HB3872 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3872

Introduced 11/2/2011, by Rep. Luis Arroyo

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/2-3.154 new

Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish a 3-year pilot program in which grants are provided to school districts to equip school buses that exclusively transport children with disabilities with cameras. Provides that the State Board shall determine, by rule, the application process, which districts are to be awarded grants, and the amount of the grant to be awarded.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 2-3.154 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.154 new)

Sec. 2-3.154. School bus cameras; grant program. Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall establish a 3-year pilot program in which grants are provided to school districts to equip school buses that exclusively transport children with disabilities, as defined under Article 14 of this Code, with cameras. The State Board of Education shall determine, by rule, the application process, which districts are to be awarded grants, and the amount of the grant to be awarded.