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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the DUI
5Prevention and Education Commission Act.
 
6    Section 5. The DUI Prevention and Education Commission.
7    (a) The DUI Prevention and Education Commission is created,
8consisting of the following members:
9        (1) one member from the Office of the Secretary of
10    State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
11        (2) one member representing law enforcement, appointed
12    by the Department of State Police;
13        (3) one member from the Division of Substance Use
14    Prevention and Recovery of the Department of Human
15    Services, appointed by the Secretary of the Department of
16    Human Services;
17        (4) one member from the Bureau of Safety Programs and
18    Engineering of the Department of Transportation, appointed
19    by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation; and
20        (5) the Director of the Office of the State's Attorneys
21    Appellate Prosecutor, or his or her designee.
22    (b) The members of the Commission shall be appointed within
2360 days after the effective date of this Act.

 

 

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1    (c) The members of the Commission shall receive no
2compensation for serving as members of the Commission.
3    (d) The Department of Transportation shall provide
4administrative support to the Commission.
 
5    Section 10. Meetings.
6    (a) Each member of the Commission shall have voting rights
7and all actions and recommendations shall be approved by a
8simple majority vote of the members. A quorum shall consist of
93 members.
10    (b) The initial meeting of the Commission shall take place
11within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. At the
12initial meeting, the Commission shall elect one member as a
13Chairperson by a simple majority vote. The Chairperson shall
14call any subsequent meetings.
 
15    Section 15. Powers. The Commission shall:
16        (1) create rules and guidelines to consider in
17    accepting, reviewing, and determining grant applications;
18        (2) as necessary, meet to determine recipients of
19    grants from the DUI Prevention and Education Fund; and
20        (3) provide a list of eligible grant recipients to the
21    Department of Transportation.
 
22    Section 20. DUI Prevention and Education Fund; transfer of
23funds.

 

 

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1    (a) The DUI Prevention and Education Fund is created as a
2special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation,
3all moneys in the DUI Prevention and Education Fund shall be
4distributed by the Department of Transportation with guidance
5from the DUI Prevention and Education Commission as grants for
6crash victim programs and materials, impaired driving
7prevention programs, law enforcement support, and other
8DUI-related programs.
9    (b) As soon as practical after the effective date of this
10Act, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer
11shall transfer any remaining balance in excess of $30,000 from
12the Roadside Memorial Fund to the DUI Prevention and Education
13Fund.
 
14    Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
15Section 5.891 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
17    Sec. 5.891. DUI Prevention and Education Fund.