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90_HB1442

      30 ILCS 105/5.449 new
      625 ILCS 5/6-106          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106
          Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and  the  State  Finance
      Act.   Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that an application
      form for a license or  instruction  permit  shall  include  a
      provision   indicating   that  if  the  applicant  wishes  to
      contribute to the Prevent Blindness Fund, he or she may do so
      by stating the  amount  of  the  contribution  on  the  form.
      Provides  that  the money in the Prevent Blindness Fund shall
      be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
      approval by the Secretary, as grants to  the  Illinois  based
      Prevent  Blindness  America  for  the  purpose  of preventing
      blindness and preserving the sight of residents.  Amends  the
      State  Finance  Act  to  create  the  Prevent Blindness Fund.
      Effective January 1, 1998.
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 1        AN ACT concerning driver's licenses, amending named Acts.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4        Section  5.   The  State Finance Act is amended by adding
 5    Section 5.449 as follows:
 6        (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
 7        Sec. 5.449.  The Prevent Blindness Fund.
 8        Section 10.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 9    changing Section 6-106 as follows:
10        (625 ILCS 5/6-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106)
11        Sec.   6-106.  Application  for  license  or  instruction
12    permit.
13        (a)  Every  application  for  any   permit   or   license
14    authorized  to  be issued under this Act shall be made upon a
15    form furnished by the Secretary of State.  Every  application
16    shall  be  accompanied  by the proper fee and payment of such
17    fee shall entitle the applicant to not more than  3  attempts
18    to  pass  the examination within a period of 1 year after the
19    date of application.
20        (b)  Every  application  shall  state  the  name,  social
21    security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and  residence
22    address  of  the  applicant;  briefly describe the applicant;
23    state whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed  as
24    a  driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
25    whether any such license has ever been cancelled,  suspended,
26    revoked  or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such
27    cancellation,  suspension,  revocation  or   refusal;   shall
28    include  an affirmation by the applicant that all information
29    set forth is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's
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 1    signature, written with pen and ink.   The  application  form
 2    may  also  require  the statement of such additional relevant
 3    information as the Secretary of State shall deem necessary to
 4    determine the applicant's  competency  and  eligibility.  The
 5    Secretary of State may in his discretion substitute a federal
 6    tax  number  in  lieu  of a social security number, or he may
 7    instead assign  an  additional  distinctive  number  in  lieu
 8    thereof,  where  an  applicant  is  prohibited  by  bona fide
 9    religious  convictions  from  applying  or  is  exempt   from
10    applying for a social security number. The Secretary of State
11    shall,  however,  determine  which  religious orders or sects
12    have such bona fide religious convictions. The  Secretary  of
13    State  may, in his discretion, by rule or regulation, provide
14    that an application for  a  drivers  license  may  include  a
15    suitable  photograph  of the applicant in the form prescribed
16    by the Secretary,  and  he  may  further  provide  that  each
17    drivers license shall include a photograph of the driver. The
18    Secretary of State may utilize a photograph process or system
19    most suitable to deter alteration or improper reproduction of
20    a  drivers  license  and  to  prevent substitution of another
21    photo thereon.
22        (c)  The application form shall include a notice  to  the
23    applicant  of  the  registration obligations of sex offenders
24    under the Sex Offender Registration Act.  The notice shall be
25    provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary  of
26    State.   For  purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender"
27    has the meaning ascribed to  it  in  Section  2  of  the  Sex
28    Offender Registration Act.
29        (d)  The  application  form  shall  include  a  provision
30    indicating  that if the applicant wishes to contribute to the
31    Prevent Blindness Fund he or she may do  so  by  stating  the
32    amount  of  the  contribution  (not  less  than  $1)  on  the
33    application form. A statement providing an explanation of the
34    purpose  of  the  contribution  shall  be  included  with the
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 1    application form.
 2        (e)  The Prevent Blindness Fund is created as  a  special
 3    fund  in  the  State  treasury.   All  money  in  the Prevent
 4    Blindness Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the
 5    General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants  to
 6    the    Illinois    based   Prevent   Blindness   America,   a
 7    not-for-profit organization, for the  purpose  of  preventing
 8    blindness  and  preserving  the  sight  of  residents of this
 9    State.
10    (Source: P.A. 89-8, eff. 1-1-96.)
11        Section 99.   Effective  date.   This  Act  takes  effect
12    January 1, 1998.

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