Bill Text: IL HB2795 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Suicide Prevention Signage Act. Provides that a building, bridge, ferry, or park constructed or replaced after July 1, 2025 as a public works project must have in appropriate locations signs displaying the 9-8-8 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to administer a suicide prevention community-based services grant program to provide suicide prevention, peer support, and other assistance to at-risk and transitioning veterans and military members and their families. Requires the Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, to establish a process to receive, review, process, and award grants to organizations that address veterans, military members, and their families who may be at risk of suicide and other mental health crises. Creates the Veterans and Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund and sets forth the purpose of the Fund. Contains provisions on the creation of a database of information on State, federal, and community resources that address the mental health, well-being, and suicide prevention of veterans, military members, and their families; internet-accessible suicide education training and information for veterans, military members, and their families; a Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force; a State Global War on Terror Memorial; and other matters. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to inquire about the military service of all public aid applicants at the point of application. Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that an expansion of safe storage of firearms and reduced access to lethal means in the community is encouraged to better prevent suicide by veterans, military members, and their families. Provides that a licensed firearms dealer who allows a person to temporarily store a firearm on the dealer's premises in a storage locker, box, or container does not thereby create a special relationship, for civil liability purposes. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Prevent Veteran Suicide universal special license plates. Effective July 1, 2023, with some parts taking effect on October 1, 2023 and some parts taking effect July 1, 2025.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2795 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2795-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2795 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Suicide Prevention Signage Act. Provides that a building, bridge, ferry, or park constructed or replaced after July 1, 2025 as a public works project must have in appropriate locations signs displaying the 9-8-8 national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. Amends the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act. Requires the Department of Veterans' Affairs to administer a suicide prevention community-based services grant program to provide suicide prevention, peer support, and other assistance to at-risk and transitioning veterans and military members and their families. Requires the Department, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, to establish a process to receive, review, process, and award grants to organizations that address veterans, military members, and their families who may be at risk of suicide and other mental health crises. Creates the Veterans and Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund and sets forth the purpose of the Fund. Contains provisions on the creation of a database of information on State, federal, and community resources that address the mental health, well-being, and suicide prevention of veterans, military members, and their families; internet-accessible suicide education training and information for veterans, military members, and their families; a Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force; a State Global War on Terror Memorial; and other matters. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to inquire about the military service of all public aid applicants at the point of application. Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that an expansion of safe storage of firearms and reduced access to lethal means in the community is encouraged to better prevent suicide by veterans, military members, and their families. Provides that a licensed firearms dealer who allows a person to temporarily store a firearm on the dealer's premises in a storage locker, box, or container does not thereby create a special relationship, for civil liability purposes. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue Prevent Veteran Suicide universal special license plates. Effective July 1, 2023, with some parts taking effect on October 1, 2023 and some parts taking effect July 1, 2025.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning veterans.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Suicide Prevention Signage Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Public body" means a State officer or agency or a unit of
local government.
"Public works" means any fixed work construction or
improvement undertaken by a public body if that fixed work
construction or improvement is funded or financed in whole or
in part with State funds or funds administered by the State.
Section 10. Suicide prevention signage. For any building,
bridge, ferry, or park constructed or replaced after July 1,
2025, as a public works project, there must be installed in
appropriate locations signs displaying the 9-8-8 national
suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
Section 15. Facilities recommended to have suicide
prevention signage.
(a) The public body in control of a public works project
must decide where signs would be physically feasible and

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appropriate. The following facilities are recommended to have
such signs:
(1) Bridges where suicides by jumping have occurred or
are likely to occur.
(2) Locations that provide services to people that
have high incidence of suicide or mental health conditions
that would benefit from knowing about the hotline.
(b) The signs must be designed to communicate that dialing
9-8-8 on a telephone will connect callers to behavioral health
and suicide prevention services as provided in accordance with
State and federal laws governing the 9-8-8 number.
(c) If a sign is located along a State highway or the
interstate system, the Department of Transportation must
approve the location prior to erecting the sign, but no permit
is necessary.
Section 20. Conflict of laws. Signs created under this Act
may not conflict with provisions of the federal Manual of
Uniform Traffic Control Devices or existing State laws related
to placement and design of signs.
Section 25. No private right of action. Nothing contained
in this Act shall be construed as conferring a right of action
in cases where no right of action exists independent of this
Act. This Act is not intended to create a private right of
action by any party or be used to impose liability on the

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public body if a sign has or has not been posted on the
premises of the public facility or in any particular location
recommended in this Act.
Section 30. Maintenance of signs. A public body may
accept gifts or donations to pay for the creation,
installation, or maintenance of signs under this Act.
Section 35. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
is amended by adding Section 2105-370 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 new)
Sec. 2105-370. Educational materials on veterans and
military members suicide prevention.
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall consult
with the Department of Veterans Affairs' to create educational
materials informing health care providers regulated by the
Department's Division of Professional Regulation about the
availability of the nationwide 9-8-8 phone number for
individuals in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and
mental health crisis counselors. The educational materials
must include information about the nationwide veterans crisis
line for veterans and service members, and, beginning July 1,
2024, information about the resources developed under
subsection (e) of Section 2i of the Department of Veterans'
Affairs Act.

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(b) The Department shall:
(1) determine the health professions to which this
Section shall apply; and
(2) collaborate with the corresponding disciplinary
authority or board to ensure that the educational
materials are distributed electronically to appropriate
licensed health care providers when a provider renews his
or her license.
(c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all health care providers are
strongly encouraged to inquire with new patients entering care
whether the patient is a veteran, member of the military, or a
family member of a veteran or member of the military. If the
patient responds in the affirmative, the provider is
encouraged to share the educational materials created under
this Section with the patient.
Section 40. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is
amended by adding Sections 2i, 2j, and 40 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2805/2i new)
Sec. 2i. Suicide prevention community-based services grant
program.
(a) Legislative intent and findings.
(1) Suicide is a public health issue that affects many
Illinois families and communities daily.
(2) Service members, veterans, and their families are

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at a higher risk of being affected by suicide as
experiences prior to enlistment, during service, and
transition from service can contribute to suicidal
thoughts and behaviors.
(3) Family members of veterans who die by suicide are
at higher risk for future suicide due to the exposure of
experiencing suicide loss. Research shows for every
suicide that occurs, 135 people suffer from the effects
either directly or indirectly, meaning veteran suicides
impact a community of 2,600,000 people.
(4) There is no one path to suicide, but life
experiences, moral injury, trauma, culture, and health can
play a major role in suicidal behavior. Military and
veteran culture in particular includes stigma around
mental wellness and help-seeking behavior, emphasizes
reliability on group cohesion, and facilitates access,
comfortability, and familiarity with lethal means such as
firearms. Additionally, a significant number of veterans
do not seek care within the veterans administration
system.
(7) The General Assembly intends to address the
tragedy of suicide among veterans, military members, and
their families through support of professionals and
community and peer organizations serving veterans,
cultural changes that support help-seeking behaviors, and
investments in education, training, prevention, and care.

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(b) As used in this Section:
"Fund" means the Veterans and Military Members Suicide
Prevention Fund.
"Military members" means Illinois residents who are
actively serving members of the Illinois National Guard or
United States Reserve Forces, or active duty military
personnel.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Services on active duty, a
member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the
United States Reserve Forces, and who has received an
honorable discharge.
(c) Suicide prevention community-based services grant
program.
(1) The Department shall establish and administer a
suicide prevention community-based services grant program
for the purpose of providing suicide prevention, peer
support, and other assistance to at-risk and transitioning
veterans and military members and their families in their
communities.
(2) Subject to appropriation and any amounts disbursed
from the Veterans and Military Members Suicide Prevention
Fund created in subsection (d), the Department, in
consultation with the Department of Public Health's
suicide prevention coordinator project manager, must
establish a process to receive, review, process, and award

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grants to organizations, including nonprofit and peer
support community programs, that address veterans,
military members, and their families who may be at risk of
suicide and other mental health crises. Priority must be
given to organizations using peer support models that use
evidence-based, research-based, or promising practices.
(3) The Department shall report to the General
Assembly annually beginning July 1, 2024, on grant
recipients, the number of veterans and military members
served, and the types of services offered by grant
recipients.
(4) The Department of Public Health and its suicide
prevention coordinator project manager shall evaluate the
effectiveness of each grant program recipient providing
suicide prevention and peer support services to veterans,
military members, and their families who may be at risk of
suicide and other mental health crises.
(d) Veterans and Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund.
(1) The Veterans and Military Members Suicide
Prevention Fund is created as a special find in the State
treasury. The Fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by
the General Assembly, revenues received from the Prevent
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receipts from gifts, grants, bequests, devises, or other
donations from public and private sources to support
veterans and military members suicide prevention measures.

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Expenditures from the Fund may be used only for the
purposes provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
Only the Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's
designee may authorize expenditures from the Fund.
(2)(A) The Department may request and accept
nondedicated contributions, grants, or gifts in cash or
otherwise, and voluntary donations for deposit into the
Fund, including funds generated by voluntary donations
under subparagraph (B).
(B) The Department may accept, for deposit into the
account, voluntary donations from persons who are:
(i) applying for a concealed pistol license or
renewal of a concealed pistol license; or
(ii) undergoing a background check under Section
3.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act in
connection with the purchase of a firearm from a
firearms dealer.
The Department shall coordinate with local law
enforcement agencies, the Illinois State Police, and
firearms dealers licensed under the Firearm Dealer License
Certification Act to develop a form and process for
publicizing and collecting voluntary donations under this
subparagraph. The Department and the Illinois State Police
shall post educational information regarding the voluntary
donation provisions of this subsection on their websites.
(3) All moneys deposited into the Fund must be used

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for activities that are dedicated to the benefit of
veteran and military member suicide education and
prevention including, but not limited to, providing
programs, peer support, and services that assist veterans
and military members in addressing mental health and
wellness impacts of military service, trauma, moral
injury, and transition to civilian life. Moneys may also
be used for the suicide prevention community-based
services grant program established in subsection (c).
Moneys from the Fund may not be used to supplant existing
moneys received by the Department nor shall grant
recipients use the moneys to supplant existing funding.
(e) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated
for this specific purpose, the Department shall:
(1) Create and maintain a database of information on
nonprofit, for-profit, city, county, State, and federal
organizations, providers, and resources that address the
mental health, well-being, and suicide prevention of
veterans, military members, and their families. The
Department shall establish criteria for inclusion in the
database by July 1, 2023. The Department must make the
database accessible on its website to veterans, military
members, and their families by July 1, 2024.
(2) Provide suicide prevention education training and
information for veterans, military members, and their
families that is accessible through the internet.

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(3) By December 1, 2024, create, in consultation with
the Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force established under
Section 2j of this Act, a web-based application to be
shared by State agencies and primary care providers with
veterans, military members, and their families to provide
applicable information and resources, including, but not
limited to, benefits, mental health resources, and lethal
means safety information.
(20 ILCS 2805/2j new)
Sec. 2j. Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force.
(a) Subject to appropriation, a Suicide-Safer Homes Task
Force is established to raise public awareness and increase
suicide prevention education among new partners who are in key
positions to help reduce suicide. The Task Force shall be
administered and staffed by the Department. To the extent
possible, the Task Force membership shall include
representatives from geographically diverse and priority
populations.
(b) The Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force shall be co-chaired
by the Director of Veterans' Affairs, or the Director's
designee, and the Department of Public Health's suicide
prevention coordinator project manager, or the suicide
prevention coordinator project manager's designee, and shall
also consist of the following members:
(1) Two representatives of suicide prevention

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organizations, selected by the co-chairs of the Task
Force.
(2) Two representatives of the firearms industry,
selected by the co-chairs of the Task Force.
(3) Two individuals who are suicide attempt survivors
or who have experienced suicide loss, selected by the
co-chairs of the Task Force.
(4) Two representatives of law enforcement agencies,
selected by the co-chairs of the Task Force.
(5) One representative from the Department of Public
Health.
(6) One representative from the Department of Natural
Resources.
(7) One individual representing veterans.
(8) Two veterans.
(9) One representative of the National Rifle
Association.
(10) One representative of the Second Amendment
Foundation.
(11) One representative of a nonprofit organization
working on gun safety issues.
(12) One representative of a national firearms trade
association.
(13) One representative of a State pharmacy
association.
(14) No more than 5 other interested parties, selected

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by the co-chairs of the Task Force.
(c) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall convene the
initial meeting of the Task Force.
(d) The Task Force shall:
(1) develop and prepare to disseminate online
trainings on suicide awareness and prevention for firearms
dealers and their employees and firearm range owners and
their employees;
(2) partner with medical providers, firearms dealers,
firearms ranges, and pharmacies to develop and distribute
suicide awareness and prevention messages for posters and
brochures;
(3) in consultation with the Department of Natural
Resources, develop strategies for creating and
disseminating suicide awareness and prevention information
for hunting safety classes, including messages to parents
that can be shared during online registration, in either
follow-up email communications, or in writing, or both;
(4) create a website that will be a clearinghouse for
the newly created suicide awareness and prevention
materials developed by the Task Force;
(5) continue to support medical providers with suicide
prevention and awareness work through the dissemination of
collateral education programs;
(6) allocate funding towards the purchase of firearm
lock boxes for dissemination to veterans and military

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members and their families as prescribed by the Department
of Veterans' Affairs by rule;
(7) develop and direct advocacy efforts with firearms
dealers to pair suicide awareness and prevention training
with distribution of safe storage devices;
(8) partner with a statewide pharmacy association to
market and promote medication disposal kits and safe
storage devices;
(9) train health care providers on suicide awareness
and prevention, paired with distribution of medication
disposal kits and safe storage devices; and
(10) train local law enforcement officers on suicide
awareness and prevention, paired with distribution of
medication disposal kits and safe storage devices.
(e) The Department of Public Health and its suicide
prevention coordinator project manager shall provide subject
matter expertise, technical and programmatic support, and
consultation and evaluation to the Task Force.
(f) Beginning December 1, 2023, the Task Force shall
annually report to the General Assembly on the status of its
work.
(g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2025.
(20 ILCS 2805/40 new)
Sec. 40. State Global War on Terror Memorial.
(a) Any memorial established on any land held by the

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Department of Veterans' Affairs to commemorate the global war
on terror must recognize service members who died in Operation
Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New
Dawn, which are classified under the umbrella term global war
on terror. Any such memorial must include a component designed
to reflect on the great number of active duty service members
and veterans who have died by suicide after serving in these
wars. The design of such a memorial must serve to honor those
who are lost and provide a sacred space for healing and
reflection for veterans and military families.
(b) The State Global War on Terror Memorial Fund is
created as a special fund in the State treasury. The purpose of
the Fund is to support the establishment and maintenance of
the Global War on Terror Memorial. The Director of Veterans'
Affairs may solicit and accept moneys from gifts, grants, or
endowments for this purpose. All receipts from federal funds,
gifts, or grants from the private sector, foundations, or
other sources must be deposited into the Fund. Expenditures
from the Fund may be used only for the design, siting,
permitting, construction, maintenance, dedication, or creation
of educational materials related to placement of this memorial
on land held by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Only the
Director, or the Director's designee, may authorize
expenditures from the Fund.
The Director may adopt rules governing the receipt and use of
moneys in the Fund.

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Section 45. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.990 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
Sec. 5.990. The Veterans and Military Members Suicide
Prevention Fund.
Section 50. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.991 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.991 new)
Sec. 5.991. The State Global War on Terror Memorial Fund.
Section 55. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
adding Section 1-13 as follows:
(305 ILCS 5/1-13 new)
Sec. 1-13. Military status. During the application process
for public assistance benefits, the Department shall inquire
of each applicant whether the applicant has ever served in the
United States military services or is a family or household
member of someone who has ever served in the United States
military services. If the applicant answers in the
affirmative, the Department shall provide the applicant with
information on how to contact the Department of Veterans'

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Affairs to inquire as to whether the applicant may be eligible
for any benefits, services, or programs offered to veterans,
military members, or their families.
Section 60. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act
is amended by adding Section 5-57 as follows:
(430 ILCS 68/5-57 new)
Sec. 5-57. Storage services.
(a) In order to better prevent suicide by veterans,
military members, and their families, an expansion of safe
storage of firearms and reduced access to lethal means in the
community is encouraged.
(b) A certified licensee who provides a service of
allowing a person to temporarily store a firearm on the
certified licensee's premises in a storage locker, box, or
container that is locked and not accessible to the certified
licensee does not thereby create a special relationship, for
civil liability purposes, between the certified licensee and
the person who temporarily stores the firearm on the certified
licensee's premises.
Section 65. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 3-699.14 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.14)

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Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue Universal special license plates to residents of
Illinois on behalf of organizations that have been authorized
by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special
license plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by
the Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized
organizations shall be designated by amendment to this
Section. When applying for a Universal special license plate
the applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the
authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a
decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record
of that organization and that organization shall remain
affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered,
revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization
may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and
distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the
authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct
from any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal,
sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal
special license plate other than a decal authorized by the
General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal
sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,

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including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
issued under this Section shall expire according to the
multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
(b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special
license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the
Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required
to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection
(b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for
the application of a decal to the plate. Organizations
authorized by the General Assembly to issue decals for
Universal special license plates shall comply with rules
adopted by the Secretary governing the requirements for and
approval of Universal special license plate decals. The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow Universal
special license plates to be issued as vanity or personalized
plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The
Secretary of State must make a version of the special
registration plates authorized under this Section in a form
appropriate for motorcycles and autocycles.
(c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate,
the General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee
is to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged,
the amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed.
When necessary, the authorizing language shall create a
special fund in the State treasury into which fees may be

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deposited for an authorized Universal special license plate.
Additional fees may only be charged if the fee is to be paid
over to a State agency or to a charitable entity that is in
compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of
the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.
Any charitable entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal
special license plates shall annually provide the Secretary of
State a letter of compliance issued by the Attorney General
verifying that the entity is in compliance with the Charitable
Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.
(d) Upon original issuance and for each registration
renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration
fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional
fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license
plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the
organization designated by the applicant when applying for the
plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State
agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into
the special fund designated in the law authorizing the
organization to issue decals for Universal special license
plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed
by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General
Assembly.
(e) The following organizations may issue decals for
Universal special license plates with the original and renewal
fees and fee distribution as follows:

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(1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch
Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special
License Plate Fund.
(2) Illinois Veterans' Homes.
(A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be
deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
(B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into
the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
(3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
volunteerism decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(4) The Illinois Department of Public Health.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer
Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.

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(5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's
Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
(6) K9s for Veterans, NFP.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15
to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund.
(7) The International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers.
(A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the Guide
Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide Dogs
of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(8) Local Lodge 701 of the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
(A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the Guide
Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics Training

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Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special
License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of
America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, and
$2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate
Fund.
(9) Illinois Department of Human Services.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation
Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License
Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Theresa Tracy
Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and $2 to
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(10) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
developmental disabilities awareness decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund and $15 to
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Developmental
Disabilities Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
(11) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
pediatric cancer awareness decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the

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Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Pediatric Cancer
Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(12) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Fold of
Honor decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Folds
of Honor Foundation Fund and $15 to the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Folds of Honor
Foundation Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(13) The Illinois chapters of the Experimental
Aircraft Association for aviation enthusiast decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Experimental Aircraft Association Fund and $15 to the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Experimental
Aircraft Association Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
(14) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Child
Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $15 to the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $2 to the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund.
(15) The Illinois Department of Public Health for
health care worker decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund, and $15 to
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Illinois Health
Care Workers Benefit Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
(16) The Department of Agriculture for Future Farmers
of America decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Future
Farmers of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
(B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Future Farmers
of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(17) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Prevent
Veteran Suicide decals.
(A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
Veterans and Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund
created in subsection (d) of Section 2i of the
Department of Veterans' Affairs Act, and $15 to the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund and $2 to the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
(f) The following funds are created as special funds in
the State treasury:
(1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All money in
the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund shall be paid as grants
to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to fund
roadside monarch and other pollinator habitat development,
enhancement, and restoration projects in this State.
(2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in
the Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as grants
to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago.
(3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All money
in the Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund shall be paid
as grants to the Horsemen's Council of Illinois.
(4) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund.
All money in the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness
Fund shall be paid as grants to K9s for Veterans, NFP for
support, education, and awareness of veterans with
post-traumatic stress disorder.
(5) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All money in the
Guide Dogs of America Fund shall be paid as grants to the
International Guiding Eyes, Inc., doing business as Guide
Dogs of America.
(6) The Mechanics Training Fund. All money in the
Mechanics Training Fund shall be paid as grants to the

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Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund.
(7) The Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare
Foundation Fund. All money in the Theresa Tracy Trot -
Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund shall be paid to the
Illinois CancerCare Foundation for the purpose of
furthering pancreatic cancer research.
(8) The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund. All
money in the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund
shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Department of
Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with
guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become
guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities
but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with
becoming a guardian.
(9) The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in
the Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as
grants to the Cancer Center at Illinois for pediatric
cancer treatment and research.
(10) The Folds of Honor Foundation Fund. All money in
the Folds of Honor Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants
to the Folds of Honor Foundation to aid in providing
educational scholarships to military families.
(11) The Experimental Aircraft Association Fund. All
money in the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund shall
be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly
and distribution by the Secretary, as grants to promote

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recreational aviation.
(12) The Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund.
All money in the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities
Fund shall be paid as grants to benefit the Child Abuse
Council of the Quad Cities.
(13) The Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund.
All money in the Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund
shall be paid as grants to the Trinity Health Foundation
for the benefit of health care workers, doctors, nurses,
and others who work in the health care industry in this
State.
(14) The Future Farmers of America Fund. All money in
the Future Farmers of America Fund shall be paid as grants
to the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America.
(Source: P.A. 101-248, eff. 1-1-20; 101-256, eff. 1-1-20;
101-276, eff. 8-9-19; 101-282, eff. 1-1-20; 101-372, eff.
1-1-20; 102-383, eff. 1-1-22; 102-422, eff. 8-20-21; 102-423,
eff. 8-20-21; 102-515, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
102-809, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2023, except that Section 65 takes effect October 1, 2023 and
Sections 1 through 30 take effect July 1, 2025.
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance