Illinois SB 191: SCH BUS-SEAT SAFETY BELTS

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SB0191 EnrolledLRB104 06902 LNS 16938 b

1 AN ACT concerning transportation.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding 

5Section 12-826 as follows:

6 (625 ILCS 5/12-826 new)

7 Sec. 12-826. Seat safety belts required. 

8 (a) Beginning July 1, 2031, each designated seating 

9position in any newly purchased school bus shall be equipped 

10with a combination pelvic and upper torso seat safety belt 

11system (also known as a 3-point seat safety belt, Type 2 seat 

12safety belt, or lap and shoulder restraint system) in good 

13operating condition and meeting all applicable federal 

14standards.

15 (b) Nothing in this Section requires a public or nonpublic 

16school, school district, transportation provider or 

17contractor, or other entity operating a school bus, including 

18a bus driver, bus aide, volunteer, or other staff, to ensure 

19that the seat safety belt or other restraint system is 

20correctly adjusted and fastened or to give instruction on how 

21to correctly adjust or fasten the seat safety belt or other 

22restraint system. 

23 (c) This Section does not apply to a school bus that is 

SB0191 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 06902 LNS 16938 b

1leased by a school district or a school bus that is legally 

2registered in another state and displaying valid registration 

3plates of that state if the bus is not operated in Illinois in 

4connection with a cultural, tourist, athletic, or other 

5similar activity for students enrolled in a s