HB2754sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Andy Manar

Filed: 5/6/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2754

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2754 as follows:

on page 1, line 5, by replacing "Section 5.826" with "Sections 5.826 and 5.827"; and

on page 1, below line 7, by inserting the following:

"(30 ILCS 105/5.827 new)

Sec. 5.827. The Curing Childhood Cancer Fund."; and

on page 1, line 9, by replacing "Section 3-699" with "Sections 3-699 and 3-699.1"; and

on page 3, below line 6, by inserting the following:

"(625 ILCS 5/3-699.1 new)

Sec. 3-699.1. Curing Childhood Cancer Plates.

(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Curing Childhood Cancer 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 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany each application.

(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a $65 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $50 shall be deposited into the Curing Childhood Cancer 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 $52 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $50 shall be deposited into the Curing Childhood Cancer Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(d) The Curing Childhood Cancer Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Curing Childhood Cancer Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, in equal share as grants to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Children's Oncology Group for the purpose of funding scientific research on cancer.".