SCHOOL CROSSWALK REQUIREMENT
House Bill 5094
Sponsor: Rep. Michael C. Murphy
Committee: Transportation
Complete to 10-3-03
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5094 AS INTRODUCED 9-30-03
House Bill 5094 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to require a school crossing be established within 200 yards of a school that is located on a street or highway on which the speed limit is 25 miles per hour or more. The bill specifies that the amendatory act be known and cited as the “Jasmine Miles School Children Safety Act.”
Currently under the law, the Department of Transportation, a county road commission, or a local authority can establish school crossings considered necessary for the safety of school children on the streets and highways within their respective jurisdictions. When a school crossing is established, it is based upon a traffic and engineering study conducted by the authority having jurisdiction, in consultation with the superintendent of the school district. The appropriate authority then erects school crossing signs, in conformance with the manual of uniform traffic control devices. House Bill 5094 would retain these provisions.
MCL 257.613a
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.