093_HB2998
LRB093 11090 NHT 11817 b
1 AN ACT regarding school buses.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
5 10-20.37 and 34-18.26 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/10-20.37 new)
7 Sec. 10-20.37. School bus idling policy. Each school
8 board shall adopt a policy that prohibits a school bus that
9 is in operation for the purpose of transporting students to
10 or from school or a school-related function or activity from
11 running on idle for more than one hour while the bus is
12 parked. If the school bus driver violates this policy, then
13 the board may fine the driver up to $500 per violation. If a
14 private school bus contractor rather than the school district
15 provides the transportation, then the board may also fine the
16 contractor up to $500 per violation by the bus driver. The
17 policy must provide for exceptions to the idling prohibition
18 for zero emission school buses and emergency situations.
19 (105 ILCS 5/34-18.26 new)
20 Sec. 34-18.26. School bus idling policy. The board shall
21 adopt a policy that prohibits a school bus that is in
22 operation for the purpose of transporting students to or from
23 school or a school-related function or activity from running
24 on idle for more than one hour while the bus is parked. If
25 the school bus driver violates this policy, then the board
26 may fine the driver up to $500 per violation. If a private
27 school bus contractor rather than the school district
28 provides the transportation, then the board may also fine the
29 contractor up to $500 per violation by the bus driver. The
30 policy must provide for exceptions to the idling prohibition
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1 for zero emission school buses and emergency situations.