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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 12-803 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/12-803)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-803)



7    Sec. 12-803. 
(a)  Each school bus shall be equipped with a 
8stop signal
arm on the driver's side of the school bus that may 
9be operated either manually
or mechanically. Each  For each 
10school bus manufactured on and after September 1,
1992, the 
11stop signal arm shall be an octagon shaped semaphore that 
12conforms to
49 C.F.R. 571.131, "SCHOOL BUS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY 
13DEVICES", S5.1 through S5.5.

14    (b) Each school bus manufactured prior to September 1, 
151992 shall be
equipped with a stop signal arm that conforms to 
16standards promulgated by the
Department.

17    (c)  A school bus may be equipped with an extension to the 
18required stop arm that partially obstructs the roadway to 
19ensure passenger safety. 
20    (d) A maximum of 2 extensions to the required stop arms  may 
21be installed on the driver's side of the school bus.
22    (e)   In addition to the lighting systems required under 
23Section 12-805, each extension to the required stop arm must 
 
 
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1be equipped with a system of flashing red lights. The front 
2side  extension to the required stop arm must extend no more 
3than  78 inches, measured from the side of the bus to furthest 
4part of the extension to the required stop arm, and at a height 
5not less than 36 inches from the ground. The rear side 
6extension to the required stop arm must meet the same 
7specification as the front side extension to the required stop 
8arm except that it may not extend more than 32 inches, measured 
9from the side of the bus to the furthest part of the extension 
10to the required stop arm.
11    (f) No driver of a motor vehicle may make contact with any 
12portion of a stopped school bus, including an extension to the 
13required stop arm, or make contact with a school child within 
1430 feet of the school bus. A driver of motor vehicle that 
15violates this subsection shall be subject to the penalties 
16under Section 11-1414. 
17(Source: P.A. 88-415.)

  
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.