093_HB0034
LRB093 02374 DRH 02382 b
1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 12-807.3 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/12-807.3 new)
7 Sec. 12-807.3. Bus seat safety belts; rooftop safety
8 hatch.
9 (a) No person shall operate any Type I or Type II school
10 bus manufactured after the effective date of this amendatory
11 Act of the 93rd General Assembly unless a set of seat safety
12 belts in good operating condition is available to each
13 passenger and the school bus is equipped with a rooftop
14 safety hatch. The belts and belt anchorages shall conform to
15 the equipment requirements of this Article VIII.
16 (b) This Section does not apply to a school bus legally
17 registered in another state and displaying valid registration
18 plates of that state if the bus is not operated in Illinois
19 on a regular basis and if the bus is being operated in
20 Illinois in connection with the cultural, tourist, athletic,
21 or similar activities of persons enrolled as students in a
22 school or schools located outside of Illinois.
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.