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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0535
Introduced 2/17/2005, by Sen. Christine Radogno SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, on and after January 1,
2007,
a school bus may not be
operated or used as a school bus within this State
unless the school bus
is
equipped with a post-trip inspection reminder system that alerts the driver or attendant that a passenger
remains on the bus and that prevents the driver or attendant from leaving the
bus
while the passenger remains on the bus. Provides that a school bus manufactured
on or after January 1, 2006 may not be used as a school bus unless it is
equipped with the reminder system. Provides that the provision does not apply
to out-of-state school buses operating temporarily in Illinois for specified
purposes. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall adopt rules for
implementing the provision.
Effective July 1, 2005. |
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| FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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A BILL FOR
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SB0535 |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 12-810.1
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follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-810.1 new)
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| Sec. 12-810.1. Post-trip inspection reminder system for |
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| school buses.
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| (a) On and after January 1, 2007, a school bus may not be |
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| operated or used
as a school bus
within this State
unless that |
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| bus is equipped with a
post-trip inspection reminder system. |
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| The purpose of the system is to ensure that the driver is the |
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| last person leaving the bus and that no passenger is left |
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| behind or remains on the vehicle at the end of a work shift or |
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| the work day. The system shall, at a minimum, require: |
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| (1) the school bus driver to walk to the rear of the |
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| bus to deactivate the system before the driver leaves the |
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| bus; and |
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| (2) that when the driver turns off the vehicle's |
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| ignition system, the vehicle's interior lights must |
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| illuminate to assist the driver in seeing in and under the |
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| seats during a visual sweep of the bus.
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| (b) A school bus manufactured on or after January 1,
2006 |
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| may not be sold, purchased, or operated or used as a school bus |
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| within
this State unless that bus is
equipped with a
post-trip |
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| inspection reminder system as provided in subsection (a).
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| (c) This Section does not apply to the temporary operation |
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| in this State of
a school bus that is legally registered in |
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| another state and is displaying
valid registration plates of |
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| that state if (i) the bus is not operated in
Illinois on a |
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| regular basis, and (ii) the bus is being operated in Illinois |
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| in
connection with a cultural, tourist, athletic, or similar |