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Public Act 096-0410
Public Act 0410 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 096-0410 |
HB3982 Enrolled |
LRB096 03622 NHT 13650 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 29-6.3 as follows:
| (105 ILCS 5/29-6.3)
| Sec. 29-6.3. Transportation to and from specified | interscholastic or school-sponsored
school sponsored | activities. | (a) Any school district transporting students in grade 12 | or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, or | school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does | not require student participation as part of the educational | services of the district and (ii) is not associated with the | students' regular class-for-credit schedule or required 5 | clock hours of instruction shall transport the students only in | a school bus, a vehicle manufactured to transport not more than | 10 persons, including the driver, or a multifunction | school-activity bus manufactured to transport not more than 15 | persons, including the driver. | (b) Any school district furnishing transportation for | students under the authority of this Section shall insure | against any loss or liability of the district resulting from |
| the maintenance, operation, or use of the vehicle. | (c) Vehicles used to transport students under this Section | may claim a depreciation allowance of 20% over 5 years as | provided in Section 29-5 of this Code. Any school district may | transport not more
than 15 students to and from an | interscholastic athletic or other
interscholastic or school | sponsored activity in a motor vehicle designed for
the | transportation of not less than 7 nor more than 16 persons, | commonly
referred to as a van, provided that the van is | operated by or for the
district and provided further that any
| school district furnishing transportation for students under | the authority
of this Section shall insure against any loss or | liability of the district
resulting from the maintenance, | operation, or use of the vehicle.
| (Source: P.A. 89-132, eff. 7-14-95; 89-608, eff. 8-2-96; | 89-626, eff.
8-9-96.)
| Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | Section 1-148.3a-5 and by changing Sections 1-182, 11-1414.1, | 12-802, and 12-821 as follows: | (625 ILCS 5/1-148.3a-5 new) | Sec. 1-148.3a-5. Multifunction school activity bus. A | multifunction school-activity bus (MFSAB) means a school bus | manufactured for the purpose of transporting 11 to 15 persons, | including the driver, whose purposes do not include |
| transporting students to and from home or school bus stops. A | MFSAB is prohibited from meeting the special requirements for | school buses in Sections 12-801, 12-803, and 12-805 and | subsection (a) of Section 12-802 of this Code.
| (625 ILCS 5/1-182) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-182)
| Sec. 1-182. School bus.
| (a) "School bus" means every motor
vehicle, except as | provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, owned
or operated by | or for any of the following entities for the transportation of
| persons
regularly enrolled as students in grade 12 or below
in | connection with any activity of such entity:
| Any public or private primary or secondary school;
| Any primary or secondary school operated by a religious | institution; or
| Any public, private or religious nursery school.
| (b) This definition shall not include the following:
| 1. A bus operated by a public utility, municipal | corporation
or common carrier authorized to conduct local | or interurban transportation
of passengers when such bus is | not traveling a specific school bus route but
is:
| On a regularly scheduled route for the
transportation | of other fare paying passengers;
| Furnishing charter
service for the transportation of | groups on field trips or other special
trips or in | connection with other special events; or
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| Being used for shuttle service
between attendance | centers or other educational facilities.
| 2. A motor vehicle of the First Division.
| 3. A multifunction school-activity bus. A motor | vehicle designed for the transportation of not less than 7
| nor more than 16 persons that is operated by or for a | public or private
primary or secondary school, including | any primary or secondary school
operated by a religious | institution, for the purpose of transporting not
more than | 15 students to and from interscholastic athletic or other
| interscholastic or school sponsored activities.
| (Source: P.A. 89-132, eff. 7-14-95.)
| (625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1)
| Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students.
| (a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any | entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | must be transported in a school bus or a vehicle described in | subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of | this Code for any curriculum-related school activity. | "Curriculum-related school activity" as used in this | subsection (a) includes transportation from home to school or | from school to home, tripper or shuttle service between school | attendance centers, transportation to a vocational or career | center or other trade-skill development site or a regional safe | school or other school-sponsored alternative learning program, |
| or a trip that is directly related to the regular curriculum of | a student for which he or she earns credit. Every student
| enrolled in grade 12 or below in any entity listed in paragraph | (a) of Section
1-182 of this Code who is transported in a | second division motor vehicle
owned or operated by or for that | entity, in connection with any official
activity
of such | entity, must be transported in a school bus or a bus described | in
subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of Section 1-182.
| (b) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any | entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | who is transported in a vehicle that is being operated by or | for a public or private primary or secondary school, including | any primary or secondary school operated by a religious | institution, for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic, | or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) | does not require student participation as part of the | educational services of the entity and (ii) is not associated | with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule shall | transport students only in a school bus or vehicle described in | subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of this Code. This subsection | (b) does not apply to any second division vehicle used by an | entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | for a parade, homecoming, or a similar noncurriculum-related | school activity. This Section shall not apply to any second | division vehicle being
used by such entity in a parade, | homecoming or similar school activity, nor
to a motor vehicle |
| designed for the transportation of not less than 7
nor more | than 16 persons while that vehicle is being operated by or for | a
public or private primary or secondary school, including any | primary or
secondary school operated by a religious | institution, for the purpose of
transporting not more than 15 | students to and from interscholastic athletic
or other | interscholastic or school sponsored activities.
| (Source: P.A. 89-132, eff. 7-14-95.)
| (625 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802)
| Sec. 12-802. Identification. | (a) Each school bus shall have the sign "SCHOOL
BUS" | painted on both the front and rear of the bus as high as | practicable
in letters at least 8 inches high. | (b) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus | (MFSAB) shall have the The vehicle
weight and the vehicle | maximum passenger capacity recommended by the manufacturer
of | the bus, which shall be based upon provision for 13 inches of | seating
space for each passenger exclusive of the driver, shall | be painted on
the body to the left of the service door in | letters at least 2 inches high.
The name of the owner or the | entity or both for which the school bus or MFSAB is operated
or | both shall be painted in a contrasting color on both sides, | centered
as high as practicable below the window line, in | letters at least 4 inches
high. An A school bus identification | number shall be painted as high as practicable
on both the |
| front and rear of the school bus or MFSAB in letters at least
4 | inches high. | (c) Decals may be used instead of painting under this | Section .
| (Source: P.A. 82-111.)
| (625 ILCS 5/12-821) | Sec. 12-821. Display of telephone number; complaint calls. | (a) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus | shall display at the rear of the bus a sign, with letters and | numerals readily visible and readable, indicating the | telephone number of the owner of the school bus, regardless of | whether the owner is a school district or another person or | entity. The sign shall indicate that the number is to be called | to report erratic driving by the school bus driver. | (b) The owner of each school bus or multifunction | school-activity bus shall establish procedures for accepting | the calls provided for under subsection (a) and for taking | complaints. | (c) The procedures established under subsection (b) shall | include, but not be limited to: | (1) an internal investigation of the events that led to | each complaint; and | (2) a report to the complaining party on the results of | the investigation and the action taken, if any.
| (Source: P.A. 95-176, eff. 1-1-08.) |
| Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | Section 8.33 as follows: | (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new) | Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | the 96th General Assembly.
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 2010.
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Effective Date: 7/1/2010
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