Rep. Mike Murphy
Filed: 3/29/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1868 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1868 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 12-803 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/12-803)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-803)



7    Sec. 12-803. 
(a)  Each school bus shall be equipped with a 
8stop signal
arm on the driver's side of the school bus that may 
9be operated either manually
or mechanically.  For each school 
10bus manufactured on and after September 1,
1992, the stop 
11signal arm shall be an octagon shaped semaphore that conforms 
12to
49 C.F.R. 571.131, "SCHOOL BUS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEVICES", 
13S5.1 through S5.5.

14    (b) Each school bus manufactured prior to September 1, 1992 
15shall be
equipped with a stop signal arm that conforms to 
16standards promulgated by the
Department.

 
 
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1    (c) A school bus may be equipped with an arm extension 
2attached to the stop signal arm.  The arm extension may not 
3extend more than 36 inches past the outermost part of the stop 
4sign, may not exceed 4 inches wide, shall be made of aluminum 
5or a polycarbonate material, and shall be illuminated in red on 
6both sides.  The arm extension may not change the integrity of 
7the school bus.
8    (d) If a school bus is equipped with an additional stop 
9signal arm on the rear of the bus, an arm extension may be 
10attached. The arm extension shall meet all specifications 
11outlined in subsection (c), except it may not extend more than 
1212 inches past the outermost part of the rear stop sign.
13(Source: P.A. 88-415.)".