to each county.  Any unused  moneys  in
26    excess  of  10%  of  the  moneys  allocated  to  a non-profit
27    organization shall be returned to the Choose Life Fund at the
28    end of the fiscal year to be aggregated and distributed  with
29    the next fiscal year's distributions.
30        (e)  To  apply  for  and receive moneys available through
31    the Choose Life Fund, an organization  must  deliver  to  the
32    Secretary   an   affidavit   signed   by   a  duly  appointed
33    representative of the organization that states the following:
34             (1)  The organization is a non-profit organization;
 
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 1             (2)  The organization does not discriminate for  any
 2        reason,  including  but  not  limited  to  race,  marital
 3        status,  gender,  religion, national origin, handicap, or
 4        age;
 5             (3)  The organization  is  committed  to  counseling
 6        pregnant women about the option of adoption;
 7             (4)  The  organization is not involved or associated
 8        with any abortion activities, including counseling for or
 9        referrals  to   abortion   clinics,   providing   medical
10        abortion-related procedures, or pro-abortion advertising;
11             (5)  The  organization does not charge women for any
12        services received;
13             (6)  The organization understands that no more  than
14        60%  of  the moneys received may be used for the material
15        needs of pregnant women  who  are  committed  to  placing
16        their children for adoption, including clothing, housing,
17        medical  care, food, utilities, and transportation. These
18        moneys may also be expended on infants awaiting placement
19        with adoptive parents.
20             (7)  The organization understands that no more  than
21        40%  of  the  moneys  received may be used to enhance its
22        adoption  efforts,  including  counseling,  training,  or
23        advertising;
24             (8)  The organization understands that these  moneys
25        may  not  be  used  for  administrative  expenses,  legal
26        expenses, or capital expenditures;
27             (9)  The  organization  understands  that any unused
28        moneys at the end of the fiscal year that exceed  10%  of
29        the moneys received by the organization during the fiscal
30        year  must  be  returned  to  the  Choose Life Fund to be
31        aggregated and distributed with the  next  fiscal  year's
32        distribution; and
33             (10)  The   organization   understands   that   each
34        organization  that  receives  moneys  must  submit  to an
 
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 1        annual audit of those moneys verifying  that  the  moneys
 2        received  were  used  in  the  manner  described  in this
 3        Section.
 4        (f)  Moneys  in  the  Choose  Life  Fund   may   not   be
 5    distributed  to  any organization involved or associated with
 6    any  abortion  activities,  including   counseling   for   or
 7    referrals    to    abortion    clinics,   providing   medical
 8    abortion-related  procedures,  or  pro-abortion  advertising.
 9    Moneys may  not  be  distributed  to  any  organization  that
10    charges women for services received.
11        (g)  No  more  than  60%  of the moneys received from the
12    Choose Life Fund may  be  used  for  the  material  needs  of
13    pregnant  women  who  are committed to placing their children
14    for adoption,  including  clothing,  housing,  medical  care,
15    food, utilities, and transportation. These moneys may also be
16    expended on infants awaiting placement with adoptive parents.
17    No  more  than  40%  of  the  moneys  received may be used to
18    enhance  the  organization's  adoption   efforts,   including
19    counseling, training, or advertising. These moneys may not be
20    used  for administrative expenses, legal expenses, or capital
21    expenditures.
22        (h)  Each organization  that  receives  moneys  from  the
23    Choose  Life  Fund  must  submit  to an annual audit of those
24    moneys verifying that the moneys received were  used  in  the
25    manner described in this Section.

26        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
27    becoming law.