Rep. John D'Amico
Filed: 3/11/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3982




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3982 as follows:
 


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on page 2, by replacing line 18 with the following: 
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"adding Section 1-148.3a-5 and by changing Sections 1-182, 
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11-1414.1, 12-802, and 12-821 as follows:"; and



 
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on page 2, immediately below line 18, by inserting the 
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following:
 
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    "(625 ILCS 5/1-148.3a-5  new)
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    Sec. 1-148.3a-5. Multifunction school activity bus.  A 
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multifunction school-activity bus (MFSAB) means a school bus 
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manufactured for the purpose of transporting 11 to 15 persons, 
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including the driver, whose purposes do not include 
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transporting students to and from home or school bus stops.  A 
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MFSAB is prohibited from meeting the special requirements for 
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school buses in Sections 12-801, 12-803, and 12-805 and 
 


 






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subsection (a) of Section 12-802 of this Code."; and

 
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on page 3, lines 19 through 22, by deleting ""Multifunction

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school-activity bus" means a vehicle manufactured for the

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purpose of transporting 11 to 15 persons, including the

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driver."; and

 
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on page 5, immediately below line 25, by inserting the 
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following:
 



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    "(625 ILCS 5/12-802)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802)



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    Sec. 12-802. Identification. 
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    (a) Each school bus shall have the sign "SCHOOL
BUS" 
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painted on both the front and rear of the bus as high as 
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practicable
in letters at least 8 inches high.
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    (b) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus 
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(MFSAB) shall have the  The vehicle
weight and the vehicle 
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maximum passenger capacity recommended by the manufacturer
of 
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the bus, which shall be based upon provision for 13 inches of 
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seating
space for each passenger exclusive of the driver, shall 
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be painted on
the body to the left of the service door in 
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letters at least 2 inches high.
The name of the owner or the 
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entity or both for which the school bus or MFSAB is operated
or 
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both shall be painted in a contrasting color on both sides, 
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centered
as high as practicable below the window line, in 
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letters at least 4 inches
high.  An A school bus identification 
 


 






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number shall be painted as high as practicable
on both the 
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front and rear of the school bus or MFSAB in letters at least
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inches high.
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    (c)  Decals may be used instead of painting under this 
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Section.

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(Source: P.A. 82-111.)

 
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    (625 ILCS 5/12-821)
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    Sec. 12-821. Display of telephone number; complaint calls.
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    (a) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus 
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shall display at the rear of the bus a sign, with letters and 
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numerals readily visible and readable, indicating the 
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telephone number of the owner of the school bus, regardless of 
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whether the owner is a school district or another person or 
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entity. The sign shall indicate that the number is to be called 
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to report erratic driving by the school bus driver.
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    (b) The owner of each school bus or multifunction 
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school-activity bus shall establish procedures for accepting 
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the calls provided for under subsection (a) and for taking 
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complaints.
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    (c) The procedures established under subsection (b) shall 
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include, but not be limited to:
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        (1) an internal investigation of the events that led to 
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    each complaint; and
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        (2) a report to the complaining party on the results of 
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    the investigation and the action taken, if any.


 


 






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(Source: P.A. 95-176, eff. 1-1-08.)".