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Full Text of SB0728 101st General Assembly

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.

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

4     Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the DUI
5 Prevention and Education Commission Act.

6     Section 5. The DUI Prevention and Education Commission.
7     (a) The DUI Prevention and Education Commission is created,
8 consisting 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
23 60 days after the effective date of this Act.

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1     (c) The members of the Commission shall receive no
2 compensation for serving as members of the Commission.
3     (d) The Department of Transportation shall provide
4 administrative support to the Commission.

5     Section 10. Meetings.
6     (a) Each member of the Commission shall have voting rights
7 and all actions and recommendations shall be approved by a
8 simple majority vote of the members. A quorum shall consist of
9 3 members.
10     (b) The initial meeting of the Commission shall take place
11 within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. At the
12 initial meeting, the Commission shall elect one member as a
13 Chairperson by a simple majority vote. The Chairperson shall
14 call 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
23 funds.

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

14     Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
15 Section 5.891 as follows:

16     (30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
17     Sec. 5.891. DUI Prevention and Education Fund.

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