HB3832 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3832

Introduced , by Rep. Robert F. Martwick

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 105/5.866 new
625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide for the issuance of Chicago Public Schools license plates. Provides that the design and color of the special plates shall be determined by a contest that every elementary school pupil attending a Chicago public school is eligible to enter, and the winning design shall be selected by a committee. Establishes membership of the committee. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $40 for original issuance of the plates, of which $25 shall be deposited into the Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that an additional fee of $40 shall be charged for each renewal, of which $38 shall be deposited into the Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that money in the Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund shall be paid as grants to the City of Chicago, on an annual basis, to be used in funding Chicago public schools. Effective immediately.

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

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.866 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.866 new)

Sec. 5.866. The Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund.

Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 3-699.14 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)

Sec. 3-699.14. Chicago Public Schools license plates.

(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated as Chicago Public Schools license 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) The design and color of the special plates shall be determined by a contest that every elementary school pupil attending a Chicago public school is eligible to enter. The designs submitted for the contest shall be judged on September 30, 2015, and the winning design shall be selected by a committee. The committee shall be composed of the Secretary, the Director of State Police, the Mayor of the City of Chicago, 2 members of the Senate with one member appointed by the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, and 2 members of the House of Representatives with one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member appointed by the House of Representatives Minority Leader. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany each application.

(c) 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 Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration renewal period, a $40 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $38 shall be deposited into the Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(d) The Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Chicago Public Schools Special License Plate Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, as grants to the City of Chicago, on an annual basis, to be used in funding Chicago public schools.

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