Public Act 103-0404
 
SB2340 EnrolledLRB103 30820 MXP 57318 b


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



 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
changing Section 12-803 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 5/12-803)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-803)



    Sec. 12-803. 
(a)  Each school bus shall be equipped with a 
stop signal
arm on the driver's side of the school bus that may 
be operated either manually
or mechanically. Each  For each 
school bus manufactured on and after September 1,
1992, the 
stop signal arm shall be an octagon shaped semaphore that 
conforms to
49 C.F.R. 571.131, "SCHOOL BUS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY 
DEVICES", S5.1 through S5.5.

    (b) Each school bus manufactured prior to September 1, 
1992 shall be
equipped with a stop signal arm that conforms to 
standards promulgated by the
Department.

    (c)  A school bus may be equipped with an extension to the 
required stop arm that partially obstructs the roadway to 
ensure passenger safety. 
    (d) A maximum of 2 extensions to the required stop arms  may 
be installed on the driver's side of the school bus.
    (e)   In addition to the lighting systems required under 
Section 12-805, each extension to the required stop arm must 
be equipped with a system of flashing red lights. The front 
side  extension to the required stop arm must extend no more 
than  78 inches, measured from the side of the bus to furthest 
part of the extension to the required stop arm, and at a height 
not less than 36 inches from the ground. The rear side 
extension to the required stop arm must meet the same 
specification as the front side extension to the required stop 
arm except that it may not extend more than 32 inches, measured 
from the side of the bus to the furthest part of the extension 
to the required stop arm.
    (f) No driver of a motor vehicle may make contact with any 
portion of a stopped school bus, including an extension to the 
required stop arm, or make contact with a school child within 
30 feet of the school bus. A driver of motor vehicle that 
violates this subsection shall be subject to the penalties 
under Section 11-1414. 
(Source: P.A. 88-415.)

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

Effective Date:  7/28/2023