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91_SB0987enr
SB987 Enrolled LRB9100136KSgcA
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 12-815 and adding Section 12-815.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 12-815 and adding Section 12-815.1 as
7 follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/12-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-815)
9 Sec. 12-815. Strobe lamp on school bus.
10 (a) A school bus purchased prior to the effective date
11 of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly may be
12 equipped with one strobe lamp that will emit 60 to 120
13 flashes per minute of white or bluish-white light visible to
14 a motorist approaching the bus from any direction. A school
15 bus purchased on or after the effective date of this
16 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall be equipped
17 with one strobe lamp that will emit 60 to 120 flashes per
18 minute of white or bluish-white light visible to a motorist
19 approaching the bus from any direction. The lamp shall be of
20 sufficient brightness to be visible in normal sunlight when
21 viewed directly from a distance of at least one mile.
22 (b) The strobe lamp shall be mounted on the rooftop of
23 the bus with the light generating element in the lamp located
24 equidistant from each side and either at or behind the center
25 of the rooftop. The maximum height of the element above the
26 rooftop shall not exceed 1/30 of its distance from the rear
27 of the rooftop. If the structure of the strobe lamp obscures
28 the light generating element, the element shall be deemed to
29 be in the center of the lamp with a maximum height 1/4 inch
30 less than the maximum height of the strobe lamp unless
31 otherwise indicated in rules and regulations promulgated by
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1 the Department. The Department may promulgate rules and
2 regulations to govern measurements, glare, effectiveness and
3 protection of strobe lamps on school buses, including higher
4 strobe lamps than authorized in this paragraph.
5 (c) The strobe lamp may be lighted only when the school
6 bus is actually being used as a school bus and:
7 1. is stopping or stopped for loading or
8 discharging pupils on a highway outside an urban area; or
9 2. is bearing one or more pupils and is either
10 stopped or, in the interest of safety, is moving very
11 slowly at a speed:
12 (i) less than the posted minimum speed limit,
13 or
14 (ii) less than 30 miles per hour on a highway
15 outside an urban area.
16 (Source: P.A. 87-768.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/12-815.1 new)
18 Sec. 12-815.1. Emergency exits identification. On and
19 after June 1, 2000, all emergency exits of a school bus shall
20 be outlined around the perimeter of the exit with a minimum
21 one inch wide yellow reflective tape or decal. This yellow
22 reflective tape or decal shall be placed on the exterior
23 surface of the school bus.
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
25 January 1, 2000.
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