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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Relating to Disability Plates and Placards’
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1.
Amend the bill in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 5 and inserting in its place the following:
 
‘5. Application; issuance.   An application for a disability plate or placard must be accompanied by the certificate of a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or registered nurse attesting to that person's physical disability as defined in subsection 1. The Secretary of State shall issue to an eligible applicant disability plates and windshield placards upon request. Proof of a disability must be submitted every 4 years on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, except, when an eligible applicant requests that the disability plate or placard expire upon the expiration date of that person's driver's license or nondriver identification card issued by this State, whichever is applicable. When the Secretary of State determines the disability to be permanent, the time may be extended. When the applicant's need for the disability placard terminates or the applicant dies, the plate or placard must be immediately returned to the Secretary of State.’
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment allows a person to request that the person's disability parking plate or placard expire at the same time as the person’s driver’s license or nondriver identification card.