SB2210eng 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2210 Engrossed LRB100 12594 JLS 25780 b

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mass Transportation Safety Act.

Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to provide for the health of mass transportation employees and the safety of transit passengers, other commercial and non-commercial motor vehicle operators, and pedestrians.

Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:

"Appropriate rest period" means a period of rest of not less than 10 minutes for every segment of 4 hours, or major part thereof, worked in one work period.

"Carrier" means any corporation, authority, partnership, association, person, or district authorized to provide mass transportation within this State.

"Mass transportation" means transportation provided within this State by rail, bus, or other conveyance and available to the general public on a regular and continuing basis, including the transportation of elderly persons or persons with a disability, as defined in Section 2705-310 of the Department of Transportation Law.

Section 15. Rest period requirements.

(a) A mass transportation carrier shall provide to a person operating a commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of providing mass transportation an appropriate rest period to utilize the nearest convenient restroom without deduction from the employee's pay.

(b) Nothing in this Act prohibits employers and employees from establishing, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, appropriate rest periods different from those provided in this Act.