Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3982

Amends the School Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes a provision in the School Code that allows a school district to transport not more than 15 students to and from an interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or school-sponsored activity in a van. Provides instead that a school district transporting students in grade 12 or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does not require student participation as part of the educational services of the district and (ii) is not associated with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule or required 5 clock hours of instruction shall transport the students only in a school bus, a vehicle manufactured to transport not more than 10 persons, including the driver, or a multifunction school-activity bus manufactured to transport not more than 15 persons, including the driver; allows for a depreciation allowance claim. In the Illinois Vehicle Code, makes changes with regard to the definition of "school bus" and the requirement that every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in a public or private nursery, primary, or secondary school be transported in specified types of vehicles for certain activities. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2010.

Changes the definition of "multifunction school-activity bus" in the Illinois Vehicle Code to mean a school bus manufactured for the purpose of transporting 11 to 15 persons, including the driver, whose purposes do not include transporting students to and from home or school bus stops. Provides that a multifunction school-activity bus (MFSAB) is prohibited from meeting certain special requirements for school buses in the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires a MFSAB to have painted on the body the vehicle weight, vehicle maximum passenger capacity, the name of the owner or entity for which the MFSAB is operated, and an identification number. Requires a MFSAB to display a sign indicating the telephone number of the owner of the MFSAB. Requires the owner of a MFSAB to establish procedures for accepting calls and taking complaints.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0410

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2009	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
2/26/2009	House	First Reading
2/26/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/3/2009	House	Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee
3/11/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000
3/11/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/11/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
3/11/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/16/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/17/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/17/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/25/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
3/25/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-019-000
3/26/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
3/26/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009
3/27/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
3/27/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
3/30/2009	Senate	First Reading
3/30/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Education
4/22/2009	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James T. Meeks
4/29/2009	Senate	Do Pass Education; 007-002-000
4/29/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
5/14/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/14/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-003-000
5/19/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/17/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/13/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/13/2009	House	Effective Date July 1, 2010
8/13/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0410

	Adds reference to:
	625 ILCS 5/1-148.3a-5 new