Bill Text: IL HB3872 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish a 3-year pilot program in which grants are provided to school districts to equip school buses that exclusively transport children with disabilities with cameras. Provides that the State Board shall determine, by rule, the application process, which districts are to be awarded grants, and the amount of the grant to be awarded.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3872 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB3872-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB3872 Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/2-3.154 new
Amends the School Code. Subject to appropriation, requires the State Board of Education to establish a 3-year pilot program in which grants are provided to school districts to equip school buses that exclusively transport children with disabilities with cameras. Provides that the State Board shall determine, by rule, the application process, which districts are to be awarded grants, and the amount of the grant to be awarded.
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A BILL FOR
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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 adding Section
2-3.154 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.154 new)
Sec. 2-3.154. School bus cameras; grant program. Subject to
appropriation, the State Board of Education shall establish a
3-year pilot program in which grants are provided to school
districts to equip school buses that exclusively transport
children with disabilities, as defined under Article 14 of this
Code, with cameras. The State Board of Education shall
determine, by rule, the application process, which districts
are to be awarded grants, and the amount of the grant to be
awarded.