HB-5094, As Passed House, March 31, 2004

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5094

                                                                             A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled                                             

"Michigan vehicle code,"                                                    

by amending section 613a (MCL 257.613a).                                    

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 613a.  (1) The state transportation department,  of                    

2   state highways and transportation,  a county road commission, or            

3   a local authority  may shall establish school crossings                    

4   considered necessary for the safety of  school children

5   schoolchildren on streets and highways under  their its

6   jurisdiction.  The establishment of a school crossing shall be              

7   based upon a traffic and engineering study conducted by the                 

8   authority having jurisdiction, in consultation with the                     

9   superintendent of the school district.  A school crossing shall             

10  be established within a safe distance from a school located on a            

11  street or highway on which the speed limit is 25 miles or more              

1   per hour.

2   (2) If a crossing is not established under subsection (1), a                

3   traffic and engineering study shall be conducted at no less than            

4   5-year intervals by the authority having jurisdiction, in                   

5   consultation with the superintendent of the school district, to             

6   determine whether a school crossing is necessary.

7   (3)  (2)  Having established a school crossing, the state                   

8   transportation department,  of state highways and                           

9   transportation,  county road commission, or local authority shall           

10  erect school crossing signs, in conformance with the manual of              

11  uniform traffic control devices provided for in section 608, on             

12  streets or highways under its jurisdiction.                                 

13      Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act shall be known and                 

14  may be cited as "the Jasmine Miles schoolchildren safety act".