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92_HB2201 LRB9206333DHmb 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 changing Section 12-801 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/12-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-801) 7 Sec. 12-801. Color. The exterior of each school bus 8 shall be national school bus glossy yellow except as follows: 9 The rooftop may be white. 10 The fenders of school buses manufactured before January 11 1, 1976, may be black. 12 Body trim, rub rails, lettering other than on a stop 13 signal arm and bumpers on a Type I school bus shall be glossy 14 black. 15 Lettering on a stop signal arm shall be white on a red 16 background. 17 Bumpers on a Type II school bus may be glossy black or a 18 bright, light or colorless finish. 19 The hood and upper cowl may be lusterless black or 20 lusterless school bus yellow. 21 Grilles on the front, lamp trim and hubcaps may be a 22 bright finish. 23 The name or emblem of a manufacturer may be colorless or 24 any color. 25 If approved by the local school board, signs bearing 26 public service messages, displayed within frames on either 27 side or both sides of a school bus, may be any color. 28 The exterior paint of any school bus shall match the 29 central value, hue and chroma set forth in rules promulgated 30 by the Department. 31 (Source: P.A. 88-415; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.) -2- LRB9206333DHmb 1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 2 becoming law.