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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1588

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 1588 as follows:

 3    by replacing everything after the enacting  clause  with  the
 4    following:

 5        "Section  5.   The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code is amended by
 6    changing Section 12-801 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/12-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-801)
 8        Sec. 12-801. Color and signs.
 9        (a)  The exterior of each school bus  shall  be  national
10    school bus glossy yellow except as follows:
11        The rooftop may be white.
12        The  fenders  of school buses manufactured before January
13    1, 1976, may be black.
14        Body trim, rub rails, lettering  other  than  on  a  stop
15    signal arm and bumpers on a Type I school bus shall be glossy
16    black.
17        Lettering  on  a  stop signal arm shall be white on a red
18    background.
19        Bumpers on a Type II school bus may be glossy black or  a
20    bright, light or colorless finish.
21        The  hood  and  upper  cowl  may  be  lusterless black or
 
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 1    lusterless school bus yellow.
 2        Grilles on the front, lamp trim  and  hubcaps  may  be  a
 3    bright finish.
 4        The  name or emblem of a manufacturer may be colorless or
 5    any color.
 6        The exterior paint of any  school  bus  shall  match  the
 7    central  value, hue and chroma set forth in rules promulgated
 8    by the Department.
 9        (b)  Local school boards may elect, and  any  school  bus
10    company  may  agree,  to display signs bearing public service
11    messages on their Type I school buses. The signs  may  be  of
12    any  color, may be no larger than 2 feet in height and 6 feet
13    in width, and may be displayed within frames on  either  side
14    or  both  sides of any Type I school bus. Local school boards
15    electing to display these signs on their Type I school  buses
16    shall adopt rules regarding the content of the signs.
17    (Source: P.A. 88-415; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)

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

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