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HB4472 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Secretary of State Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 38 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (15 ILCS 305/38 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 38. Blue Envelope Program. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with a | ||||||
| 9 | nonprofit organization that advocates for autistic individuals | ||||||
| 10 | in this State, shall establish a program to be known as the | ||||||
| 11 | Blue Envelope Program through which the Office of the | ||||||
| 12 | Secretary of State shall design and make publicly available | ||||||
| 13 | blue envelopes that may be used by individuals who have been | ||||||
| 14 | diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder to hold documents | ||||||
| 15 | required for the operation of a motor vehicle, including, but | ||||||
| 16 | not limited to, the individual's driver's license and | ||||||
| 17 | insurance card. | ||||||
| 18 | (b) The envelopes designed and made publicly available | ||||||
| 19 | under subsection (a) shall: | ||||||
| 20 | (1) provide written information on the outside of the | ||||||
| 21 | envelope that identifies the holder of the envelope as an | ||||||
| 22 | individual who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum | ||||||
| 23 | disorder; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) provide written guidance to assist law enforcement | ||||||
| 2 | officers in effectively communicating with an individual | ||||||
| 3 | who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder; and | ||||||
| 4 | (3) include an area on the envelope where the | ||||||
| 5 | individual may provide emergency contact information. | ||||||
| 6 | (c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall make the | ||||||
| 7 | envelopes designed under subsection (a) publicly available at | ||||||
| 8 | Driver Services facilities and the Illinois State Library. | ||||||
| 9 | Upon request, the Secretary shall distribute the developed | ||||||
| 10 | envelopes to State and local law enforcement agencies, fire | ||||||
| 11 | departments, and libraries. | ||||||
| 12 | (d) An individual diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder | ||||||
| 13 | may voluntarily participate in the program established under | ||||||
| 14 | this Section. Any information provided on the outside of the | ||||||
| 15 | envelope shall be used solely to support safe and effective | ||||||
| 16 | communication during interactions with first responders and | ||||||
| 17 | law enforcement officers and shall not be entered into any | ||||||
| 18 | federal, State, or local database. This subsection shall not | ||||||
| 19 | be construed to prohibit the issuance of a citation under | ||||||
| 20 | Section 6-308 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
| 21 | (e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement | ||||||
| 22 | and administer this Section. | ||||||