Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0691

Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that a technician shall discuss with a person who received a citation for a violation of the Act with the notation of "no safety seat" in the notes field, and has scheduled a child safety instructional course, the negative consequences of a motor vehicle accident with a child occurring without the child wearing a proper child restraint system. The technician may also discuss the importance of an adult wearing a safety belt and the impact it may have on the child's behavior.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the Department of State Police, the Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the Secretary of State, and the Illinois Commerce Commission may adopt emergency rules to implement the amendatory Act. Amends the State Police Act. Provides requirements for the number of cadet classes and sworn State Police officers. Provides that 3% of the 40% of penalties collected under an automated traffic control system established by the Department of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority deposited into the State Police Merit Board Public Safety Fund shall be used for advertising or other methods to attract diverse State Police cadet candidates so that the headcount goal of State Police officers continues to adequately represent the population of women, minorities, and military veterans in this State. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall not renew the registration of a vehicle if the Illinois Commerce Commission finds that the registered owner of a vehicle used in violation of the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act has failed to pay any penalty due as a result of 3 violations under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act or is more than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan. Provides for the allocation of moneys in the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. Amends the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act. Allows a local agency, through an intergovernmental agreement, to establish an automated traffic control system in a construction or maintenance zone established by the Department of Transportation, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, or a local agency with jurisdiction. Provides that a motor vehicle may not operate in a construction or maintenance zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit. Provides for the allocation of the penalties collected for automated traffic control system zones. Provides notification procedures and defenses. Makes conforming changes.

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