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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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