Bill Title: Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act to designate the second Thursday in April of each year as D.A.R.E. Day. Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning D.A.R.E. special registration plates. Provides that all money in the State D.A.R.E. Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, as grants to the Illinois D.A.R.E. Officers Association for its D.A.R.E. program (rather than being distributed to the Illinois State Police for its D.A.R.E. program). Provides that distributions from the County D.A.R.E. Fund to counties for their D.A.R.E. programs and from the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund to municipalities for their D.A.R.E. programs shall be made by the Secretary of State (rather than being made by the Illinois State Police). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-29 - Effective Date July 28, 2011 [HB0236 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Tom Cross [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-097	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Schmitz [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-065	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Bellock [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kay Hatcher [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Linda Holmes [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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