Rep. Karen May
Filed: 3/7/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1138




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1138 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the

5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by adding 
6Section 2705-505.7 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-505.7 new)
8    Sec. 2705-505.7. School zone speed limits; signs; notice. 
9Before erecting any new signs regulating speed pursuant to 
10Section 11-605 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or similar local 
11ordinance, or changing the speed limit of a roadway within 
122,000 feet of the primary entrance or entrances of a school or 
13schools, the Department or body having jurisdiction over the 
14roadway shall notify the principal of any schools within 2,000 
15feet of the proposed action and the chief of the local law 
16enforcement agency. The notice shall contain (i) a description 
 
 
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1of the proposed action, including the proposed speed limit 
2changes and geography involved; and (ii) a contact person to 
3whom comments may be submitted.
4    The Department or body having jurisdiction over the roadway 
5shall provide at least 30 days notice of the proposed action 
6and shall accept comments from any interested party for at 
7least 30 days. The notice shall be in the form of a letter 
8delivered by first class mail and may also be provided through 
9other means. Upon request of a school district, any notice 
10required by this Section shall be delivered to a designated 
11contact at the district instead of  to individual principals. 
12Nothing in this Section shall prohibit forms of public notice, 
13public comment, or public hearings in addition to those 
14required by this Section.
 

15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.".