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| 1 |  |     AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 |  |     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,  | 
| 3 |  | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 |  |     Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding  | 
| 5 |  | Section 5.1012 as follows:
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| 6 |  |     (30 ILCS 105/5.1012 new) | 
| 7 |  |     Sec. 5.1012. The Navy Club Fund.
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| 8 |  |     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by  | 
| 9 |  | changing Section 3-699.14 as follows:
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| 10 |  |     (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14) | 
| 11 |  |     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-112,  | 
| 12 |  | 103-163, and 103-349) | 
| 13 |  |     Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates. | 
| 14 |  |     (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the  | 
| 15 |  | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and  | 
| 16 |  | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may  | 
| 17 |  | issue Universal special license plates to residents of  | 
| 18 |  | Illinois on behalf of organizations that have been authorized  | 
| 19 |  | by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special  | 
| 20 |  | license plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by  | 
| 21 |  | the Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized  | 
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| 1 |  | organizations shall be designated by amendment to this  | 
| 2 |  | Section. When applying for a Universal special license plate  | 
| 3 |  | the applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the  | 
| 4 |  | authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a  | 
| 5 |  | decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record  | 
| 6 |  | of that organization and that organization shall remain  | 
| 7 |  | affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered,  | 
| 8 |  | revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization  | 
| 9 |  | may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and  | 
| 10 |  | distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the  | 
| 11 |  | authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct  | 
| 12 |  | from any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal,  | 
| 13 |  | sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal  | 
| 14 |  | special license plate other than a decal authorized by the  | 
| 15 |  | General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal  | 
| 16 |  | sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be  | 
| 17 |  | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,  | 
| 18 |  | including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the  | 
| 19 |  | second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates  | 
| 20 |  | issued under this Section shall expire according to the  | 
| 21 |  | multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | 
| 22 |  |     (b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special  | 
| 23 |  | license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the  | 
| 24 |  | Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required  | 
| 25 |  | to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  | 
| 26 |  | (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for  | 
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| 1 |  | the application of a decal to the plate. Organizations  | 
| 2 |  | authorized by the General Assembly to issue decals for  | 
| 3 |  | Universal special license plates shall comply with rules  | 
| 4 |  | adopted by the Secretary governing the requirements for and  | 
| 5 |  | approval of Universal special license plate decals. The  | 
| 6 |  | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow Universal  | 
| 7 |  | special license plates to be issued as vanity or personalized  | 
| 8 |  | plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The  | 
| 9 |  | Secretary of State must make a version of the special  | 
| 10 |  | registration plates authorized under this Section in a form  | 
| 11 |  | appropriate for motorcycles and autocycles. | 
| 12 |  |     (c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate,  | 
| 13 |  | the General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee  | 
| 14 |  | is to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged,  | 
| 15 |  | the amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed.  | 
| 16 |  | When necessary, the authorizing language shall create a  | 
| 17 |  | special fund in the State treasury into which fees may be  | 
| 18 |  | deposited for an authorized Universal special license plate.  | 
| 19 |  | Additional fees may only be charged if the fee is to be paid  | 
| 20 |  | over to a State agency or to a charitable entity that is in  | 
| 21 |  | compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of  | 
| 22 |  | the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.  | 
| 23 |  | Any charitable entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal  | 
| 24 |  | special license plates shall annually provide the Secretary of  | 
| 25 |  | State a letter of compliance issued by the Attorney General  | 
| 26 |  | verifying that the entity is in compliance with the Charitable  | 
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| 1 |  | Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. | 
| 2 |  |     (d) Upon original issuance and for each registration  | 
| 3 |  | renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration  | 
| 4 |  | fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional  | 
| 5 |  | fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license  | 
| 6 |  | plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the  | 
| 7 |  | organization designated by the applicant when applying for the  | 
| 8 |  | plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State  | 
| 9 |  | agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into  | 
| 10 |  | the special fund designated in the law authorizing the  | 
| 11 |  | organization to issue decals for Universal special license  | 
| 12 |  | plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed  | 
| 13 |  | by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General  | 
| 14 |  | Assembly. | 
| 15 |  |     (e) The following organizations may issue decals for  | 
| 16 |  | Universal special license plates with the original and renewal  | 
| 17 |  | fees and fee distribution as follows:  | 
| 18 |  |         (1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  | 
| 19 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 20 |  | Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary  | 
| 21 |  | of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 22 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch  | 
| 23 |  | Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special  | 
| 24 |  | License Plate Fund.  | 
| 25 |  |         (2) Illinois Veterans' Homes. | 
| 26 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be  | 
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| 1 |  | deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | 
| 2 |  |             (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into  | 
| 3 |  | the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | 
| 4 |  |         (3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
| 5 |  | volunteerism decals. | 
| 6 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be  | 
| 7 |  | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License  | 
| 8 |  | Plate Fund. | 
| 9 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into  | 
| 10 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 11 |  |         (4) The Illinois Department of Public Health. | 
| 12 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 13 |  | Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 14 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 15 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer  | 
| 16 |  | Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 17 |  | Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 18 |  |         (5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois. | 
| 19 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 20 |  | Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 21 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 22 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's  | 
| 23 |  | Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
| 24 |  | State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 25 |  |         (6) K9s for Veterans, NFP. | 
| 26 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
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| 1 |  | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15  | 
| 2 |  | to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 3 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Post-Traumatic  | 
| 4 |  | Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | 
| 5 |  | of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 6 |  |         (7) The International Association of Machinists and  | 
| 7 |  | Aerospace Workers.  | 
| 8 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the Guide  | 
| 9 |  | Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 10 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 11 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide Dogs  | 
| 12 |  | of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 13 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 14 |  |         (8) Local Lodge 701 of the International Association  | 
| 15 |  | of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.  | 
| 16 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the Guide  | 
| 17 |  | Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics Training  | 
| 18 |  | Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special  | 
| 19 |  | License Plate Fund. | 
| 20 |  |             (B) Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of  | 
| 21 |  | America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, and  | 
| 22 |  | $2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate  | 
| 23 |  | Fund. | 
| 24 |  |         (9) Illinois Department of Human Services. | 
| 25 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 26 |  | Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation  | 
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| 1 |  | Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License  | 
| 2 |  | Plate Fund. | 
| 3 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Theresa Tracy  | 
| 4 |  | Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and $2 to  | 
| 5 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 6 |  |         (10) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
| 7 |  | developmental disabilities awareness decals. | 
| 8 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 9 |  | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund and $15 to  | 
| 10 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 11 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Developmental  | 
| 12 |  | Disabilities Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
| 13 |  | State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 14 |  |         (11) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
| 15 |  | pediatric cancer awareness decals. | 
| 16 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 17 |  | Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 18 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 19 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Pediatric Cancer  | 
| 20 |  | Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 21 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 22 |  |         (12) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Fold of  | 
| 23 |  | Honor decals.  | 
| 24 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Folds  | 
| 25 |  | of Honor Foundation Fund and $15 to the Secretary of  | 
| 26 |  | State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
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| 1 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Folds of Honor  | 
| 2 |  | Foundation Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 3 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 4 |  |         (13) The Illinois chapters of the Experimental  | 
| 5 |  | Aircraft Association for aviation enthusiast decals. | 
| 6 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 7 |  | Experimental Aircraft Association Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 8 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 9 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Experimental  | 
| 10 |  | Aircraft Association Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
| 11 |  | State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 12 |  |         (14) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
| 13 |  | Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities decals.  | 
| 14 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Child  | 
| 15 |  | Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 16 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 17 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Child Abuse  | 
| 18 |  | Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | 
| 19 |  | of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 20 |  |         (15) The Illinois Department of Public Health for  | 
| 21 |  | health care worker decals. | 
| 22 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 23 |  | Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund, and $15 to  | 
| 24 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 25 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Illinois Health  | 
| 26 |  | Care Workers Benefit Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
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| 1 |  | State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 2 |  |         (16) The Department of Agriculture for Future Farmers  | 
| 3 |  | of America decals. | 
| 4 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Future  | 
| 5 |  | Farmers of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of  | 
| 6 |  | State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 7 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Future Farmers  | 
| 8 |  | of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 9 |  | Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 10 |  |     (f) The following funds are created as special funds in  | 
| 11 |  | the State treasury:  | 
| 12 |  |         (1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All money in  | 
| 13 |  | the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 14 |  | to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to fund  | 
| 15 |  | roadside monarch and other pollinator habitat development,  | 
| 16 |  | enhancement, and restoration projects in this State.  | 
| 17 |  |         (2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in  | 
| 18 |  | the Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 19 |  | to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago.  | 
| 20 |  |         (3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All money  | 
| 21 |  | in the Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund shall be paid  | 
| 22 |  | as grants to the Horsemen's Council of Illinois.  | 
| 23 |  |         (4) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund.  | 
| 24 |  | All money in the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness  | 
| 25 |  | Fund shall be paid as grants to K9s for Veterans, NFP for  | 
| 26 |  | support, education, and awareness of veterans with  | 
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| 1 |  | post-traumatic stress disorder. | 
| 2 |  |         (5) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All money in the  | 
| 3 |  | Guide Dogs of America Fund shall be paid as grants to the  | 
| 4 |  | International Guiding Eyes, Inc., doing business as Guide  | 
| 5 |  | Dogs of America. | 
| 6 |  |         (6) The Mechanics Training Fund. All money in the  | 
| 7 |  | Mechanics Training Fund shall be paid as grants to the  | 
| 8 |  | Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund. | 
| 9 |  |         (7) The Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare  | 
| 10 |  | Foundation Fund. All money in the Theresa Tracy Trot -  | 
| 11 |  | Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund shall be paid to the  | 
| 12 |  | Illinois CancerCare Foundation for the purpose of  | 
| 13 |  | furthering pancreatic cancer research. | 
| 14 |  |         (8) The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund. All  | 
| 15 |  | money in the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund  | 
| 16 |  | shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Department of  | 
| 17 |  | Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with  | 
| 18 |  | guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become  | 
| 19 |  | guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities  | 
| 20 |  | but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with  | 
| 21 |  | becoming a guardian. | 
| 22 |  |         (9) The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in  | 
| 23 |  | the Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as  | 
| 24 |  | grants to the Cancer Center at Illinois for pediatric  | 
| 25 |  | cancer treatment and research. | 
| 26 |  |         (10) The Folds of Honor Foundation Fund. All money in  | 
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| 1 |  | the Folds of Honor Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 2 |  | to the Folds of Honor Foundation to aid in providing  | 
| 3 |  | educational scholarships to military families.  | 
| 4 |  |         (11) The Experimental Aircraft Association Fund. All  | 
| 5 |  | money in the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund shall  | 
| 6 |  | be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly  | 
| 7 |  | and distribution by the Secretary, as grants to promote  | 
| 8 |  | recreational aviation.  | 
| 9 |  |         (12) The Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund.  | 
| 10 |  | All money in the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities  | 
| 11 |  | Fund shall be paid as grants to benefit the Child Abuse  | 
| 12 |  | Council of the Quad Cities.  | 
| 13 |  |         (13) The Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund.  | 
| 14 |  | All money in the Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund  | 
| 15 |  | shall be paid as grants to the Trinity Health Foundation  | 
| 16 |  | for the benefit of health care workers, doctors, nurses,  | 
| 17 |  | and others who work in the health care industry in this  | 
| 18 |  | State.  | 
| 19 |  |         (14) The Future Farmers of America Fund. All money in  | 
| 20 |  | the Future Farmers of America Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 21 |  | to the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America.  | 
| 22 |  | (Source: P.A. 101-248, eff. 1-1-20; 101-256, eff. 1-1-20;  | 
| 23 |  | 101-276, eff. 8-9-19; 101-282, eff. 1-1-20; 101-372, eff.  | 
| 24 |  | 1-1-20; 102-383, eff. 1-1-22; 102-422, eff. 8-20-21; 102-423,  | 
| 25 |  | eff. 8-20-21; 102-515, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;  | 
| 26 |  | 102-809, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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| 1 |  |     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-112, 103-163,  | 
| 2 |  | and 103-349) | 
| 3 |  |     Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates. | 
| 4 |  |     (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the  | 
| 5 |  | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and  | 
| 6 |  | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may  | 
| 7 |  | issue Universal special license plates to residents of  | 
| 8 |  | Illinois on behalf of organizations that have been authorized  | 
| 9 |  | by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special  | 
| 10 |  | license plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by  | 
| 11 |  | the Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized  | 
| 12 |  | organizations shall be designated by amendment to this  | 
| 13 |  | Section. When applying for a Universal special license plate  | 
| 14 |  | the applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the  | 
| 15 |  | authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a  | 
| 16 |  | decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record  | 
| 17 |  | of that organization and that organization shall remain  | 
| 18 |  | affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered,  | 
| 19 |  | revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization  | 
| 20 |  | may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and  | 
| 21 |  | distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the  | 
| 22 |  | authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct  | 
| 23 |  | from any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal,  | 
| 24 |  | sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal  | 
| 25 |  | special license plate other than a decal authorized by the  | 
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| 1 |  | General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal  | 
| 2 |  | sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be  | 
| 3 |  | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,  | 
| 4 |  | including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the  | 
| 5 |  | second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates  | 
| 6 |  | issued under this Section shall expire according to the  | 
| 7 |  | multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | 
| 8 |  |     (b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special  | 
| 9 |  | license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the  | 
| 10 |  | Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required  | 
| 11 |  | to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  | 
| 12 |  | (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for  | 
| 13 |  | the application of a decal to the plate. Organizations  | 
| 14 |  | authorized by the General Assembly to issue decals for  | 
| 15 |  | Universal special license plates shall comply with rules  | 
| 16 |  | adopted by the Secretary governing the requirements for and  | 
| 17 |  | approval of Universal special license plate decals. The  | 
| 18 |  | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow Universal  | 
| 19 |  | special license plates to be issued as vanity or personalized  | 
| 20 |  | plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The  | 
| 21 |  | Secretary of State must make a version of the special  | 
| 22 |  | registration plates authorized under this Section in a form  | 
| 23 |  | appropriate for motorcycles and autocycles. | 
| 24 |  |     (c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate,  | 
| 25 |  | the General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee  | 
| 26 |  | is to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged,  | 
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| 1 |  | the amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed.  | 
| 2 |  | When necessary, the authorizing language shall create a  | 
| 3 |  | special fund in the State treasury into which fees may be  | 
| 4 |  | deposited for an authorized Universal special license plate.  | 
| 5 |  | Additional fees may only be charged if the fee is to be paid  | 
| 6 |  | over to a State agency or to a charitable entity that is in  | 
| 7 |  | compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of  | 
| 8 |  | the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.  | 
| 9 |  | Any charitable entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal  | 
| 10 |  | special license plates shall annually provide the Secretary of  | 
| 11 |  | State a letter of compliance issued by the Attorney General  | 
| 12 |  | verifying that the entity is in compliance with the Charitable  | 
| 13 |  | Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. | 
| 14 |  |     (d) Upon original issuance and for each registration  | 
| 15 |  | renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration  | 
| 16 |  | fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional  | 
| 17 |  | fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license  | 
| 18 |  | plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the  | 
| 19 |  | organization designated by the applicant when applying for the  | 
| 20 |  | plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State  | 
| 21 |  | agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into  | 
| 22 |  | the special fund designated in the law authorizing the  | 
| 23 |  | organization to issue decals for Universal special license  | 
| 24 |  | plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed  | 
| 25 |  | by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General  | 
| 26 |  | Assembly. | 
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| 1 |  |     (e) The following organizations may issue decals for  | 
| 2 |  | Universal special license plates with the original and renewal  | 
| 3 |  | fees and fee distribution as follows:  | 
| 4 |  |         (1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  | 
| 5 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 6 |  | Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary  | 
| 7 |  | of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 8 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch  | 
| 9 |  | Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special  | 
| 10 |  | License Plate Fund.  | 
| 11 |  |         (2) Illinois Veterans' Homes. | 
| 12 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be  | 
| 13 |  | deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | 
| 14 |  |             (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into  | 
| 15 |  | the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund. | 
| 16 |  |         (3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
| 17 |  | volunteerism decals. | 
| 18 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be  | 
| 19 |  | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License  | 
| 20 |  | Plate Fund. | 
| 21 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into  | 
| 22 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 23 |  |         (4) The Illinois Department of Public Health. | 
| 24 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 25 |  | Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 26 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
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| 1 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer  | 
| 2 |  | Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 3 |  | Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 4 |  |         (5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois. | 
| 5 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 6 |  | Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 7 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 8 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's  | 
| 9 |  | Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
| 10 |  | State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 11 |  |         (6) K9s for Veterans, NFP. | 
| 12 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 13 |  | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15  | 
| 14 |  | to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 15 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Post-Traumatic  | 
| 16 |  | Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | 
| 17 |  | of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 18 |  |         (7) The International Association of Machinists and  | 
| 19 |  | Aerospace Workers.  | 
| 20 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the Guide  | 
| 21 |  | Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 22 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 23 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide Dogs  | 
| 24 |  | of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 25 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 26 |  |         (8) Local Lodge 701 of the International Association  | 
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| 1 |  | of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.  | 
| 2 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the Guide  | 
| 3 |  | Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics Training  | 
| 4 |  | Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special  | 
| 5 |  | License Plate Fund. | 
| 6 |  |             (B) Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of  | 
| 7 |  | America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, and  | 
| 8 |  | $2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate  | 
| 9 |  | Fund. | 
| 10 |  |         (9) Illinois Department of Human Services. | 
| 11 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 12 |  | Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation  | 
| 13 |  | Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License  | 
| 14 |  | Plate Fund. | 
| 15 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Theresa Tracy  | 
| 16 |  | Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and $2 to  | 
| 17 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 18 |  |         (10) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
| 19 |  | developmental disabilities awareness decals. | 
| 20 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 21 |  | Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund and $15 to  | 
| 22 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 23 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Developmental  | 
| 24 |  | Disabilities Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
| 25 |  | State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 26 |  |         (11) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
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| 1 |  | pediatric cancer awareness decals. | 
| 2 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 3 |  | Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 4 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 5 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Pediatric Cancer  | 
| 6 |  | Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 7 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 8 |  |         (12) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Fold of  | 
| 9 |  | Honor decals.  | 
| 10 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Folds  | 
| 11 |  | of Honor Foundation Fund and $15 to the Secretary of  | 
| 12 |  | State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 13 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Folds of Honor  | 
| 14 |  | Foundation Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 15 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 16 |  |         (13) The Illinois chapters of the Experimental  | 
| 17 |  | Aircraft Association for aviation enthusiast decals. | 
| 18 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 19 |  | Experimental Aircraft Association Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 20 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 21 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Experimental  | 
| 22 |  | Aircraft Association Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
| 23 |  | State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 24 |  |         (14) The Illinois Department of Human Services for  | 
| 25 |  | Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities decals.  | 
| 26 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Child  | 
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| 1 |  | Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $15 to the  | 
| 2 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 3 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Child Abuse  | 
| 4 |  | Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | 
| 5 |  | of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 6 |  |         (15) The Illinois Department of Public Health for  | 
| 7 |  | health care worker decals. | 
| 8 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the  | 
| 9 |  | Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund, and $15 to  | 
| 10 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 11 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Illinois Health  | 
| 12 |  | Care Workers Benefit Fund and $2 to the Secretary of  | 
| 13 |  | State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 14 |  |         (16) The Department of Agriculture for Future Farmers  | 
| 15 |  | of America decals. | 
| 16 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Future  | 
| 17 |  | Farmers of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of  | 
| 18 |  | State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 19 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Future Farmers  | 
| 20 |  | of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State  | 
| 21 |  | Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 22 |  |         (17) The Illinois Department of Public Health for  | 
| 23 |  | autism awareness decals that are designed with input from  | 
| 24 |  | autism advocacy organizations. | 
| 25 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Autism  | 
| 26 |  | Awareness Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State  | 
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| 1 |  | Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 2 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Autism Awareness  | 
| 3 |  | Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special License  | 
| 4 |  | Plate Fund.  | 
| 5 |  |         (18) (17) The Department of Natural Resources for Lyme  | 
| 6 |  | disease research decals.  | 
| 7 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Tick  | 
| 8 |  | Research, Education, and Evaluation Fund and $15 to  | 
| 9 |  | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 10 |  |             (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Tick Research,  | 
| 11 |  | Education, and Evaluation Fund and $2 to the Secretary  | 
| 12 |  | of State Special License Plate Fund. | 
| 13 |  |         (19) (17) The IBEW Thank a Line Worker decal.  | 
| 14 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $15, which shall be  | 
| 15 |  | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License  | 
| 16 |  | Plate Fund. | 
| 17 |  |             (B) Renewal: $2, which shall be deposited into the  | 
| 18 |  | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.  | 
| 19 |  |         (20) An Illinois chapter of the Navy Club for Navy  | 
| 20 |  | Club decals.  | 
| 21 |  |             (A) Original issuance: $5; which shall be  | 
| 22 |  | deposited into the Navy Club Fund.  | 
| 23 |  |             (B) Renewal: $18; which shall be deposited into  | 
| 24 |  | the Navy Club Fund.  | 
| 25 |  |     (f) The following funds are created as special funds in  | 
| 26 |  | the State treasury:  | 
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| 1 |  |         (1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All money in  | 
| 2 |  | the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 3 |  | to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to fund  | 
| 4 |  | roadside monarch and other pollinator habitat development,  | 
| 5 |  | enhancement, and restoration projects in this State.  | 
| 6 |  |         (2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in  | 
| 7 |  | the Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 8 |  | to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago.  | 
| 9 |  |         (3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All money  | 
| 10 |  | in the Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund shall be paid  | 
| 11 |  | as grants to the Horsemen's Council of Illinois.  | 
| 12 |  |         (4) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund.  | 
| 13 |  | All money in the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness  | 
| 14 |  | Fund shall be paid as grants to K9s for Veterans, NFP for  | 
| 15 |  | support, education, and awareness of veterans with  | 
| 16 |  | post-traumatic stress disorder. | 
| 17 |  |         (5) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All money in the  | 
| 18 |  | Guide Dogs of America Fund shall be paid as grants to the  | 
| 19 |  | International Guiding Eyes, Inc., doing business as Guide  | 
| 20 |  | Dogs of America. | 
| 21 |  |         (6) The Mechanics Training Fund. All money in the  | 
| 22 |  | Mechanics Training Fund shall be paid as grants to the  | 
| 23 |  | Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund. | 
| 24 |  |         (7) The Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare  | 
| 25 |  | Foundation Fund. All money in the Theresa Tracy Trot -  | 
| 26 |  | Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund shall be paid to the  | 
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| 1 |  | Illinois CancerCare Foundation for the purpose of  | 
| 2 |  | furthering pancreatic cancer research. | 
| 3 |  |         (8) The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund. All  | 
| 4 |  | money in the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund  | 
| 5 |  | shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Department of  | 
| 6 |  | Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with  | 
| 7 |  | guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become  | 
| 8 |  | guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities  | 
| 9 |  | but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with  | 
| 10 |  | becoming a guardian. | 
| 11 |  |         (9) The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in  | 
| 12 |  | the Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as  | 
| 13 |  | grants to the Cancer Center at Illinois for pediatric  | 
| 14 |  | cancer treatment and research. | 
| 15 |  |         (10) The Folds of Honor Foundation Fund. All money in  | 
| 16 |  | the Folds of Honor Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 17 |  | to the Folds of Honor Foundation to aid in providing  | 
| 18 |  | educational scholarships to military families.  | 
| 19 |  |         (11) The Experimental Aircraft Association Fund. All  | 
| 20 |  | money in the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund shall  | 
| 21 |  | be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly  | 
| 22 |  | and distribution by the Secretary, as grants to promote  | 
| 23 |  | recreational aviation.  | 
| 24 |  |         (12) The Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund.  | 
| 25 |  | All money in the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities  | 
| 26 |  | Fund shall be paid as grants to benefit the Child Abuse  | 
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| 1 |  | Council of the Quad Cities.  | 
| 2 |  |         (13) The Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund.  | 
| 3 |  | All money in the Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund  | 
| 4 |  | shall be paid as grants to the Trinity Health Foundation  | 
| 5 |  | for the benefit of health care workers, doctors, nurses,  | 
| 6 |  | and others who work in the health care industry in this  | 
| 7 |  | State.  | 
| 8 |  |         (14) The Future Farmers of America Fund. All money in  | 
| 9 |  | the Future Farmers of America Fund shall be paid as grants  | 
| 10 |  | to the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America.  | 
| 11 |  |         (15) The Tick Research, Education, and Evaluation  | 
| 12 |  | Fund. All money in the Tick Research, Education, and  | 
| 13 |  | Evaluation Fund shall be paid as grants to the Illinois  | 
| 14 |  | Lyme Association. | 
| 15 |  |         (16) The Navy Club Fund. All money in the Navy Club  | 
| 16 |  | Fund shall be paid as grants to any local chapter of the  | 
| 17 |  | Navy Club that is located in this State.  | 
| 18 |  | (Source: P.A. 102-383, eff. 1-1-22; 102-422, eff. 8-20-21;  | 
| 19 |  | 102-423, eff. 8-20-21; 102-515, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff.  | 
| 20 |  | 8-20-21; 102-809, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-112,  | 
| 21 |  | eff. 1-1-24; 103-163, eff. 1-1-24; 103-349, eff. 1-1-24;  | 
| 22 |  | revised 8-31-23.)
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| 23 |  |     Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes  | 
| 24 |  | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text  | 
| 25 |  | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section  |