Senate Bill sb0662

    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 662

    By Senators Joyner and Crist





    18-554-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to speed zones at K-12 schools;

  3         amending s. 316.1895, F.S.; requiring the

  4         installation of traffic and pedestrian control

  5         devices at all K-12 schools unless a

  6         traffic-engineering analysis determines that

  7         the devices are not necessary; providing an

  8         effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 316.1895, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended to read:

14         316.1895  Establishment of school speed zones,

15  enforcement; designation.--

16         (1)(a)  The Department of Transportation, pursuant to

17  the authority granted under s. 316.0745, shall adopt a uniform

18  system of traffic control devices and pedestrian control

19  devices for use on the streets and highways in the state

20  surrounding all schools, public and private.

21         (b)  The Department of Transportation shall compile,

22  publish, and transmit a manual containing all specifications

23  and requirements with respect to the system of devices

24  established pursuant to paragraph (a) to the governing body of

25  each county and municipality in the state, and the Department

26  of Transportation and each county and municipality in the

27  state shall install and maintain such traffic and pedestrian

28  control devices in conformity with such uniform system.

29  Traffic and pedestrian control devices shall be installed at

30  all public or private K-12 schools unless a

31  traffic-engineering analysis, conducted according to standards

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 662
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 1  developed by the Department of Transportation, determines that

 2  such devices are not necessary.

 3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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      devices at all K-12 schools unless a traffic-engineering
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