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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 12-808.1 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/12-808.1 new)
7    Sec. 12-808.1. Fire resistant materials.
8    (a) No new school bus shall be put into service on or after 
9January 1, 2014 unless it is equipped with occupant seating 
10which meets fire safety standards described in this Section.
11    (b) School bus occupant seating must pass the ASTM E1537-07 
12standard test method for fire testing of upholstered furniture.  
13ASTM E1537-07 fire safety tests on school bus occupant seating 
14shall be conducted on a complete seat assembly inside a test 
15room or a school bus. Seating will have been deemed to have 
16failed the ASTM E1537-07 test if:
17        (1) the seat assembly exhibits a weight loss of 3 
18    pounds or greater during the first 10 minutes of the test; 
19    or
20        (2) the seat assembly exhibits a heat release rate of 
21    80 kW or greater. 
22    As an alternative to the ASTM E1537-07 standard test, 
23school bus occupant seating may be required to pass the "School 
 
 
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1Bus Seat Upholstery Fire Block Test" as described in the latest 
2edition of the National School Transportation Specifications 
3and Procedures published by the National Congress on School 
4Transportation. 
5    (c) All plastic components contained in the engine 
6compartment of all new school buses put in service on or after 
7January 1, 2014 shall  meet a V-0 classification  when tested in 
8accordance with the Underwriters Laboratories UL 94 standard 
9for safety.
10    (d) The  Illinois Department of Transportation shall adopt 
11rules to promote the fire safety of school buses and implement 
12the provisions of this Section. On and after the date the rules 
13take effect, no new school bus shall be sold or offered for 
14sale in this State unless the manufacturer has certified to the 
15Illinois Department of Transportation, in a form acceptable to 
16the Illinois Department of Transportation, that the fire safety 
17standards prescribed by this Section have been met.