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Illinois House Bill HB2795 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2795 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index 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. LRB103 26923 KTG 53287 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2795 Introduced , by Rep. Gregg Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index 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. LRB103 26923 KTG 53287 b LRB103 26923 KTG 53287 b A BILL FOR
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning veterans.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
15	15	5 Suicide Prevention Signage Act.
16	16	6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
17	17	7 "Public body" means a State officer or agency or a unit of
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19	19	9 "Public works" means any fixed work construction or
20	20	10 improvement undertaken by a public body if that fixed work
21	21	11 construction or improvement is funded or financed in whole or
22	22	12 in part with State funds or funds administered by the State.
23	23	13 Section 10. Suicide prevention signage. For any building,
24	24	14 bridge, ferry, or park constructed or replaced after July 1,
25	25	15 2025, as a public works project, there must be installed in
26	26	16 appropriate locations signs displaying the 9-8-8 national
27	27	17 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
28	28	18 Section 15. Facilities recommended to have suicide
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38	38	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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66	66	1 appropriate. The following facilities are recommended to have
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68	68	3 (1) Bridges where suicides by jumping have occurred or
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70	70	5 (2) Locations that provide services to people that
71	71	6 have high incidence of suicide or mental health conditions
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73	73	8 (b) The signs must be designed to communicate that dialing
74	74	9 9-8-8 on a telephone will connect callers to behavioral health
75	75	10 and suicide prevention services as provided in accordance with
76	76	11 State and federal laws governing the 9-8-8 number.
77	77	12 (c) If a sign is located along a State highway or the
78	78	13 interstate system, the Department of Transportation must
79	79	14 approve the location prior to erecting the sign, but no permit
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81	81	16 Section 20. Conflict of laws. Signs created under this Act
82	82	17 may not conflict with provisions of the federal Manual of
83	83	18 Uniform Traffic Control Devices or existing State laws related
84	84	19 to placement and design of signs.
85	85	20 Section 25. No private right of action. Nothing contained
86	86	21 in this Act shall be construed as conferring a right of action
87	87	22 in cases where no right of action exists independent of this
88	88	23 Act. This Act is not intended to create a private right of
89	89	24 action by any party or be used to impose liability on the
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100	100	1 public body if a sign has or has not been posted on the
101	101	2 premises of the public facility or in any particular location
102	102	3 recommended in this Act.
103	103	4 Section 30. Maintenance of signs. A public body may
104	104	5 accept gifts or donations to pay for the creation,
105	105	6 installation, or maintenance of signs under this Act.
106	106	7 Section 35. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
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108	108	9 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-370 new)
109	109	10 Sec. 2105-370. Educational materials on veterans and
110	110	11 military members suicide prevention.
111	111	12 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall consult
112	112	13 with the Department of Veterans Affairs' to create educational
113	113	14 materials informing health care providers regulated by the
114	114	15 Department's Division of Professional Regulation about the
115	115	16 availability of the nationwide 9-8-8 phone number for
116	116	17 individuals in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and
117	117	18 mental health crisis counselors. The educational materials
118	118	19 must include information about the nationwide veterans crisis
119	119	20 line for veterans and service members, and, beginning July 1,
120	120	21 2024, information about the resources developed under
121	121	22 subsection (e) of Section 2i of the Department of Veterans'
122	122	23 Affairs Act.
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134	134	2 (1) determine the health professions to which this
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136	136	4 (2) collaborate with the corresponding disciplinary
137	137	5 authority or board to ensure that the educational
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139	139	7 licensed health care providers when a provider renews his
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141	141	9 (c) Beginning July 1, 2024, all health care providers are
142	142	10 strongly encouraged to inquire with new patients entering care
143	143	11 whether the patient is a veteran, member of the military, or a
144	144	12 family member of a veteran or member of the military. If the
145	145	13 patient responds in the affirmative, the provider is
146	146	14 encouraged to share the educational materials created under
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148	148	16 Section 40. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is
149	149	17 amended by adding Sections 2i, 2j, and 40 as follows:
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151	151	19 Sec. 2i. Suicide prevention community-based services grant
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153	153	21 (a) Legislative intent and findings.
154	154	22 (1) Suicide is a public health issue that affects many
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156	156	24 (2) Service members, veterans, and their families are
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167	167	1 at a higher risk of being affected by suicide as
168	168	2 experiences prior to enlistment, during service, and
169	169	3 transition from service can contribute to suicidal
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171	171	5 (3) Family members of veterans who die by suicide are
172	172	6 at higher risk for future suicide due to the exposure of
173	173	7 experiencing suicide loss. Research shows for every
174	174	8 suicide that occurs, 135 people suffer from the effects
175	175	9 either directly or indirectly, meaning veteran suicides
176	176	10 impact a community of 2,600,000 people.
177	177	11 (4) There is no one path to suicide, but life
178	178	12 experiences, moral injury, trauma, culture, and health can
179	179	13 play a major role in suicidal behavior. Military and
180	180	14 veteran culture in particular includes stigma around
181	181	15 mental wellness and help-seeking behavior, emphasizes
182	182	16 reliability on group cohesion, and facilitates access,
183	183	17 comfortability, and familiarity with lethal means such as
184	184	18 firearms. Additionally, a significant number of veterans
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187	187	21 (7) The General Assembly intends to address the
188	188	22 tragedy of suicide among veterans, military members, and
189	189	23 their families through support of professionals and
190	190	24 community and peer organizations serving veterans,
191	191	25 cultural changes that support help-seeking behaviors, and
192	192	26 investments in education, training, prevention, and care.
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203	203	1 (b) As used in this Section:
204	204	2 "Fund" means the Veterans and Military Members Suicide
205	205	3 Prevention Fund.
206	206	4 "Military members" means Illinois residents who are
207	207	5 actively serving members of the Illinois National Guard or
208	208	6 United States Reserve Forces, or active duty military
209	209	7 personnel.
210	210	8 "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
211	211	9 member of the United States Armed Services on active duty, a
212	212	10 member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the
213	213	11 United States Reserve Forces, and who has received an
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215	215	13 (c) Suicide prevention community-based services grant
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217	217	15 (1) The Department shall establish and administer a
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223	223	21 (2) Subject to appropriation and any amounts disbursed
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225	225	23 Fund created in subsection (d), the Department, in
226	226	24 consultation with the Department of Public Health's
227	227	25 suicide prevention coordinator project manager, must
228	228	26 establish a process to receive, review, process, and award
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239	239	1 grants to organizations, including nonprofit and peer
240	240	2 support community programs, that address veterans,
241	241	3 military members, and their families who may be at risk of
242	242	4 suicide and other mental health crises. Priority must be
243	243	5 given to organizations using peer support models that use
244	244	6 evidence-based, research-based, or promising practices.
245	245	7 (3) The Department shall report to the General
246	246	8 Assembly annually beginning July 1, 2024, on grant
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250	250	12 (4) The Department of Public Health and its suicide
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252	252	14 effectiveness of each grant program recipient providing
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254	254	16 military members, and their families who may be at risk of
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256	256	18 (d) Veterans and Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund.
257	257	19 (1) The Veterans and Military Members Suicide
258	258	20 Prevention Fund is created as a special find in the State
259	259	21 treasury. The Fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by
260	260	22 the General Assembly, revenues received from the Prevent
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262	262	24 receipts from gifts, grants, bequests, devises, or other
263	263	25 donations from public and private sources to support
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275	275	1 Expenditures from the Fund may be used only for the
276	276	2 purposes provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection.
277	277	3 Only the Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's
278	278	4 designee may authorize expenditures from the Fund.
279	279	5 (2)(A) The Department may request and accept
280	280	6 nondedicated contributions, grants, or gifts in cash or
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282	282	8 Fund, including funds generated by voluntary donations
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284	284	10 (B) The Department may accept, for deposit into the
285	285	11 account, voluntary donations from persons who are:
286	286	12 (i) applying for a concealed pistol license or
287	287	13 renewal of a concealed pistol license; or
288	288	14 (ii) undergoing a background check under Section
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292	292	18 The Department shall coordinate with local law
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295	295	21 Certification Act to develop a form and process for
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297	297	23 subparagraph. The Department and the Illinois State Police
298	298	24 shall post educational information regarding the voluntary
299	299	25 donation provisions of this subsection on their websites.
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311	311	1 for activities that are dedicated to the benefit of
312	312	2 veteran and military member suicide education and
313	313	3 prevention including, but not limited to, providing
314	314	4 programs, peer support, and services that assist veterans
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316	316	6 wellness impacts of military service, trauma, moral
317	317	7 injury, and transition to civilian life. Moneys may also
318	318	8 be used for the suicide prevention community-based
319	319	9 services grant program established in subsection (c).
320	320	10 Moneys from the Fund may not be used to supplant existing
321	321	11 moneys received by the Department nor shall grant
322	322	12 recipients use the moneys to supplant existing funding.
323	323	13 (e) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated
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325	325	15 (1) Create and maintain a database of information on
326	326	16 nonprofit, for-profit, city, county, State, and federal
327	327	17 organizations, providers, and resources that address the
328	328	18 mental health, well-being, and suicide prevention of
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330	330	20 Department shall establish criteria for inclusion in the
331	331	21 database by July 1, 2023. The Department must make the
332	332	22 database accessible on its website to veterans, military
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334	334	24 (2) Provide suicide prevention education training and
335	335	25 information for veterans, military members, and their
336	336	26 families that is accessible through the internet.
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348	348	2 the Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force established under
349	349	3 Section 2j of this Act, a web-based application to be
350	350	4 shared by State agencies and primary care providers with
351	351	5 veterans, military members, and their families to provide
352	352	6 applicable information and resources, including, but not
353	353	7 limited to, benefits, mental health resources, and lethal
354	354	8 means safety information.
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357	357	11 (a) Subject to appropriation, a Suicide-Safer Homes Task
358	358	12 Force is established to raise public awareness and increase
359	359	13 suicide prevention education among new partners who are in key
360	360	14 positions to help reduce suicide. The Task Force shall be
361	361	15 administered and staffed by the Department. To the extent
362	362	16 possible, the Task Force membership shall include
363	363	17 representatives from geographically diverse and priority
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365	365	19 (b) The Suicide-Safer Homes Task Force shall be co-chaired
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367	367	21 designee, and the Department of Public Health's suicide
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369	369	23 prevention coordinator project manager's designee, and shall
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371	371	25 (1) Two representatives of suicide prevention
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384	384	3 (2) Two representatives of the firearms industry,
385	385	4 selected by the co-chairs of the Task Force.
386	386	5 (3) Two individuals who are suicide attempt survivors
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389	389	8 (4) Two representatives of law enforcement agencies,
390	390	9 selected by the co-chairs of the Task Force.
391	391	10 (5) One representative from the Department of Public
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393	393	12 (6) One representative from the Department of Natural
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395	395	14 (7) One individual representing veterans.
396	396	15 (8) Two veterans.
397	397	16 (9) One representative of the National Rifle
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399	399	18 (10) One representative of the Second Amendment
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401	401	20 (11) One representative of a nonprofit organization
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403	403	22 (12) One representative of a national firearms trade
404	404	23 association.
405	405	24 (13) One representative of a State pharmacy
406	406	25 association.
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419	419	2 (c) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall convene the
420	420	3 initial meeting of the Task Force.
421	421	4 (d) The Task Force shall:
422	422	5 (1) develop and prepare to disseminate online
423	423	6 trainings on suicide awareness and prevention for firearms
424	424	7 dealers and their employees and firearm range owners and
425	425	8 their employees;
426	426	9 (2) partner with medical providers, firearms dealers,
427	427	10 firearms ranges, and pharmacies to develop and distribute
428	428	11 suicide awareness and prevention messages for posters and
429	429	12 brochures;
430	430	13 (3) in consultation with the Department of Natural
431	431	14 Resources, develop strategies for creating and
432	432	15 disseminating suicide awareness and prevention information
433	433	16 for hunting safety classes, including messages to parents
434	434	17 that can be shared during online registration, in either
435	435	18 follow-up email communications, or in writing, or both;
436	436	19 (4) create a website that will be a clearinghouse for
437	437	20 the newly created suicide awareness and prevention
438	438	21 materials developed by the Task Force;
439	439	22 (5) continue to support medical providers with suicide
440	440	23 prevention and awareness work through the dissemination of
441	441	24 collateral education programs;
442	442	25 (6) allocate funding towards the purchase of firearm
443	443	26 lock boxes for dissemination to veterans and military
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454	454	1 members and their families as prescribed by the Department
455	455	2 of Veterans' Affairs by rule;
456	456	3 (7) develop and direct advocacy efforts with firearms
457	457	4 dealers to pair suicide awareness and prevention training
458	458	5 with distribution of safe storage devices;
459	459	6 (8) partner with a statewide pharmacy association to
460	460	7 market and promote medication disposal kits and safe
461	461	8 storage devices;
462	462	9 (9) train health care providers on suicide awareness
463	463	10 and prevention, paired with distribution of medication
464	464	11 disposal kits and safe storage devices; and
465	465	12 (10) train local law enforcement officers on suicide
466	466	13 awareness and prevention, paired with distribution of
467	467	14 medication disposal kits and safe storage devices.
468	468	15 (e) The Department of Public Health and its suicide
469	469	16 prevention coordinator project manager shall provide subject
470	470	17 matter expertise, technical and programmatic support, and
471	471	18 consultation and evaluation to the Task Force.
472	472	19 (f) Beginning December 1, 2023, the Task Force shall
473	473	20 annually report to the General Assembly on the status of its
474	474	21 work.
475	475	22 (g) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2025.
476	476	23 (20 ILCS 2805/40 new)
477	477	24 Sec. 40. State Global War on Terror Memorial.
478	478	25 (a) Any memorial established on any land held by the
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489	489	1 Department of Veterans' Affairs to commemorate the global war
490	490	2 on terror must recognize service members who died in Operation
491	491	3 Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation New
492	492	4 Dawn, which are classified under the umbrella term global war
493	493	5 on terror. Any such memorial must include a component designed
494	494	6 to reflect on the great number of active duty service members
495	495	7 and veterans who have died by suicide after serving in these
496	496	8 wars. The design of such a memorial must serve to honor those
497	497	9 who are lost and provide a sacred space for healing and
498	498	10 reflection for veterans and military families.
499	499	11 (b) The State Global War on Terror Memorial Fund is
500	500	12 created as a special fund in the State treasury. The purpose of
501	501	13 the Fund is to support the establishment and maintenance of
502	502	14 the Global War on Terror Memorial. The Director of Veterans'
503	503	15 Affairs may solicit and accept moneys from gifts, grants, or
504	504	16 endowments for this purpose. All receipts from federal funds,
505	505	17 gifts, or grants from the private sector, foundations, or
506	506	18 other sources must be deposited into the Fund. Expenditures
507	507	19 from the Fund may be used only for the design, siting,
508	508	20 permitting, construction, maintenance, dedication, or creation
509	509	21 of educational materials related to placement of this memorial
510	510	22 on land held by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Only the
511	511	23 Director, or the Director's designee, may authorize
512	512	24 expenditures from the Fund.
513	513	25 The Director may adopt rules governing the receipt and use of
514	514	26 moneys in the Fund.
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525	525	1 Section 45. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
526	526	2 Section 5.990 as follows:
527	527	3 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
528	528	4 Sec. 5.990. The Veterans and Military Members Suicide
529	529	5 Prevention Fund.
530	530	6 Section 50. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
531	531	7 Section 5.991 as follows:
532	532	8 (30 ILCS 105/5.991 new)
533	533	9 Sec. 5.991. The State Global War on Terror Memorial Fund.
534	534	10 Section 55. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
535	535	11 adding Section 1-13 as follows:
536	536	12 (305 ILCS 5/1-13 new)
537	537	13 Sec. 1-13. Military status. During the application process
538	538	14 for public assistance benefits, the Department shall inquire
539	539	15 of each applicant whether the applicant has ever served in the
540	540	16 United States military services or is a family or household
541	541	17 member of someone who has ever served in the United States
542	542	18 military services. If the applicant answers in the
543	543	19 affirmative, the Department shall provide the applicant with
544	544	20 information on how to contact the Department of Veterans'
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555	555	1 Affairs to inquire as to whether the applicant may be eligible
556	556	2 for any benefits, services, or programs offered to veterans,
557	557	3 military members, or their families.
558	558	4 Section 60. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act
559	559	5 is amended by adding Section 5-57 as follows:
560	560	6 (430 ILCS 68/5-57 new)
561	561	7 Sec. 5-57. Storage services.
562	562	8 (a) In order to better prevent suicide by veterans,
563	563	9 military members, and their families, an expansion of safe
564	564	10 storage of firearms and reduced access to lethal means in the
565	565	11 community is encouraged.
566	566	12 (b) A certified licensee who provides a service of
567	567	13 allowing a person to temporarily store a firearm on the
568	568	14 certified licensee's premises in a storage locker, box, or
569	569	15 container that is locked and not accessible to the certified
570	570	16 licensee does not thereby create a special relationship, for
571	571	17 civil liability purposes, between the certified licensee and
572	572	18 the person who temporarily stores the firearm on the certified
573	573	19 licensee's premises.
574	574	20 Section 65. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
575	575	21 changing Section 3-699.14 as follows:
576	576	22 (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14)
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587	587	1 Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates.
588	588	2 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
589	589	3 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
590	590	4 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
591	591	5 issue Universal special license plates to residents of
592	592	6 Illinois on behalf of organizations that have been authorized
593	593	7 by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special
594	594	8 license plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by
595	595	9 the Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized
596	596	10 organizations shall be designated by amendment to this
597	597	11 Section. When applying for a Universal special license plate
598	598	12 the applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the
599	599	13 authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a
600	600	14 decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record
601	601	15 of that organization and that organization shall remain
602	602	16 affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered,
603	603	17 revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization
604	604	18 may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and
605	605	19 distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the
606	606	20 authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct
607	607	21 from any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal,
608	608	22 sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal
609	609	23 special license plate other than a decal authorized by the
610	610	24 General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal
611	611	25 sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be
612	612	26 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
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623	623	1 including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the
624	624	2 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
625	625	3 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
626	626	4 multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
627	627	5 (b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special
628	628	6 license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the
629	629	7 Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required
630	630	8 to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection
631	631	9 (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for
632	632	10 the application of a decal to the plate. Organizations
633	633	11 authorized by the General Assembly to issue decals for
634	634	12 Universal special license plates shall comply with rules
635	635	13 adopted by the Secretary governing the requirements for and
636	636	14 approval of Universal special license plate decals. The
637	637	15 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow Universal
638	638	16 special license plates to be issued as vanity or personalized
639	639	17 plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The
640	640	18 Secretary of State must make a version of the special
641	641	19 registration plates authorized under this Section in a form
642	642	20 appropriate for motorcycles and autocycles.
643	643	21 (c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate,
644	644	22 the General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee
645	645	23 is to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged,
646	646	24 the amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed.
647	647	25 When necessary, the authorizing language shall create a
648	648	26 special fund in the State treasury into which fees may be
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659	659	1 deposited for an authorized Universal special license plate.
660	660	2 Additional fees may only be charged if the fee is to be paid
661	661	3 over to a State agency or to a charitable entity that is in
662	662	4 compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of
663	663	5 the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.
664	664	6 Any charitable entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal
665	665	7 special license plates shall annually provide the Secretary of
666	666	8 State a letter of compliance issued by the Attorney General
667	667	9 verifying that the entity is in compliance with the Charitable
668	668	10 Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.
669	669	11 (d) Upon original issuance and for each registration
670	670	12 renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration
671	671	13 fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional
672	672	14 fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license
673	673	15 plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the
674	674	16 organization designated by the applicant when applying for the
675	675	17 plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State
676	676	18 agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into
677	677	19 the special fund designated in the law authorizing the
678	678	20 organization to issue decals for Universal special license
679	679	21 plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed
680	680	22 by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General
681	681	23 Assembly.
682	682	24 (e) The following organizations may issue decals for
683	683	25 Universal special license plates with the original and renewal
684	684	26 fees and fee distribution as follows:
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695	695	1 (1) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
696	696	2 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
697	697	3 Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund and $15 to the Secretary
698	698	4 of State Special License Plate Fund.
699	699	5 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Roadside Monarch
700	700	6 Habitat Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State Special
701	701	7 License Plate Fund.
702	702	8 (2) Illinois Veterans' Homes.
703	703	9 (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be
704	704	10 deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
705	705	11 (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into
706	706	12 the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
707	707	13 (3) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
708	708	14 volunteerism decals.
709	709	15 (A) Original issuance: $25, which shall be
710	710	16 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
711	711	17 Plate Fund.
712	712	18 (B) Renewal: $25, which shall be deposited into
713	713	19 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
714	714	20 (4) The Illinois Department of Public Health.
715	715	21 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
716	716	22 Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the
717	717	23 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
718	718	24 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Prostate Cancer
719	719	25 Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
720	720	26 Special License Plate Fund.
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731	731	1 (5) Horsemen's Council of Illinois.
732	732	2 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
733	733	3 Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund and $15 to the
734	734	4 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
735	735	5 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Horsemen's
736	736	6 Council of Illinois Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
737	737	7 State Special License Plate Fund.
738	738	8 (6) K9s for Veterans, NFP.
739	739	9 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
740	740	10 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $15
741	741	11 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
742	742	12 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Post-Traumatic
743	743	13 Stress Disorder Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary
744	744	14 of State Special License Plate Fund.
745	745	15 (7) The International Association of Machinists and
746	746	16 Aerospace Workers.
747	747	17 (A) Original issuance: $35; with $20 to the Guide
748	748	18 Dogs of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State
749	749	19 Special License Plate Fund.
750	750	20 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 going to the Guide Dogs
751	751	21 of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
752	752	22 Special License Plate Fund.
753	753	23 (8) Local Lodge 701 of the International Association
754	754	24 of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
755	755	25 (A) Original issuance: $35; with $10 to the Guide
756	756	26 Dogs of America Fund, $10 to the Mechanics Training
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767	767	1 Fund, and $15 to the Secretary of State Special
768	768	2 License Plate Fund.
769	769	3 (B) Renewal: $30; with $13 to the Guide Dogs of
770	770	4 America Fund, $15 to the Mechanics Training Fund, and
771	771	5 $2 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate
772	772	6 Fund.
773	773	7 (9) Illinois Department of Human Services.
774	774	8 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
775	775	9 Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation
776	776	10 Fund and $15 to the Secretary of State Special License
777	777	11 Plate Fund.
778	778	12 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Theresa Tracy
779	779	13 Trot - Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund and $2 to
780	780	14 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
781	781	15 (10) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
782	782	16 developmental disabilities awareness decals.
783	783	17 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
784	784	18 Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund and $15 to
785	785	19 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
786	786	20 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Developmental
787	787	21 Disabilities Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
788	788	22 State Special License Plate Fund.
789	789	23 (11) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
790	790	24 pediatric cancer awareness decals.
791	791	25 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
792	792	26 Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund and $15 to the
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803	803	1 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
804	804	2 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Pediatric Cancer
805	805	3 Awareness Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
806	806	4 Special License Plate Fund.
807	807	5 (12) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Fold of
808	808	6 Honor decals.
809	809	7 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Folds
810	810	8 of Honor Foundation Fund and $15 to the Secretary of
811	811	9 State Special License Plate Fund.
812	812	10 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Folds of Honor
813	813	11 Foundation Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
814	814	12 Special License Plate Fund.
815	815	13 (13) The Illinois chapters of the Experimental
816	816	14 Aircraft Association for aviation enthusiast decals.
817	817	15 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
818	818	16 Experimental Aircraft Association Fund and $15 to the
819	819	17 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
820	820	18 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Experimental
821	821	19 Aircraft Association Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
822	822	20 State Special License Plate Fund.
823	823	21 (14) The Illinois Department of Human Services for
824	824	22 Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities decals.
825	825	23 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Child
826	826	24 Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund and $15 to the
827	827	25 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
828	828	26 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Child Abuse
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840	840	2 of State Special License Plate Fund.
841	841	3 (15) The Illinois Department of Public Health for
842	842	4 health care worker decals.
843	843	5 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
844	844	6 Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund, and $15 to
845	845	7 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
846	846	8 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Illinois Health
847	847	9 Care Workers Benefit Fund and $2 to the Secretary of
848	848	10 State Special License Plate Fund.
849	849	11 (16) The Department of Agriculture for Future Farmers
850	850	12 of America decals.
851	851	13 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the Future
852	852	14 Farmers of America Fund and $15 to the Secretary of
853	853	15 State Special License Plate Fund.
854	854	16 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Future Farmers
855	855	17 of America Fund and $2 to the Secretary of State
856	856	18 Special License Plate Fund.
857	857	19 (17) The Department of Veterans' Affairs for Prevent
858	858	20 Veteran Suicide decals.
859	859	21 (A) Original issuance: $25; with $10 to the
860	860	22 Veterans and Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund
861	861	23 created in subsection (d) of Section 2i of the
862	862	24 Department of Veterans' Affairs Act, and $15 to the
863	863	25 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
864	864	26 (B) Renewal: $25; with $23 to the Veterans and
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875	875	1 Military Members Suicide Prevention Fund and $2 to the
876	876	2 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
877	877	3 (f) The following funds are created as special funds in
878	878	4 the State treasury:
879	879	5 (1) The Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. All money in
880	880	6 the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund shall be paid as grants
881	881	7 to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to fund
882	882	8 roadside monarch and other pollinator habitat development,
883	883	9 enhancement, and restoration projects in this State.
884	884	10 (2) The Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in
885	885	11 the Prostate Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as grants
886	886	12 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Chicago.
887	887	13 (3) The Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund. All money
888	888	14 in the Horsemen's Council of Illinois Fund shall be paid
889	889	15 as grants to the Horsemen's Council of Illinois.
890	890	16 (4) The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Fund.
891	891	17 All money in the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness
892	892	18 Fund shall be paid as grants to K9s for Veterans, NFP for
893	893	19 support, education, and awareness of veterans with
894	894	20 post-traumatic stress disorder.
895	895	21 (5) The Guide Dogs of America Fund. All money in the
896	896	22 Guide Dogs of America Fund shall be paid as grants to the
897	897	23 International Guiding Eyes, Inc., doing business as Guide
898	898	24 Dogs of America.
899	899	25 (6) The Mechanics Training Fund. All money in the
900	900	26 Mechanics Training Fund shall be paid as grants to the
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911	911	1 Mechanics Local 701 Training Fund.
912	912	2 (7) The Theresa Tracy Trot - Illinois CancerCare
913	913	3 Foundation Fund. All money in the Theresa Tracy Trot -
914	914	4 Illinois CancerCare Foundation Fund shall be paid to the
915	915	5 Illinois CancerCare Foundation for the purpose of
916	916	6 furthering pancreatic cancer research.
917	917	7 (8) The Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund. All
918	918	8 money in the Developmental Disabilities Awareness Fund
919	919	9 shall be paid as grants to the Illinois Department of
920	920	10 Human Services to fund legal aid groups to assist with
921	921	11 guardianship fees for private citizens willing to become
922	922	12 guardians for individuals with developmental disabilities
923	923	13 but who are unable to pay the legal fees associated with
924	924	14 becoming a guardian.
925	925	15 (9) The Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund. All money in
926	926	16 the Pediatric Cancer Awareness Fund shall be paid as
927	927	17 grants to the Cancer Center at Illinois for pediatric
928	928	18 cancer treatment and research.
929	929	19 (10) The Folds of Honor Foundation Fund. All money in
930	930	20 the Folds of Honor Foundation Fund shall be paid as grants
931	931	21 to the Folds of Honor Foundation to aid in providing
932	932	22 educational scholarships to military families.
933	933	23 (11) The Experimental Aircraft Association Fund. All
934	934	24 money in the Experimental Aircraft Association Fund shall
935	935	25 be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly
936	936	26 and distribution by the Secretary, as grants to promote
937	937
938	938
939	939
940	940
941	941
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943	943
944	944
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947	947	1 recreational aviation.
948	948	2 (12) The Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities Fund.
949	949	3 All money in the Child Abuse Council of the Quad Cities
950	950	4 Fund shall be paid as grants to benefit the Child Abuse
951	951	5 Council of the Quad Cities.
952	952	6 (13) The Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund.
953	953	7 All money in the Illinois Health Care Workers Benefit Fund
954	954	8 shall be paid as grants to the Trinity Health Foundation
955	955	9 for the benefit of health care workers, doctors, nurses,
956	956	10 and others who work in the health care industry in this
957	957	11 State.
958	958	12 (14) The Future Farmers of America Fund. All money in
959	959	13 the Future Farmers of America Fund shall be paid as grants
960	960	14 to the Illinois Association of Future Farmers of America.
961	961	15 (Source: P.A. 101-248, eff. 1-1-20; 101-256, eff. 1-1-20;
962	962	16 101-276, eff. 8-9-19; 101-282, eff. 1-1-20; 101-372, eff.
963	963	17 1-1-20; 102-383, eff. 1-1-22; 102-422, eff. 8-20-21; 102-423,
964	964	18 eff. 8-20-21; 102-515, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
965	965	19 102-809, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
966	966	20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
967	967	21 2023, except that Section 65 takes effect October 1, 2023 and
968	968	22 Sections 1 through 30 take effect July 1, 2025.
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973	973	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
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975	975
976	976
977	977
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981	981
982	982
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986	986	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
987	987
988	988
989	989
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