Bill Text: IL SB0728 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Creates the DUI Prevention and Education Commission Act. Creates the DUI Prevention and Education Commission, and provides for the membership of the Commission. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall provide administrative support to the Commission. Provides for the meetings and powers of the Commission. Creates the DUI Prevention and Education Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for the use of moneys in the DUI Prevention and Education Fund. Provides that the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer any remaining balance in excess of $30,000 from the Roadside Memorial Fund to the DUI Prevention and Education Fund. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for the DUI Prevention and Education Fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0196 [SB0728 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0728-Chaptered.html



Public Act 101-0196
SB0728 EnrolledLRB101 04489 RJF 49497 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the DUI
Prevention and Education Commission Act.
Section 5. The DUI Prevention and Education Commission.
(a) The DUI Prevention and Education Commission is created,
consisting of the following members:
(1) one member from the Office of the Secretary of
State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
(2) one member representing law enforcement, appointed
by the Department of State Police;
(3) one member from the Division of Substance Use
Prevention and Recovery of the Department of Human
Services, appointed by the Secretary of the Department of
Human Services;
(4) one member from the Bureau of Safety Programs and
Engineering of the Department of Transportation, appointed
by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation; and
(5) the Director of the Office of the State's Attorneys
Appellate Prosecutor, or his or her designee.
(b) The members of the Commission shall be appointed within
60 days after the effective date of this Act.
(c) The members of the Commission shall receive no
compensation for serving as members of the Commission.
(d) The Department of Transportation shall provide
administrative support to the Commission.
Section 10. Meetings.
(a) Each member of the Commission shall have voting rights
and all actions and recommendations shall be approved by a
simple majority vote of the members. A quorum shall consist of
3 members.
(b) The initial meeting of the Commission shall take place
within 90 days after the effective date of this Act. At the
initial meeting, the Commission shall elect one member as a
Chairperson by a simple majority vote. The Chairperson shall
call any subsequent meetings.
Section 15. Powers. The Commission shall:
(1) create rules and guidelines to consider in
accepting, reviewing, and determining grant applications;
(2) as necessary, meet to determine recipients of
grants from the DUI Prevention and Education Fund; and
(3) provide a list of eligible grant recipients to the
Department of Transportation.
Section 20. DUI Prevention and Education Fund; transfer of
funds.
(a) The DUI Prevention and Education Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation,
all moneys in the DUI Prevention and Education Fund shall be
distributed by the Department of Transportation with guidance
from the DUI Prevention and Education Commission as grants for
crash victim programs and materials, impaired driving
prevention programs, law enforcement support, and other
DUI-related programs.
(b) As soon as practical after the effective date of this
Act, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer
shall transfer any remaining balance in excess of $30,000 from
the Roadside Memorial Fund to the DUI Prevention and Education
Fund.
Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.891 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.891 new)
Sec. 5.891. DUI Prevention and Education Fund.
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