Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 443 - INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR TYPE II SCHOOL BUSES › Section 443.40 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Body" - Portion of vehicle that encloses the occupant and
				cargo spaces and separates those spaces from the chassis frame, engine
				compartment, driveline, and other chassis components, except certain chassis
				controls used by the driver.
"Body-on-Chassis" - Completed vehicle consisting of a passenger
				seating body mounted on a truck type chassis (or other separate chassis) so
				that the body and chassis are separate entities, although one may reinforce or
				brace the other.
"Bus" - Every motor vehicle, other than a commuter van,
				designed for carrying more than ten persons. (Section 1-107 of the Illinois
				Vehicle Code (the Code)) [625 ILCS 5/1-107
				]
"Chassis" - Every frame or supportive element of a school bus
				that contains but is not limited to the axles, engine, drive train, steering
				components, and suspension which the body is attached to. (Section 1-110.1 of
				the Code)
"Code" - The Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5]
"Commercial Vehicle Safety Section" (CVSS) - A section of the
				Bureau of Safety Programs of the Division of Traffic Safety of the Illinois
				Department of Transportation.
"Department" - The Department of Transportation of the State of
				Illinois, acting directly or through its authorized agents or officers.
				(Section 13-100 of the Code)
"Empty Weight" - Unloaded vehicle weight; i.e., the weight of a
				vehicle with maximum capacity of all fluids necessary for operation of the
				vehicle but without cargo or occupant.
"Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards" (FMVSS) - The rules,
				regulations and standards set forth in 49 CFR 571.
"Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or GVWR" - The value specified by
				the manufacturer as the loaded weight of the school bus. (Section 12-800 of the
				Illinois Vehicle Equipment Law)
"Illinois Vehicle Equipment Law" - [625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12]
"Interstate School Bus" - Any school bus not owned by a school
				district designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver, that
				is used for interstate charter purposes (i.e., travels to another state). The
				bus must be marked with a federal Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) number.
				Interstate school buses require an annual inspection which meets 49 CFR 396 -
				Appendix G as well as the semi-annual or 10,000 mile inspection required by
				625 ILCS
				5/13-101.
"Manufacturer" - (unless otherwise indicated at the point of
				use) means the person or organization whose name follows "MANUFACTURED BY" or
				"MFD BY" on the federal certification label.
"Passenger" - Every occupant of the vehicle who is not the
				driver.
"Purchase Date" - Date when purchase transaction was completed,
				not when body or chassis was built.
"School Bus" -
Type I School Bus - A School Bus with gross vehicle weight
				rating of more than 10,000 pounds.
Type II School Bus - A School Bus with gross vehicle weight
				rating of 10,000 pounds or less. (Section 12-800 of the Illinois Vehicle
				Equipment Law)
Every motor vehicle, except as provided below, owned or
				operated by or for any of the following entities for the transportation of
				persons regularly enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with
				any activity of such entity:
Any public or private primary or secondary school;
Any primary or secondary school operated by a religious
				institution; or
Any public, private or religious nursery school.
This definition shall not include the following:
A bus operated by a public utility, municipal corporation or
				common carrier authorized to conduct local or interurban transportation of
				passengers when such bus is not traveling a specific school bus route but
				is:
On a regularly scheduled route for the transportation of other
				fare paying passengers;
Furnishing charter service for the transportation of groups on
				field trips or other special trips or in connection with other special events;
				or
Being used for shuttle service between attendance centers or
				other educational facilities.
A motor vehicle of the first division.
A motor vehicle designed for the transportation of not less
				than 7 nor more than 16 persons that is operated by or for a public or private
				primary or secondary school, including any primary or secondary school operated
				by a religious institution, for the purpose of transporting not more than 15
				students to and from interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or
				school sponsored activities. (Section 1-182 of the Code)
"Seating Reference Point" - The unique design H-point, as
				defined in SAE J1100, which simulates the position of the pivot center of the
				human torso and thigh. Each school bus manufacturer utilizes different criteria
				to determine the specific seating reference point on passenger seats for
				vehicles they manufacture.
"Vehicle" -
First Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed for the
				carrying of not more than ten persons.
Second Division: Those vehicles which are designed for carrying
				more than ten persons, those designed or used for living quarters and those
				vehicles which are designed for pulling or carrying property, freight or cargo,
				those motor vehicles of the First Division remodeled for use and used as motor
				vehicles of the Second Division, and those motor vehicles of the First Division
				used and registered as school buses. (Section 1-217 of the
				Code)