Bill Text: IL SB3296 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that to become a certified School Bus Safety Inspector a person must meet certain training and testing requirements. Provides that to maintain certification, a School Bus Safety Inspector must attend a minimum 2-day school bus inspection training program conducted by a certified school bus inspection trainer at least once a year and provide verification of attendance to the Department of Transportation. Provides that School Bus Safety Inspectors shall renew their certification every 5 years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3296 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SB3296-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 13-103.1 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/13-103.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103.1)
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7 | Sec. 13-103.1. Annual certification of safety testers - Fee - | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Renewal. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a)
Only certified safety testers are authorized to perform | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | safety tests and
affix Certificates of Safety to vehicles. The | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Department shall annually
certify those safety testers who have | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | met its requirements. Safety testers'
certificates shall | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | expire 12 months following the date of issue, but may
be | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | renewed annually by complying with the requirements as | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | established by the Department. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (b) A safety tester who performs school bus inspections | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | must be certified as a School Bus Safety Inspector. To become a | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | certified School Bus Safety Inspector, a person must: | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (1) meet one of the following training requirements:
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20 | (i) be certified as a Master School Bus Technician | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | by the National Institute for Automotive Service | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | Excellence (ASE); | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (ii) be able to document a minimum of 2 years of |
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1 | journeyman level mechanical experience in the repair | ||||||
2 | and maintenance of motor vehicles of the second | ||||||
3 | division; or | ||||||
4 | (iii) successfully complete a course in vehicle | ||||||
5 | maintenance and repair, with a minimum 2-year | ||||||
6 | curriculum from an accredited school; and | ||||||
7 | (2) successfully complete a written and hands-on test | ||||||
8 | administered by the Department or the Department's | ||||||
9 | designee. | ||||||
10 | (c) To maintain certification, a School Bus Safety | ||||||
11 | Inspector must attend a minimum 2-day school bus inspection | ||||||
12 | training program conducted by a certified school bus inspection | ||||||
13 | trainer at least once a year and provide verification of | ||||||
14 | attendance to the Department. | ||||||
15 | (d) Certification of a School Bus Safety Inspector shall be | ||||||
16 | in effect until the end of the fifth calendar year from the | ||||||
17 | certification date stated on the certificate or certification | ||||||
18 | letter, and a School Bus Safety Inspector must re-certify every | ||||||
19 | 5 years thereafter. | ||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 80-606.)
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