Bill Text: IL SB3296 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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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.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3296 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3296-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3296 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/13-103.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103.1
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.
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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 changing
Section 13-103.1 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/13-103.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103.1)
Sec. 13-103.1. Annual certification of safety testers - Fee -
Renewal.
(a) Only certified safety testers are authorized to perform
safety tests and affix Certificates of Safety to vehicles. The
Department shall annually certify those safety testers who have
met its requirements. Safety testers' certificates shall
expire 12 months following the date of issue, but may be
renewed annually by complying with the requirements as
established by the Department.
(b) A safety tester who performs school bus inspections
must be certified as a School Bus Safety Inspector. To become a
certified School Bus Safety Inspector, a person must:
(1) meet one of the following training requirements:
(i) be certified as a Master School Bus Technician
by the National Institute for Automotive Service
Excellence (ASE);
(ii) be able to document a minimum of 2 years of

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journeyman level mechanical experience in the repair
and maintenance of motor vehicles of the second
division; or
(iii) successfully complete a course in vehicle
maintenance and repair, with a minimum 2-year
curriculum from an accredited school; and
(2) successfully complete a written and hands-on test
administered by the Department or the Department's
designee.
(c) 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.
(d) Certification of a School Bus Safety Inspector shall be
in effect until the end of the fifth calendar year from the
certification date stated on the certificate or certification
letter, and a School Bus Safety Inspector must re-certify every
5 years thereafter.
(Source: P.A. 80-606.)