Statement of Work School Bus Services 23 Sep 2019.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

SCHOOL BUS SERVICES

23 Sep 2019

1.0 SCOPE

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing transportation of military/civilian dependents residing at Rock Island Arsenal (RIA), attending the RIA Child Development Center and/or the Youth Center to the Moline, Illinois schools to Ben Franklin Elementary, Wilson Junior High, and Moline Senior High School and then to return them to RIA. The Contractor is to provide this service for the school term beginning in August of each year and ending the following June, which is approximately 176 days per school year. The number of students riding the bus can fluctuate during the school year but approximately is in the low sixties.

2.0 SPECIFIC TASKS

2.1 ESTABLISH SCHEDULE AND ROUTE

The Contractor shall be responsible for contacting the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) to obtain the schedule and hours of operation for the school year during the contract. Upon receipt of this schedule the Contractor shall be responsible for coordinating with the COR, to obtain the location, numbers and school ages of military/civilian dependents to facilitate formulation of the schedule of designated routes and stops for the upcoming school year. Bus stops may be added or deleted, because of children moving to and leaving RIA, at no cost to the government. The COR will notify the contractor of any changes to the bus stops and will provide a two-day notice in the event of a change taking place. All morning runs must be scheduled to have the students arrive not later than 10 minutes prior to the school start time. For the afternoon runs, the Contractor shall have the bus positioned at each school not later than 10 minutes prior to the school dismissal time. The Contractor shall not deviate from the established schedule or from the designated stops except for reasons beyond his control. Any deviations shall be reported to the COR. The COR shall promptly report to the Contractor if such delays or deviations need occur.

2.1.1 MORNING RUNS

The Contractor shall provide for two scheduled runs in the morning, with route number one making designated stops on RIA to pick up Wilson Junior High and Moline Senior High School students and deliver them to their respective destination in accordance with the scheduled start times. Route number two makes designated stops on RIA to pick up Ben Franklin Elementary students and deliver them to their respective school in accordance with the scheduled start times.

2. 1.2 AFTERNOON RUNS

The Contractor shall provide two scheduled runs in the afternoon. The first run will arrive at Ben Franklin School to pick up all RIA students and transport them back to their designated stops on RIA. The second run will arrive at Wilson Junior High to pick up all students and then travel to Moline Senior High to pick up students and return to RIA, making stops at each designated stop.

2.1.3 MAKE UP DAYS

School make-up class days shall be considered as normal school days. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing the transportation to the schools during make-up days.

2.1.4 LATE STARTS or CLOSE EARLY

Should school start late, or close early due to weather conditions, the Contractor shall provide transportation in accordance with the hours of the school day. Contractor shall ensure transportation is available at times designated for late start or school dismissals.

2.1.5 DISCIPLINE

The Contractor shall be responsible for assuring that all children riding the school bus follow school bus rules, established within guidelines listed in Attachment 3 School Bus Rules. If the Contractor observes violations of the established rules, he/she shall report violations to the COR and the Contracting Officer.

Written reports of the violation shall be sent to Commander, Rock Island Arsenal, ATTN: IMRI-PW, Rock Island, IL 61299·5000 within two working days.

2.1.6 SPECIAL SITUATIONS

Special situations may arise that will require the Contractor to make additional runs to and from school. The special situations are normally listed in the school calendar at the beginning of the school year. Special situations such as staggered days for testing for example.

2.2 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

2.2.1 BUSES

The buses used must be glossy yellow, equipped with a Stop Signal Arm, eight blinking lights, and 39" seat backs and have markings that proclaim it is a "School Bus".

Buses utilized must strictly conform to the “Highway Safety Program Guideline No. 17 Pupil Transportation Safety” (See Attachment 1) and 625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art.VIIITR heading Article VIII “Special Requirements for School Buses” (See Attachment 2).

Bus shall be equipped with interior cameras with sound and video with the capability to capture and store 30 days of passenger surveillance. Contractor shall be able to provide any specific date of footage within the 30 day requirement when requested by government. Contractor shall have 2 working days to send to Directorate of Logistics and COR via e-mail attachment. The viewing footage must be sent with .wmv files format.

At the determination of the Director of Emergency Services armed personnel may be required to ride on the bus or have personnel follow the bus to ensure personnel are protected.

2.2.2 EXCLUSIVITY

The Contractor shall provide this service exclusively for the military family members residing at RIA and other military/civilian dependent children attending the RIA Child Development Youth Center. School buses provided by the contractor under this solicitation will not be open to the general public and or guests of the students.

2.2.3 SCHOOL DAYS

The Contractor shall provide services for all days school is in session, days that are not a full school day, and for makeup days due to inclement weather.

2.2.4 INVOICES

The Contractor shall submit invoices after the end of each month. Payment will be made upon certification of satisfactory performance by the COR. Payment will not be due or owed for any days when buses are not operated because of weather or any other reason. Payment will be determined per bus per day.

2.2.5 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

2.2.6 INSTALLATION ACCESS

All personnel and vehicles are subject to search and identification verification. The contractor will abide by all instructions from security and law enforcement personnel or be denied access to the installation.

According to Army Directive 2014-23 (Conduct of Screening and Background Checks For Individuals Who Have Regular Contact With Children in Army Programs). All bus drivers who transport RIA students to and from school are required to submit to and pass the Child Care National Agency Check and Inquires (CNACI) before they are allowed to perform the service. The CNACI checks will be initiated and processed through the RIA Security Office.

2.2.7 TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: (Training will be provided by Garrison DPTMS)

a. Anti-Terrorism (AT) Level I Training. This provision/contract text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access Army installations, facilities and controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. The contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the COR or to the contracting officer, if a COR is not assigned, within 90 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT level I awareness training is available at the following website: https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at.

b. Access and General Protection/Security Policy and Procedures: This standard language text is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility, or area. Contractor and all associated sub-contractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by USAG Director of Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, HQDA, and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

c. iWATCH Training. This standard language is for contractor employees with an area of performance within an Army controlled installation, facility or area. The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This local developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR who will notify the RIA Police immediately. This training shall be completed within 90 calendar days of contract award and within 30 calendar days of new employees commencing performance with the results reported to the COR NLT 120 calendar days after contract award.

d. For contracts that Require an OPSEC Standing Operating Procedure or Plan. The contractor will develop an OPSEC SOP or Plan within 90 calendar days of contract award, to be reviewed and approved by the responsible Government OPSEC Officer per AR 530-1, Operations Security. The OPSEC SOP/Plan will include the Governments critical information, why it needs to be protected, where it is located, who is responsible for it, and how to protect it. In addition, the contractor will identify an individual who will be an OPSEC Coordinator. The contractor will ensure this individual becomes OPSEC level II certified per AR 530-1.

e. For Contracts that Require OPSEC Training. Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of their reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

2.2.8 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

Contractor owned motor vehicles shall at all times display valid State of registry license plates, and be maintained in a safe operating condition and in good appearance. Any Contractor owned motor vehicles used for transporting Government property shall be properly equipped and designed to ensure protection of the property. All Contractor owned motor vehicles shall conspicuously display the Contractor's company name logo on both sides of the vehicle.

2.2.9 ACCIDENT REPORTING

a. The Contractor shall telephonically report to the KO and the RIA Safety Office, any bodily injury, death, damage to Government property, and accidental loss of Government property resulting from the activities of the Contractor, his agents, or employees within the time limits outlined in the Contractor's Safety Plan.

b. A written report of all accidents involving Government employees and/or Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) or Government Furnished Property (OFP) shall be forwarded through the KO to the Chief, Safety Office, within two (2) working days after the date of the accident.

c. The Contractor shall maintain all accident records required by OSHA IAW with applicable OSHA Standards.

3.0 EMERGENCY SERVICES

3.1 The contractor shall provide emergency busing service for approximately 330 children ranging in age from 6 weeks-18 years and approximately 85 staff from childcare facilities on the Rock Island Arsenal to include buildings 11, 15, 16 and 150. This transportation may be provided Monday-Friday between the hours of 6:00 AM through 5:30 PM. Children/youth may be transported to a location to be determined depending on the emergency situation, within a fifteen mile radius of the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois or Iowa. Buses must arrive to Rock Island Arsenal within 30 minutes of notification via the Davenport, Rock Island or Moline entrance depending on the emergency and what entrance is accessible to emergency responder vehicles. The time of arrival will be noted by Security personnel.

3.2 The number of buses required to transport children/youth will be determined by the contractor based on numbers of children/staff and capacity/capability of buses.

3.3 Buses must be standard school buses with safety arm and safety lights.

3.4 When the buses arrive at the childcare facilities, the COR will inform the bus driver of the location to transport the children/youth. Bus and driver will remain at the drop off location for 30 minutes after arrival to ensure further transportation to another location is not required.

4.0 CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING:

The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract Mail System Lease and Repair via a secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/, and then click on “Department of the Army CMRA” or the icon of the DoD organization that is receiving or benefitting from the contracted services.

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk by clicking on “Send an email” which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right side of the login page of the applicable Service/Component’s CMR website.

ATTACHMENT 1

HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM

GUIDELINE No. 17

PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

I. Scope. This guideline establishes minimum recommendations for a State highway safety program for pupil transportation safety including the identification, operation, and maintenance of buses used for carrying students: training of passengers, pedestrians, and bicycle riders; and administration.

II. Purpose. The purpose of this guideline is to minimize, to the greatest extent possible the danger of death or injury to school children while they are traveling to and from school and school-related events.

III. Definition.

Bus A motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 10 persons (including the driver). Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) The regulations of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, including buses with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds or designed to carry 16 or more persons (including the driver), other than buses used to transport school children from home to school and from school to home. (The FMCSR are set forth in 49 CFR parts 383-399.)

School-chartered bus A "bus" that is operated under a short-term contract with State or school authorities who have acquired the exclusive use of the vehicle at a fixed charge to provide transportation for a group of students to a special school-related event.

School bus A "bus" that is used for purposes that include carrying students to and from school or related events on a regular basis, but does not include a transit bus or a school-chartered bus.

IV. Pupil Transportation Safety Program Administration and Operations.- Recommendation.

Each State, in cooperation with its school districts and other political subdivisions, should have a comprehensive pupil transportation safety program to ensure that school buses and school-chartered buses are operated and maintained so as to achieve the highest possible level of safety.

A. Administration.

1. There should be a single State agency having primary administrative responsibility for pupil transportation, and employing at least one full-time professional to carry out these responsibilities.

2. The responsible State agency should develop an operating system for collecting and reporting information needed to improve the safety of operating school buses and school- chartered buses. This includes the collection and evaluation of uniform crash data consistent with the criteria set forth in Highway Safety Program Guidelines No. 10, "Traffic Records" and No. 18, "Accident Investigation and Reporting.”

B. Identification and equipment of school buses. Each State should establish procedures to meet the following recommendations for identification and equipment of school buses.

1. All school buses should:

a. Be identified with the words "School Bus" printed in letters not less than eight inches high, located between the warning signal lamps as high as possible without impairing visibility of the lettering from both front and rear, and have no other lettering on the front or rear of the vehicle, except as required by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), 49 CFR part 571.

b. Be painted National School Bus Glossy Yellow, in accordance with the colorimetric specification of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Federal Standard No. 595a, Color 13432, except that the hood should be either that color or lusterless black, matching NIST Federal Standard No. 595a, Color 37038.

c. Have bumpers of glossy black, matching NIST Federal Standard No. 595a, Color 17038, unless, for increased visibility, they are covered with a reflective material.

d. Be equipped with safety equipment for use in an emergency, including a charged fire extinguisher, that is properly mounted near the driver's seat, with signs indicating the location of such equipment.

e. Be equipped with device(s) demonstrated to enhance the safe operation of school vehicles, such as a stop signal arm.

f. Be equipped with a system of signal lamps that conforms to the school bus requirements of FMVSS No. 108, 49 CFR 571.108.

g. Have a system of mirrors that conforms to the school bus requirements of FMVSS No.

111, 49 CFR 571.111.

h. Comply with all FMVSS applicable to school buses at the time of their manufacture.

2. Any school bus meeting the identification recommendations of sections l, a-h above that is permanently converted for use wholly for purposes other than transporting children to and from school or school-related events should be painted a color other than National School Bus Glossy Yellow, and should have the stop arms and school bus signal lamps described by sections 1, e & f removed.

3. School buses, while being operated on a public highway and transporting primarily passengers other than school children, should have the words "School Bus" covered, removed, or otherwise concealed, and the stop arm and signal lamps described by sections 1, e & f should not be operated. 4. School-chartered buses should comply with all applicable FMCSR and FMVSS.

C. Operations. Each State should establish procedures to meet the following recommendations for operating school buses and school-chartered buses:

1. Personnel.

a. Each State should develop a plan for selecting, training, and supervising persons whose primary duties involve transporting school children in order to ensure that such persons will attain a high degree of competence in, and knowledge of, their duties.

b. Every person who drives a school bus or school-chartered bus occupied by school children should, as a minimum:

1. Have a valid State driver's license to operate such a vehicle. All drivers who operate a vehicle designed to carry 16 or more persons (including the driver) are required by FHWA's Commercial Driver's License Standards by April 1, 1992 (49 CFR part 383) to have a valid commercial driver's license;

2. Meet all physical, mental. moral and other requirements established by the State agency having primary responsibility for pupil transportation, including requirements for drug and/or alcohol misuse or abuse under 625 ILCS 5/Chapter, 6/Article, V heading, Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.

3. Be qualified as a driver under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of the FHWA. 49 CFR part 391. if the driver or the driver's employer is subject to those regulations.

2. Vehicles.

a. Each State should enact legislation that provides for uniform procedures regarding school buses stopping on public highways for load ing and discharge of children. Public information campaigns should be conducted on a regular basis to ensure that the driving public fully under stands the implications of school bus warning signals and requirements to stop for school buses that are loading or discharging school children.

b. Each State should develop plans for minimizing highway use hazards to school bus and school-chartered bus occupants, other highway users, pedestrians, bicycle riders and property. They should include, but not be limited to:

1. Careful planning and annual review of routes for safety hazards;

2. Planning routes to ensure maximum use of school buses and school chartered buses, and to ensure that passengers are not standing while these vehicles are in operation;

3. Providing loading and unloading zones off the main traveled part, of highways, whenever it is practical to do so;

4. Establishing restricted loading and unloading areas for school buses and school- chartered buses at or near schools;

5. Ensuring that school bus operators, when stopping on a highway to take on or discharge children, adhere to State regulations for loading and discharging including the use of signal lamps as specified in section B.1.f. of this guideline;

6. Prohibiting, by legislation or regulation, operation of any school bus unless it meets the equipment and identification recommendations of this guideline; and

7. Replacing, consistent with the economic realities which typically face school districts, those school buses which are not manufactured to meet the April 1, 1977 FMVSS for school buses, with those manufactured to meet the stricter school bus standards, and not chartering any pre-1977 school buses.

8. Informing potential buyers of pre 1977 school buses that these buses may not meet current standards for newly manufactured buses and of the need for continued maintenance of these buses and adequate safety instruction.

c. Use of amber signal lamps to indicate that a school bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children is at the option of the State. Use of red warning signal lamps as specified in section B, 1, f, of this guideline for any purpose or at any time other than when the school bus is stopped to load or discharge passengers should be prohibited.

d. When school buses are equipped with stop arms. such devices should be operated only in conjunction with red warning signal lamps, when vehicles are stopped.

e. Seating.

1. Standing while school buses and school-chartered buses are in motion should not be permitted. Routing and seating plans should be coordinated so as to eliminate passengers standing when a school bus or school chartered bus is in motion.

2. Seating should be provided that will permit each occupant to sit in a seat intended by the vehicle's manufacturer to provide accommodation for a person at least as large as a 5th percentile adult female, as defined in 49 CFR 571.208. Due to the variation in sizes of children of different ages, States and school districts should exercise judgment in deciding how many students are actually transported in a school bus or school -chartered bus.

3. There should be no auxiliary seating accommodations such as temporary or folding jump seats in school buses.

4. Drivers of school buses and school-chartered buses should be required to wear occupant restraints whenever the vehicle is in motion.

5. Passengers in school buses and school-chartered buses with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or less should be required to wear occupant restraints (where provided) whenever the vehicle is in motion. Occupant restraints should comply with the requirements of FMVSS Nos. 208, 209 and 210, as they apply to multipurpose vehicles.

f. Emergency exit access. Baggage and other items transported in the passenger compartment should be stored and secured so that the aisles are kept clear and the door(s) and emergency exit(s) remain unobstructed at all times. When school buses are equipped with interior luggage racks, the racks should be capable of retaining their contents in a crash or sudden driving maneuver.

D. Vehicle maintenance. Each State should establish procedures to meet the following recommendations for maintaining buses used to carry school children:

1. School buses should be maintained in safe operating condition through a systematic preventive maintenance program.

2. All school buses should be inspected at least semiannually. In addition, school buses and school-chartered buses subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of FHWA should be inspected and maintained in accordance with those regulations (49 CFR Parts 393 and 396).

3. School bus drivers should be required to perform daily pre-trip inspections of their vehicles. and the safety equipment thereon (especially fire extinguishers), and to report promptly and in writing any problems discovered that may affect the safety of the vehicle's operation or result in its mechanical breakdown. Pre-trip inspection and condition reports for school buses and school-chartered buses subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of FHWA should be performed in accordance with those regulations (49 CFR 392.7, 392.8, and 396).

ATTACHMENT 2

ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES

(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. VIII heading)

ARTICLE VIII. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES

(625 ILCS 5/12-800) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-800) Sec. 12-800. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 82-111. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-801) Sec. 12-801. Color. The exterior of each school bus shall be national school bus glossy yellow except as follows:

The rooftop may be white.

The fenders of school buses manufactured before January 1, 1976, may be black.

Body trim, rub rails, lettering other than on a stop signal arm and bumpers on a Type I school bus shall be glossy black.

Lettering on a stop signal arm shall be white on a red background.

Bumpers on a Type II school bus may be glossy black or a bright, light or colorless finish.

The hood and upper cowl may be lusterless black or lusterless school bus yellow.

Grilles on the front, lamp trim and hubcaps may be a bright finish.

The name or emblem of a manufacturer may be colorless or any color.

The exterior paint of any school bus shall match the central value, hue and chroma set forth in rules promulgated by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 88-415; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802) Sec. 12-802. Identification.

(a) Each school bus shall have the sign "SCHOOL BUS" painted on both the front and rear of the bus as high as practicable in letters at least 8 inches high.

(b) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus (MFSAB) shall have the vehicle weight and the vehicle maximum passenger capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the bus, which shall be based upon provision for 13 inches of seating space for each passenger exclusive of the driver, painted on the body to the left of the service door in letters at least 2 inches high. The name of the owner or the entity or both for which the school bus or MFSAB is operated shall be painted in a contrasting color on both sides, centered as high as practicable below the window line, in letters at least 4 inches high. An identification number shall be painted as high as practicable on both the front and rear of the school bus or MFSAB in letters at least 4 inches high.

(c) Decals may be used instead of painting under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 96-410, eff. 7-1-10.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-803) Sec. 12-803. (a) Each school bus shall be equipped with a stop signal arm on the driver's side of the school bus that may be operated either manually or mechanically. For each school bus manufactured on and after September 1, 1992, the stop signal arm shall be an octagon shaped semaphore that conforms to 49 C.F.R. 571.131, "SCHOOL BUS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEVICES", S5.1 through S5.5.

(b) Each school bus manufactured prior to September 1, 1992 shall be equipped with a stop signal arm that conforms to standards promulgated by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 88-415.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-804) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-804) Sec. 12-804. Other vehicles - Color, stop signal arm and identification. No vehicle other than a school bus shall be identified with the sign "SCHOOL BUS", shall be equipped with a stop signal arm, shall be equipped with a strobe lamp or shall be equipped with a warning lamp system as described in Section 12-805 of this Act. No commuter van or bus other than a school bus shall be painted national school bus glossy yellow or a color that closely resembles national school bus glossy yellow.

(Source: P.A. 81-0509; 81-0740; 81-1509.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-805) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-805) Sec. 12-805. Special lighting equipment.

Each school bus purchased as a new vehicle after December 31, 1975 shall be equipped with an 8-lamp flashing signal system. Until December 31, 1978, all other school buses shall be equipped with either a 4-lamp or an 8- lamp flashing signal system. After December 31, 1978, all school buses shall be equipped with an 8-lamp flashing signal system.

A 4-lamp flashing signal system shall have 2 alternately flashing red lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally on the same level as practicable at the front of the school bus and 2 such lamps mounted in the same manner at the rear.

An 8-lamp flashing signal system shall have, in addition to a 4-lamp system, 4 alternately flashing amber lamps. Each amber lamp shall be mounted next to a red lamp and at the same level but closer to the centerline of the school bus.

Each signal lamp shall be a sealed beam at least 5 1/2 inches in diameter and shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight. Both the 4-lamp and 8-lamp system shall be actuated only by means of a manual switch. There shall be a device for indicating to the driver that the system is operating properly or is inoperative.

A school bus may also be equipped with alternately flashing head lamps, which may be operated in conjunction with the 8-lamp flashing signal system.

(Source: P.A. 93-181, eff. 1-1-04.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-806) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-806) Sec. 12-806. Identification, stop signal arms and special lighting when not used as a school bus. Except as provided in Section 12-806a, whenever a school bus is operated for the purpose of transporting passengers other than persons in connection with an activity of the school or religious organization which owns the school bus or for which the school bus is operated, the "SCHOOL BUS" signs shall be covered or concealed and the stop signal arm and flashing signal system shall not be operable through normal controls.

(Source: P.A. 84-1311.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-806a) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-806a) Sec. 12-806a.

Identification, stop signal arms and special lighting on school buses used in connection with a youth camp, child care facility, or community based rehabilitation facility.

(a) Subject to the conditions in Subsection (c), a bus which meets any of the special requirements for school buses in Section 12-801, 12-802, 12-803 and 12-805 of this Code may be used for the purpose of transporting persons 18 years of age or less in connection with any of the following facilities:

(i) any youth camp licensed under the Youth Camp Act; and (ii) any child care facility licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969.

(b) Subject to the conditions in subsection (c), a bus which meets any of the special requirements for school buses in Sections 12-801, 12-802, 12-803 and 12-805 of this Code may be used for the purpose of transporting persons recognized as clients of a community based rehabilitation facility which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities of Tucson, Arizona, and which is under a contractual agreement with the Department of Human Services.

(c) A bus used for transportation as provided in subsection (a) or (b) shall either (i) meet all of the special requirements for school buses in Section 12-801, 12-802, 12-803 and 12-805 or (ii) shall have the "SCHOOL BUS" signs covered or concealed and the stop signal arm and flashing signal system rendered inoperable through normal means. A bus which meets all of the special requirements for school buses in Section 12-801, 12-802, 12-803 and 12-805 shall be operated by a person who has a valid and properly classified driver's license issued by the Secretary of State and who possesses a valid school bus driver permit or is accompanied and supervised, for the specific purpose of training prior to routine operation of a school bus, by a person who has held a valid school bus driver permit for at least one year. A bus which has had the "SCHOOL BUS" signs covered or concealed and the stop signal arm and flashing signal system rendered inoperable through normal means may be operated by a person who has a valid and properly classified driver's license issued by the Secretary of State.

(Source: P.A. 85-815; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-807) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-807) Sec. 12-807. Seat belt for driver.

Each school bus shall be equipped with a retractable lap belt assembly for the driver's seat. No school bus shall be operated unless the driver has properly restrained himself with the lap belt assembly. (Source: P.A. 78-1244.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-807.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-807.1) Sec. 12-807.1. Seat back height.

No Type I school bus manufactured after June 30, 1987 shall be sold for use as, or purchased for use as, or used as a school bus within this State unless such bus is equipped with passenger seat backs having a seat back height of 28 inches installed by the original bus body manufacturer.

(Source: P.A. 85-1010.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-807.2)

Sec. 12-807.2. Crossing control arms.

(a) No Type I or Type II school bus may be operated or used as a school bus within this State after December 31, 1999 unless that bus is equipped with a crossing control arm on the front of the bus that conforms to equipment and installation standards that the Department of Transportation shall promulgate for purposes of this subsection.

(b) If a Type I or Type II school bus is manufactured after December 31, 1997, that bus shall not be sold for use as, or purchased for the use as, or used as a school bus within this State unless that bus is equipped with a crossing control arm that is installed on the front of the bus by the original bus body manufacturer and that conforms to equipment and installation standards that the Department shall promulgate for purposes of this subsection.

(c) A crossing control arm meeting standards promulgated by the Department under this Section shall be designed to swing out from the front of a school bus when the bus stops and opens its doors while school children enter or exit the bus, as prescribed in rules promulgated by the State Board of Education.

(d) This Section does not apply to the temporary operation in this State of a school bus that is legally registered in another state and is displaying valid registration plates of that state if (i) the bus is not operated in Illinois on a regular basis, and (ii) the bus is being operated in Illinois in connection with a cultural, tourist, athletic, or similar activity that is sponsored by one or more schools located outside of Illinois for the benefit of their enrolled students who are being transported to or from that activity.

(Source: P.A. 90-108, eff. 7-14-97.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-808) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-808) Sec. 12-808. Fire extinguisher.

Each school bus shall be equipped with at least one dry chemical gauge type fire extinguisher mounted in the extinguisher manufacturer's automobile type bracket in a position readily accessible to the driver.

(Source: P.A. 78-1244.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-809) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-809) Sec. 12-809. First aid kit.

Each school bus shall be equipped with a first aid kit mounted in full view of and readily accessible to the driver.

(Source: P.A. 78-1244.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-810) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-810) Sec. 12-810. Restraining devices for passengers who are persons with disabilities. Each school bus which is operated for transporting passengers who are persons with disabilities shall be equipped with an appropriate restraining or safety device for each such passenger.

(Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-811) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-811) Sec. 12-811. Amber 3 bar clearance light. Each type I school bus shall be equipped with an amber 3 bar clearance light on the front of the bus. The light shall be illuminated at all times when the bus is being operated between sunset and sunrise and in conditions of reduced visibility.

(Source: P.A. 79-63.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-812) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-812) Sec. 12-812. Rules and regulations.

(a) The Department may promulgate rules and regulations to more completely specify the equipment requirements of this Article.

(b) All rules, regulations and standards promulgated from time to time by the State Board of Education and the Department for the safety and construction of school buses shall be applicable to every motor vehicle in this State defined as a school bus under Section 1-182.

(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-812.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-812.1) Sec. 12-812.1.

(a) The Department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the use of liquefied petroleum gases, compressed natural gases and liquefied natural gases as a propellant fuel in school buses. Such rules and regulations shall include the installation, maintenance and operation of such equipment installed on school buses and shall be based on the generally accepted standards of safety as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association.

(b) All school buses using liquefied petroleum gases, compressed natural gases or liquefied natural gases as a propellant fuel must conform to and obey any rule or regulation lawfully adopted by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 83-1027.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-813.1)

Sec. 12-813.1. School bus driver communication devices. (a) In this Section:

"School bus driver" means a person operating a school bus who has a valid school bus driver permit as required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of this Code.

"Cellular radio telecommunication device" means a device capable of sending or receiving telephone communications without an access line for service and which requires the operator to dial numbers manually. It does not, however, include citizens band radios or citizens band radio hybrids.

"Possession of a school bus" means the period of time from which a bus driver takes possession until the school bus driver returns possession of the school bus, whether or not the school bus driver is operating the school bus.

"Using a cellular radio telecommunication device" means talking or listening to or dialing a cellular radio telecommunication device.

To "operate" means to have the vehicle in motion while it contains one or more passengers.

(b) A school bus driver may not operate a school bus while using a cellular radio telecommunication device.

(c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply:

(1) To the use of a cellular radio telecommunication device for the purpose of communicating with any of the following regarding an emergency situation:

(A) an emergency response operator;

(B) a hospital;

(C) a physician's office or health clinic; (D) an ambulance service;

(E) a fire department, fire district, or fire company; or

(F) a police department.

(2) To the use of a cellular radio telecommunication device to call for assistance in the event that there is a mechanical breakdown or other mechanical problem that impairs the safe operation of the bus or to communicate with school authorities or their designees about any other issue relating to the operation of the school bus or the welfare and safety of any passenger thereon. In no case may a cellular radio telecommunication device be used for anything not provided for in this Section, including but not limited to, personal use.

(3) (Blank).

(4) When the school bus is parked.

(d) A school bus driver who violates subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a petty offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $250.

(e) A school bus must contain either an operating cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way radio while the school bus driver is in possession of a school bus. The cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way radio in this subsection must be turned on and adjusted in a manner that would alert the school bus driver of an incoming communication request.

(Source: P.A. 96-818, eff. 11-17-09; 96-1066, eff. 7-16-10.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-815) Sec. 12-815. Strobe lamp on school bus.

(a) A school bus manufactured prior to January 1, 2000 may 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. A school bus manufactured on or after January 1, 2000 shall 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. The lamp shall be of sufficient brightness to be visible in normal sunlight when viewed directly from a distance of at least one mile.

(b) The strobe lamp shall be mounted on the rooftop of the bus with the light generating element in the lamp located equidistant from each side and either at or behind the center of the rooftop. The maximum height of the element above the rooftop shall not exceed 1/30 of its distance from the rear of the rooftop. If the structure of the strobe lamp obscures the light generating element, the element shall be deemed to be in the center of the lamp with a maximum height 1/4 inch less than the maximum height of the strobe lamp unless otherwise indicated in rules and regulations promulgated by the Department. The Department may promulgate rules and regulations to govern measurements, glare, effectiveness and protection of strobe lamps on school buses, including higher strobe lamps than authorized in this paragraph.

(c) The strobe lamp may be lighted only when the school bus is actually being used as a school bus and:

1. is stopping or stopped for loading or discharging pupils on a highway outside an urban area; or

2. is bearing one or more pupils.

(Source: P.A. 95-319, eff. 8-21-07.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-815.1)

Sec. 12-815.1. Emergency exits identification.

On and after August 1, 2000, all emergency exits of a school bus shall be outlined around the perimeter of the exit with a minimum one inch wide yellow reflective tape or decal. This yellow reflective tape or decal shall be placed on the exterior surface of the school bus.

(Source: P.A. 91-168, eff. 1-1-00; 91-785, eff. 6-9-00.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-815.2)

Sec. 12-815.2. Noise suppression switch.

Any school bus manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with a noise suppression switch capable of turning off noise producing accessories, including: heater blowers; defroster fans; auxiliary fans; and radios.

(Source: P.A. 94-519, eff. 8-10-05.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-816)

Sec. 12-816. Pre and post-trip inspection policy for school buses.

a) In order to provide for the welfare and safety of children who are transported on school buses throughout the State of Illinois, each school district shall have in place, by January 1, 2008, a policy to ensure that the school bus driver is the last person leaving the bus and that no passenger is left behind or remains on the vehicle at the end of a route, a work shift, or the work day. This policy and procedure shall, at a minimum, require the school bus driver (i) to test the cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way radio and ensure that it is functioning properly before the bus is operated and (ii) before leaving the bus at the end of each route, work shift, or work day, to walk to the rear of the bus and check the bus for children or other passengers in the bus.

(b) If a school district has a contract with a private sector school bus company for the transportation of the district's students, the school district shall require in the contract with the private sector company that the company have a post-trip inspection policy in place. This policy and procedure shall, at a minimum, require the school bus driver (i) to test the cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way radio and ensure that it is functioning properly before the bus is operated and (ii) before leaving the bus at the end of each route, work shift, or work day, to walk to the rear of the bus and check the bus for children or other passengers in the bus.

(c) Before this inspection, the school bus driver shall activate the interior lights of the bus to assist the driver in seeing in and under the seats during a visual sweep of the bus.

(d) This policy may include, at the discretion of the school district, the installation of a mechanical or electronic post-trip inspection reminder system which requires the school bus driver to walk to the rear of the bus to deactivate the system before the driver leaves the bus. The system shall require that when the driver turns off the vehicle's ignition system, the vehicle's interior lights must illuminate to assist the driver in seeing in and under the seats during a visual sweep of the bus.

(Source: P.A. 95-260, eff. 8-17-07; 96-818, eff. 11-17-09; 96-1066, eff. 7-16-10.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-820) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-820) Sec. 12-820. Nursery school buses.

The Department of Transportation, after conducting a Public Hearing, may, by regulation, modify and supplement the requirements pertaining to seat dimensions, spacing and height from the floor and to other safety features in the interior of a school bus used to transport preschool children, when such modification or supplementing will enhance the safety of the bus when transporting such children.

(Source: P.A. 85-828.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-821)

Sec. 12-821. Display of telephone number; complaint calls.

(a) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus shall display at the rear of the bus a sign, with letters and numerals readily visible and readable, indicating the area code and telephone number of the owner of the bus, regardless of whether the owner is a school district or another person or entity. The sign shall be in the following form:

"TO COMMENT ON MY DRIVING, CALL (area code and telephone number of bus owner)".

A school bus owner who placed a sign conforming to the requirements of Public Act 95-176 on a school bus before January 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-655) may continue to use that sign on that school bus rather than a sign that conforms to the requirements of Public Act 96-655; however, if the school bus owner replaces that sign, the replacement sign shall conform to the requirements of Public Act 96-655.

(b) The owner of each school bus or multifunction school-activity bus shall establish procedures for accepting the calls provided for under subsection (a) and for taking complaints.

(c) The procedures established under subsection (b) shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) an internal investigation of the events that led to each complaint; and of the investigation and the action taken, if any.

(Source: P.A. 95-176, eff. 1-1-08; 96-410, eff. 7-1-10; 96-655, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)

ATTACHMENT 3

SCHOOL BUS RULES

1. Students will be courteous, no profane language or excessive noise.

2. Students will not eat or drink on the bus. Help keep the bus clean by using the wastebasket.

3. Students will obey the bus driver. If the need arises students will be assigned a seat.

4. Students will not fight on the bus. Parents will be held financially responsible for damage done to the bus by their child.

5. Students will not smoke, chew tobacco or spit on the floor.

6. Students will not be destructive to the bus, their belongings or the belongings of others.

7. Students will stay in their seats. They will not stand in the aisles, crawl under or climb on the seats.

8. Students will keep their head, hands and feet inside the bus

9. Students will not throw anything out the windows.

10. Students will be ready for the bus at least 5 minutes before the scheduled bus stop time to help keep the bus on schedule.

11. Students will keep books, coats and other objects out of the aisles.

12. Students will be alert and cautious when crossing the front of the school bus.

13. Students will not bring animals on the school bus.

14. Students will contact the Contractor if they are not riding the bus to or from school.

15. If your child has seizures or health problems, you should provide the bus office with instructions on how to care for your child in an emergency.

16. Children are not allowed to have any medication in their possession while on the bus unless they are rescue medications.

17. Parents (adult babysitter) of pre-school children and physically handicapped children must be present to put the child on and take the child off the school bus.

18. Children must be absolutely quiet when the bus is approaching and crossing railroad tracks.