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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2696 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a school district or a school bus company under contract with a school district shall not operate a Type I or Type II school bus manufactured after the effective date of the bill unless the bus is equipped with a set of 3-point seat belts or any other federally approved restraint system in good operating condition for each passenger seat and a rooftop safety hatch. Provides that, on or after January 1, 2028, all newly purchased school buses shall be equipped with 3-point seat belts or any other federally approved restraint system in good operating condition for each passenger. Provides that the provision shall not apply to a school bus that is legally registered in another state and displaying valid registration plates of that state if the bus is not operated in Illinois on a regular basis and the bus is operated in Illinois in connection with a cultural, tourist, athletic, or other similar activity for students enrolled in a school located outside of the State. Provides that nothing in the provision shall make a school district or a school bus company liable for a passenger's failure to properly adjust or fasten a seat belt or other restraint system. Effective immediately. |
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| | SB2696 | | LRB103 35976 MXP 66063 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 12-807.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-807.3 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-807.3. Seat safety belts; rooftop safety hatch. |
| 8 | | (a) A school district or a school bus company under |
| 9 | | contract with a school district shall not operate a Type I or |
| 10 | | Type II school bus manufactured after the effective date of |
| 11 | | this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly unless that |
| 12 | | bus is equipped with a set of 3-point seat belts or any other |
| 13 | | federally approved restraint system under 49 CFR 571.222 in |
| 14 | | good operating condition for each passenger seat and a rooftop |
| 15 | | safety hatch. On or after January 1, 2028, all newly purchased |
| 16 | | school buses shall be equipped with 3-point seat belts or any |
| 17 | | other federally approved restraint system under 49 CFR 571.222 |
| 18 | | in good operating condition for each passenger. The Department |
| 19 | | shall adopt rules governing the standards for the seat belts |
| 20 | | and belt anchorages. |
| 21 | | (b) This Section shall not apply to a school bus that is |
| 22 | | legally registered in another state and displaying valid |
| 23 | | registration plates of that state if the bus is not operated in |