Bill Text: IL HB1138 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that before new school zone speed limit signs may be erected, the principal of any schools within 2,000 feet of the proposed location of the new signs and the chief of the local law enforcement agency must be notified. Provides that if either a principal or police chief requests that the school zone boundaries be revised, the body having jurisdiction over the roadway shall host a public hearing on the proposed boundaries at the relevant school at a time convenient for school parents to attend. Provides that such hearings shall be conducted no earlier than 10 days and no later than 30 days following the receipt of the request for revised school zone boundaries and that there shall be at least 10 days notice of the hearing. Provides that in lieu of a hearing, the boundaries may be revised in accordance with the request. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1138 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1138-Amended.html

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Rep. Karen May

Filed: 3/30/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1138
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1138, AS AMENDED,
with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No.
3, on page 1, line 9, after "schools", by inserting "without
the required 30-day notification"; and
on page 1, line 12, after "limit.", by inserting "For purposes
of this Section, "emergency situation" means construction or
maintenance activity which either requires a significant
increase in the amount of traffic passing by a school or
requires the re-routing of school children to another roadway.
The temporary speed limit shall revert back to the original
speed limit at the termination of the emergency situation,
unless required engineering or traffic investigations justify
permanent adoption of the temporary speed limit.".