Bill Text: IL SB2028 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that each school bus operated by a public or private primary or secondary school transporting students enrolled in grade 12 or below for a school related athletic event or other school approved extracurricular activity shall be registered as a school bus, comply with school bus driver permit requirements, comply with the minimum liability insurance requirements, and comply with all special requirements pertaining to school buses in the Code. Provides that a school bus that operates under the provision may be used to transport passengers other than students if certain conditions are met.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0241 [SB2028 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2028-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB2028 Introduced 2/10/2017, by Sen. Thomas Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/12-825 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that each school bus operated by a public or private primary or secondary school transporting students enrolled in grade 12 or below for a school related athletic event or other school approved extracurricular activity shall be registered as a school bus, comply with school bus driver permit requirements, comply with the minimum liability insurance requirements, and comply with all special requirements pertaining to school buses in the Code. Provides that a school bus that operates under the provision may be used to transport passengers other than students if certain conditions are met.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 12-825 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/12-825 new)
Sec. 12-825. Extra-curricular activities; passengers.
(a) Each school bus operated by a public or private primary
or secondary school transporting students enrolled in grade 12
or below for a school related athletic event or other school
approved extracurricular activity shall be registered under
subsection (a) of Section 3-808 of this Code, comply with
school bus driver permit requirements under Section 6-104 of
this Code, comply with the minimum liability insurance
requirements under Section 12-707.01 of this Code, and comply
with special requirements pertaining to school buses under this
Chapter.
(b) Each school bus that operates under subsection (a) of
this Section may be used for the transportation of passengers
other than students enrolled in grade 12 or below for
activities that do not involve either a public or private
educational institution if the school bus driver complies with
Section 12-806 of this Code and the "SCHOOL BUS" sign under

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Section 12-802 of this Code is either removed or obscured so
that it is not visible to other motorists.