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Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Filed: 4/3/2025
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1559
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1559, AS AMENDED, |
| 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the |
| 4 | | following:
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| 5 | | "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the |
| 6 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing |
| 7 | | Section 2705-210 as follows:
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| 8 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-210) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15) |
| 9 | | Sec. 2705-210. Traffic control and prevention of crashes. |
| 10 | | (a) The Department has the power to develop, consolidate, |
| 11 | | and coordinate effective programs and activities for the |
| 12 | | advancement of driver education, for the facilitation of the |
| 13 | | movement of motor vehicle traffic, and for the protection and |
| 14 | | conservation of life and property on the streets and highways |
| 15 | | of this State and to advise, recommend, and consult with the |
| 16 | | several departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and other |
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| 1 | | agencies of this State in regard to those programs and |
| 2 | | activities. The Department has the power to aid and assist the |
| 3 | | counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of |
| 4 | | this State in the control of traffic and the prevention of |
| 5 | | traffic crashes. That aid and assistance to counties, cities, |
| 6 | | towns, and other political subdivisions of this State shall |
| 7 | | include assistance with regard to planning, traffic flow, |
| 8 | | light synchronizing, preferential lanes for carpools, and |
| 9 | | carpool parking allocations. |
| 10 | | (b) To further the prevention of crashes, the Department |
| 11 | | shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any |
| 12 | | crash involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an |
| 13 | | intersection of a State highway. The study shall include, but |
| 14 | | not be limited to, consideration of alternative geometric |
| 15 | | design improvements, traffic control devices, and any other |
| 16 | | improvements that the Department deems necessary to reduce |
| 17 | | traffic crashes and fatalities at the location. The Department |
| 18 | | shall make the results of the study available to the public on |
| 19 | | its website. |
| 20 | | (1) As part of the study, the Department shall |
| 21 | | identify trends, patterns, and correlations including, but |
| 22 | | not limited to, trends, patterns, and correlations |
| 23 | | associated with the occurrence of fatal or serious injury |
| 24 | | traffic crash outcomes in pedestrians and bicyclists |
| 25 | | population groups. |
| 26 | | (2) If appropriate, the Department shall conduct |
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| 1 | | analyses and identify potential actions to increase |
| 2 | | traffic safety, which may include, but are not limited to, |
| 3 | | modifications to street design and infrastructure. |
| 4 | | (3) In conducting analyses and in identifying |
| 5 | | potential actions, the Department shall coordinate with |
| 6 | | any other department, agency, or organization deemed |
| 7 | | relevant by the Department. |
| 8 | | (4) The Department shall make the reports of the |
| 9 | | analyses and results of the study available to the public |
| 10 | | upon request. |
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 102-333, eff. 1-1-22; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)". |