Bill Text: IL SB3672 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Sons of American Legion Scholarship Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Sons of the American Legion special license plates. Provides that an applicant shall be charged an additional fee of $15 at original issuance and an additional $10 upon renewal. Provides that $5 of the original issuance fee and renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $10 of the original issuance fee and $5 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Sons of American Legion Scholarship Fund. Provides all moneys in the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for grants for scholarships for Illinois residents who are children of members of the Sons of the American Legion and who meet the academic, financial, and other requirements established by the Sons of the American Legion. Provides that all grants must be used at a college or university in Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3672 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3672-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3672 Introduced 11/19/2014, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
30 ILCS 105/5.866 new
625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new
Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Sons of American Legion Scholarship Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Sons of the American Legion special license plates. Provides that an applicant shall be charged an additional fee of $15 at original issuance and an additional $10 upon renewal. Provides that $5 of the original issuance fee and renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that $10 of the original issuance fee and $5 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Sons of American Legion Scholarship Fund. Provides all moneys in the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used for grants for scholarships for Illinois residents who are children of members of the Sons of the American Legion and who meet the academic, financial, and other requirements established by the Sons of the American Legion. Provides that all grants must be used at a college or university in Illinois.
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.866 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.866 new)
Sec. 5.866. The Sons of the American Legion Scholarship
Fund.
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-699.14 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)
Sec. 3-699.14. Sons of the American Legion license plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State, may issue special registration plates designated as Sons
of the American Legion 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 lbs. Plates issued under
this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

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(b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary, except that the
phrase "Sons of the American Legion", and the official Emblem
of the Sons of the American Legion shall be on the plates. The
Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or
personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of the Code.
Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary,
shall accompany each application.
(c) A series of letters and numbers shall be reserved for
special plates issued under this Section to past detachment
commanders of the Sons of the American Legion. The series of
letters and numbers reserved under this Section shall have the
prefix of "PDC" and be followed by 2 numerals ranging from
00-99 that designate the year that the past detachment
commander last served. For example, "PDC 08" would identify the
past detachment commander that last served during the year
2008. Certification by the detachment adjutant will be required
in the form of a letter verifying service dates of the past
detachment commander for issuance of the special plate.
(d) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$15 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this additional fee, $10 shall be
deposited into the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund
and $5 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

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renewal period, a $10 fee, in addition to the appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged. Of this additional fee, $5
shall be deposited into the Sons of the American Legion
Scholarship Fund and $5 shall be deposited into the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund.
(e) The Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund is
created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in
the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund shall be paid,
subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
distribution by the Secretary, as grants for scholarships for
higher education. The scholarship recipients must be the
children of current or former members of the Sons of the
American Legion who meet the academic, financial, and other
requirements established by the Sons of the American Legion. In
addition, the recipients must be residents of this State and
must attend a college or university located within this State.