Illinois Code § 3-665

§ 3-665.

Agriculture in the Classroom plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Agriculture in the Classroom license plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, 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 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Agriculture in the Classroom Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing costs. For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Agriculture in the Classroom Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. (d) The Agriculture in the Classroom Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Agriculture in the Classroom Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, to the Illinois Agricultural Association Foundation, a charitable organization that meets the requirements of Title 26, Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code, to be used as grants to support Agriculture in the Classroom programming for public and private schools within Illinois. (Source: P.A. 103-843, eff. 1-1-25.)