September 30, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Murphy, Williams, Minore, Accavitti, Rivet, Brown, Lipsey, Whitmer, Tobocman, Meisner, Dennis, Hopgood, Stallworth, Sheen, Tabor, Paletko, Wojno, Plakas, Byrum, Kolb, Ehardt, Sak and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
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 department of state highways and
2 transportation, a county road commission, or a local authority
3 may establish school crossings considered necessary for the
4 safety of school children on streets and highways under their
5 jurisdiction. The establishment of a school crossing shall be
6 based upon a traffic and engineering study conducted by the
7 authority having jurisdiction, in consultation with the
8 superintendent of the school district. A school crossing shall
9 be established within 200 yards of a school located on a street
10 or highway on which the speed limit is 25 miles or more per hour.
11 (2) Having established a school crossing, the department of
1 state highways and transportation, county road commission, or
2 local authority shall erect school crossing signs, in conformance
3 with the manual of uniform traffic control devices provided for
4 in section 608, on streets or highways under its jurisdiction.
5 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act shall be known and
6 may be cited as "the Jasmine Miles school children safety act".