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90_SB0031eng

      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 5/807.2 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 shall promulgate
13    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, thereby requiring children who cross in front of the bus
27    to walk a sufficient distance from the front of the bus to be
28    clearly observed by the bus driver.
29        (d)  This  Section  does  not  apply  to  the   temporary
30    operation  in  this  State  of  a  school bus that is legally
31    registered  in  another  state  and   is   displaying   valid
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 1    registration  plates  of  that  state  if  (i) the bus is not
 2    operated in Illinois on a regular basis, and (ii) the bus  is
 3    being  operated  in  Illinois  in connection with a cultural,
 4    tourist, athletic, or similar activity that is  sponsored  by
 5    one  or  more  schools  located  outside  of Illinois for the
 6    benefit of their enrolled students who are being  transported
 7    to or from that activity.
 8        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect July
 9    1, 1997.

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