Bill Text: IL HB0236 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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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]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0236-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB0236 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross - Timothy L. Schmitz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
5 ILCS 490/37 new
625 ILCS 5/3-637
Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act to designates 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.
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AN ACT concerning D.A.R.E. Programs.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Commemorative Dates Act is amended by
adding Section 37 as follows:
(5 ILCS 490/37 new)
Sec. 37. D.A.R.E. Day. The second Thursday in April of each
year is designated as D.A.R.E. Day.
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 3-637 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-637)
Sec. 3-637. D.A.R.E. license plate.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
special registration plates designated to be D.A.R.E. (Drug
Abuse Resistance Education) license plates. The special plates
issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational
vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
issued under this Section shall expire according to the

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multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
Code.
(b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany
the application. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion,
allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates
in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
(c) An applicant shall be charged a $45 fee for original
issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
applicable. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the State
D.A.R.E. Fund; $10 shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E.
Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's address,
has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be
deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $10 shall be deposited
into the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the municipality, as
indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program,
otherwise the $10 fee shall be deposited into the County
D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's
address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be
deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; and $15 shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
Fund.
For each registration renewal period, a $29 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $9 shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E.

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Fund; $9 shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if
the county, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a
D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be deposited into
the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $9 shall be deposited into the
Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the municipality, as indicated by
the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the
$9 fee shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the
county, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E.
program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be deposited into the State
D.A.R.E. Fund; and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
(d) The State D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in
the State Treasury. 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, as grants distributed, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly, to the Illinois D.A.R.E.
Officers Association State Police for its D.A.R.E. program.
The County D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in
the State Treasury. All money in the County D.A.R.E. Fund shall
be distributed, subject to appropriation by the General
Assembly, to the Secretary Illinois State Police. The Secretary
Illinois State Police shall make grants of this money to
counties for their D.A.R.E. programs based on the proportion of
money the County D.A.R.E. Fund has received from each county,
as indicated by the applicant's address.
The Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in

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the State Treasury. All money in the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund
shall be distributed, subject to appropriation by the General
Assembly, to the Secretary Illinois State Police. The Secretary
Illinois State Police shall make grants of this money to
municipalities for their D.A.R.E. programs based on the
proportion of money the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund has received
from each municipality, as indicated by the applicant's
address.
(Source: P.A. 89-621, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.