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90_SB0031enr
20 ILCS 405/35.10 new
105 ILCS 5/29-18 new
625 ILCS 5/807.2 new
Amends the School Code, Illinois Vehicle Code, and the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Establishes a
matching grant reimbursement program under which school
districts are reimbursed, from a separate appropriation made
for that purpose, for one-third of the approved additional
costs which they incur as a result of the installation of
crossing control arms on school buses. Subject to a limited
exemption for school buses from sister states, prohibits
operating a school bus in Illinois after December 31, 1997
unless the bus is equipped with a crossing control arm
meeting standards promulgated by the Department of
Transportation. Provides that if a school bus is
manufactured after December 31, 1997 the crossing control arm
must be installed by the original bus body manufacturer.
Provides that if the crossing control arms are installed on
buses manufactured before December 31, 1997 on school buses
owned, purchased, or leased by a school district, the
district, in order to qualify for matching grant
reimbursement, must purchase the crossing control arms from
the Department of Central Management Services. Provides for
the Department of Central Management Services to purchase or
contract for the purchase of crossing control arms and to
sell them to school districts at the competitively bid State
contract price. Adds provisions relative to the procedure
for obtaining reimbursement. Effective July 1, 1997.
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1 AN ACT relating to school buses, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 12-807.2 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/12-807.2 new)
7 Sec. 12-807.2. Crossing control arms.
8 (a) No Type I or Type II school bus may be operated or
9 used as a school bus within this State after December 31,
10 1999 unless that bus is equipped with a crossing control arm
11 on the front of the bus that conforms to equipment and
12 installation standards that the Department of Transportation
13 shall promulgate for purposes of this subsection.
14 (b) If a Type I or Type II school bus is manufactured
15 after December 31, 1997, that bus shall not be sold for use
16 as, or purchased for the use as, or used as a school bus
17 within this State unless that bus is equipped with a crossing
18 control arm that is installed on the front of the bus by the
19 original bus body manufacturer and that conforms to equipment
20 and installation standards that the Department shall
21 promulgate for purposes of this subsection.
22 (c) A crossing control arm meeting standards promulgated
23 by the Department under this Section shall be designed to
24 swing out from the front of a school bus when the bus stops
25 and opens its doors while school children enter or exit the
26 bus, as prescribed in rules promulgated by the State Board of
27 Education.
28 (d) This Section does not apply to the temporary
29 operation in this State of a school bus that is legally
30 registered in another state and is displaying valid
31 registration plates of that state if (i) the bus is not
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1 operated in Illinois on a regular basis, and (ii) the bus is
2 being operated in Illinois in connection with a cultural,
3 tourist, athletic, or similar activity that is sponsored by
4 one or more schools located outside of Illinois for the
5 benefit of their enrolled students who are being transported
6 to or from that activity.
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
8 1, 1997.