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Public Act 92-0693

HB3629 Enrolled                                LRB9209128DHmb

    AN ACT concerning vehicles.

    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 5.545 as follows:

    (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
    Sec. 5.545.  The Hospice Fund.

    Section 10.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
adding Section 3-648 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
    Sec. 3-648.  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, 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.
    Passed in the General Assembly April 24, 2002.
    Approved July 19, 2002.
    Effective January 01, 2003.

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