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91_SB0987
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 12-815 and adding Section 12-815.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 12-815 and adding Section 12-815.1 as
7 follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/12-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-815)
9 Sec. 12-815. Strobe lamp on school bus.
10 (a) A school bus shall may be equipped with one strobe
11 lamp that will emit 60 to 120 flashes per minute of white or
12 bluish-white light visible to a motorist approaching the bus
13 from any direction. The lamp shall be of sufficient
14 brightness to be visible in normal sunlight when viewed
15 directly from a distance of at least one mile.
16 (b) The strobe lamp shall be mounted on the rooftop of
17 the bus with the light generating element in the lamp located
18 equidistant from each side and either at or behind the center
19 of the rooftop. The maximum height of the element above the
20 rooftop shall not exceed 1/30 of its distance from the rear
21 of the rooftop. If the structure of the strobe lamp obscures
22 the light generating element, the element shall be deemed to
23 be in the center of the lamp with a maximum height 1/4 inch
24 less than the maximum height of the strobe lamp unless
25 otherwise indicated in rules and regulations promulgated by
26 the Department. The Department may promulgate rules and
27 regulations to govern measurements, glare, effectiveness and
28 protection of strobe lamps on school buses, including higher
29 strobe lamps than authorized in this paragraph.
30 (c) The strobe lamp shall may be lighted only when the
31 school bus is actually being used as a school bus and:
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1 1. is stopping or stopped for loading or
2 discharging pupils on a highway outside an urban area; or
3 2. is bearing one or more pupils and is either
4 stopped or, in the interest of safety, is moving very
5 slowly at a speed:
6 (i) less than the posted minimum speed limit,
7 or
8 (ii) less than 30 miles per hour on a highway
9 outside an urban area.
10 (Source: P.A. 87-768.)
11 (625 ILCS 5/12-815.1 new)
12 Sec. 12-815.1. Emergency exits identification. All
13 emergency exits of a school bus shall be outlined around the
14 perimeter of the exit with a minimum one inch wide yellow
15 reflective tape or decal. This yellow reflective tape or
16 decal shall be placed on the exterior surface of the school
17 bus.
18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
19 January 1, 2000.