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Public Act 097-0963


 

Public Act 0963 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 097-0963
 
HB4022 EnrolledLRB097 16967 HEP 62157 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 18c-7405 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/18c-7405)
    Sec. 18c-7405. Accident counseling.
    (a) Every Class I and Class II rail carrier, according to
federal regulations, operating in this State must establish a
counseling or trauma program and provide or make available
counseling or other critical incident stress debriefing
services to each member of an operating crew directly involved
in an accident that results in loss of life or serious bodily
injury on its railway or right-of-way.
    (b) Each Class I and Class II rail carrier, according to
federal regulations, operating in this State must file its
counseling or trauma program with the processing section of the
Transportation Division of the Illinois Commerce Commission,
whose sole responsibility under this Section shall be to
receive the program and make it available for public
inspection. Each rail carrier subject to this subsection (b)
must review and update its counseling or trauma program filing
every 3 years, at the request of the Commission. Programs may
be filed by mail or electronic mail. Electronic filings shall
be submitted to an email address designated by the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 91-729, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/15/2012