HB0245 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0245

Introduced 01/25/11, by Rep. Chad Hays

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-671

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue Boy Scout plates bearing the Eagle Scout badge to the parent, step-parent, or guardian of an individual under 18 years old who has attained Eagle Scout rank. Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue Girl Scout plates bearing the symbol of the Gold Award to the parent, step-parent, or guardian of an individual under 18 years old who has attained Gold Award status. Provides that the parent, step-parent, or guardian of an individual under 18 years old who has attained either Eagle Scout or Gold Award status must demonstrate eligibility for the Eagle Scout or Gold Award plates at both initial registration and for each registration renewal.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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 3-671 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-671)

Sec. 3-671. Boy Scout and Girl Scout license plates.

(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated to be Boy Scout and Girl Scout plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or 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) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the design and color of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany the application.

(c) The Secretary may issue Boy Scout plates bearing the Eagle Scout badge only to an applicant who either (i) provides written proof of Eagle Scout rank, in the form of appropriate documentation from the National Boy Scout Council, or (ii) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that he or she is the parent, step-parent, or guardian of an individual under 18 years old who has attained Eagle Scout rank. The Secretary shall make these plates available to qualified applicants.

(d) The Secretary may issue Girl Scout plates bearing the symbol of the Gold Award only to an applicant who either (i) provides written proof of Gold Award status, in the form of appropriate documentation from the National Office of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., or (ii) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that he or she is the parent, step-parent, or guardian of an individual under 18 years old who has attained Gold Award status The Secretary shall make these plates available to qualified applicants.

(d-5) An applicant for a license plate bearing either the Eagle Scout badge or the symbol of the Gold Award who applies as the parent, step-parent, or guardian of an individual under 18 years who has attained Eagle Scout or Gold Award status must demonstrate eligibility at both initial registration and for each registration renewal.

(e) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund as created by this Section 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 $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(f) The Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Boy Scout and Girl Scout Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be paid as grants, to be divided between the Illinois divisions of the Boys Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. on a pro rata basis, according to the number of each type of plate sold. Grants shall be made to the county division in which the plates are sold.

(Source: P.A. 95-320, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)