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91_SB1588

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  changing
 2    Section 12-801.

 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 12-801 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/12-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-801)
 8        Sec.  12-801.  Color.    The  exterior of each school bus
 9    shall be national school bus glossy yellow except as follows:
10        The rooftop may be white.
11        The fenders of school buses manufactured  before  January
12    1, 1976, may be black.
13        Body  trim,  rub  rails,  lettering  other than on a stop
14    signal arm and bumpers on a Type I school bus shall be glossy
15    black.
16        Lettering on a stop signal arm shall be white  on  a  red
17    background.
18        Bumpers  on a Type II school bus may be glossy black or a
19    bright, light or colorless finish.
20        The hood and  upper  cowl  may  be  lusterless  black  or
21    lusterless school bus yellow.
22        Grilles  on  the  front,  lamp  trim and hubcaps may be a
23    bright finish.
24        The name or emblem of a manufacturer may be colorless  or
25    any color.
26        Signs  bearing  public  service messages displayed within
27    frames on either side or both sides of a school  bus  may  be
28    any color.
29        The  exterior  paint  of  any  school bus shall match the
30    central value, hue and chroma set forth in rules  promulgated
31    by the Department.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 88-415; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)

 2        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 3    becoming law.

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