90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0558
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Senate Sponsors:
PETERSON.

House Sponsors:
BEAUBIEN-JOHNSON,TOM-GASH-MITCHELL-MCCARTHY

Short description: 
SCH CD-PUPIL TRANSPORT HAZARDS                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the School Code.  Provides that  "adequate  transportation      
   for  the  public"  as  used  when  determining  pupils  entitled to be      
   provided with free transportation shall not  be  deemed  available  if      
   conditions  are  such  that walking between a pupil's home or assigned      
   school and a pick-up point or bus stop  on  the  regular  route  along      
   which  public transportation is available constitutes a serious safety      
   hazard due to vehicular traffic.  Adds other  provisions  under  which      
   the  pupil  transportation requirements of the School Code will not be      
   deemed to have been met if a pupil, including a pupil residing  within      
   1  1/2 miles of school, is required to walk between home or school and      
   a pick-up point or bus stop when walking constitutes a serious  safety      
   hazard due to vehicular traffic.  Requires a school board, on petition      
   of a parent or guardian of a pupil allegedly having to walk to or from      
   school,  pick-up  points,  or bus stops along roads or streets where a      
   serious safety hazard due to vehicular traffic exists,  to  conduct  a      
   study  and make findings (that are to be reviewed by the Department of      
   Transportation, which makes a final administrative decision)  on  that      
   issue.                                                                      
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes the provisions of the bill as introduced, except for the       
   provisions relating to conditions under which school boards may pro-        
   vide free transportation for pupils residing within 1.5 miles from the      
   school attended and except for provisions requiring a school board, on      
   petition of a parent or guardian of a certain type of pupil, to con-        
   duct a study and make findings (to be reviewed by the Department of         
   Transportation) on the issue of whether a serious safety hazard due to      
   vehicular traffic exists. Makes rail crossings a condition which, like      
   vehicular traffic, may constitute a serious safety hazard to pupils         
   who are walking to or from school or to or from a pick-up point or bus      
   stop.                                                                       
          FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (State Bd. of Ed.)                            
          There will subsequently be more students eligible for free           
          transportation thereby increasing costs, but the numbers of          
          students affected cannot be calculated at this time.                 
          STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (State Bd. of Ed.)             
          No change from SBE fiscal note, engrossed.                           
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0223

   Last action date: 97-07-25

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   1


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