House Sponsors: MYERS,RICHARD-MATHIAS. Senate Sponsors: DONAHUE Short description: VEH CD-SEAT SAFETY BELT FINES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Finance Act, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Clerks of Courts Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the Operation Cool Program Fund in the State Treasury. Provides that $5 of every fine collected for a seat belt violation shall be deposited into the Operation Cool Program Fund and used by the Department of State Police for its Operation Cool program to increase seat belt compliance among high school students. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a $5 surcharge shall be collected in addition to every fine imposed for a seat belt violation (rather than providing that $5 of every fine imposed for a seat belt violation shall be collected) and shall be deposited into the Seat Belt Compliance Program Fund (rather than into the Operation Cool Program Fund) and shall be used by the Department of State Police for the Seat Belt Compliance Program or by the Department of State Police for grants to other State, county, or municipal law enforcement agencies for seat belt compliance programs established to increase seat safety belt compliance by high school students, including but not limited to the Operation Cool Program (rather than providing that the Department of State Police shall use all the moneys deposited into the Fund for its Operation Cool Program). Creates the Seat Belt Compliance Program Fund (rather than the Operation Cool Program Fund) in the State treasury. FISCAL NOTE (Bureau of the Budget) The total annual costs to the Department on Aging is $200,000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.545 625 ILCS 5/12-603.1 705 ILCS 105/27.5 730 ILCS 5/5-9-1 730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.12 new Adds reference to: 705 ILCS 105/15 from Ch. 25, par. 15 Deletes everything. Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that in any county of less than 3,000,000 (rather than 500,000) inhabitants, the majority of judges of the circuit court shall determine and fix the number of deputies necessary to maintain court records, if it appears that the number of employees in the office of the clerk of the court is insufficient to make the required entries. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status