Senate Sponsors: PHILIP-FAWELL-KLEMM. House Sponsors: HOFFMAN-GARRETT-HOLBROOK-FRANKS Short description: VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS SAFETY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires (rather than permits) a school bus to be equipped with one strobe lamp that will emit 60 to 120 flashes per minute of white or bluish-white light visible to a motorist approaching the bus from any direction. Requires that all emergency exits of a school bus be outlined with a minimum one inch wide yellow reflective tape or decal. Effective January 1, 2000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that a school bus purchased after the effective date of this amendatory Act (instead of all school buses) shall be equipped with one strobe lamp with specified characteristics. Removes the requirements concerning when the strobe lamp shall be lighted. Provides that the requirement for outlining emergency exits of school buses shall begin June 1, 2000. FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (Dept. of Transportation) The expenditure is indeterminate at this time. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0168 Last action date: 99-07-16 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status