HB 413 — VEH CD-TRNSPRT STUDENTS-TRUCKS

093_HB0413HB0413 Engrossed LRB093 04931 LCB 04990 b AN ACT concerning vehicles.

The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing SectionSections 1-182 and 11-1414.1 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1)5/1-182) (from Ch.

1-182) Sec.

1-182.

School bus.

(a) "School bus" means every motor vehicle, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, owned or operated by or for any of the following entities for the transportation of persons regularly enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with any activity of such entity:

Any public or private primary or secondary school;

Any primary or secondary school operated by a religious institution;

or Any public, private or religious nursery school.

(b) This definition shall not include the following:

1.

A bus operated by a public utility, municipal corporation or common carrier authorized to conduct local or interurban transportation of passengers when such bus is not traveling a specific school bus route but is:

On a regularly scheduled route for the transportation of other fare paying passengers;

Furnishing charter service for the transportation of groups on field trips or other special trips or in connection with other special events;

or Being used for shuttle service between attendance centers or other educational facilities.

2.

A motor vehicle of the First Division.

3.

A motor vehicle designed for the transportation HB0413 Engrossed -2- LRB093 04931 LCB 04990 b of not less than 7 nor more than 16 persons that is operated by or for a public or private primary or secondary school, including any primary or secondary school operated by a religious institution, for the purpose of transporting not more than 15 students to and from interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or school sponsored activities.

__________________d______________________1____________ _t_____________________t______________________h_____________ _o_____________________h______________________o_____________ _h______________________b_______________________n___________ _h_____________________a________________________w___________ _a_____________________o_____________ (Source:

P.A.

89-132, eff.

7-14-95.) (625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1) (from Ch.

95 1/2, par.

(b) This Section shall not apply to any second division vehicle being used by such entity in a parade, homecoming or similar school activity, o_r______________________o_________________________________d_____________ _____e_____________________r________________________t___________ _______a___________________t____________________ nor to a motor vehicle designed for the transportation of not less than 7 nor more than 16 persons while that vehicle is being operated by or for a public or private primary or secondary school, including any primary or secondary school operated by a religious institution, for the purpose of transporting not HB0413 Engrossed -3- LRB093 04931 LCB 04990 b more than 15 students to and from interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or school sponsored activities.activities, _________ _____t_____________________i_______________________s____________ ______t_____________________t_____________________r_____________ _____l_____________________a______________________r_____________ ______t____________________e______________________c_____________ _____i_____________________s_______________________t_________.

_ _____l_____________________e________________________i___________ _____,_____________________d______________________e_____________ _______s___________________s______________________s_____________ _____l_____________________y______________________n_____________ _____p_____________________e_____ (Source:

7-14-95.) Section 99.

Effective date.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law.