HB2897 H TI AM #1 1-29

Wilkinson 3909

The Committee on Technology and Infrastructure move to amend the bill on page 1, section 1, line 12, after the word “hour”, by striking subdivision (1), and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“(1) Fifteen miles per hour in a school zone during school recess or while children are going to or leaving school during opening or closing hours or whenever school zone flashing beacons are present and activated. A school zone is all school property, including school grounds and any street or highway abutting the school grounds and extending 125 feet along the street or highway from the school grounds and, in the case of school property not abutting a street or highway but accessed through a right-of-way granted for entrance to school property, a school zone established by an engineering study conducted by the Division of Highways is all school property, including school grounds and any property within the access right-of-way, and extending 125 feet along the street or highway from the entrance to the access right-of-way. The West Virginia Division of Highways shall erect signage indicating the place of entry and exit of each school zone. Upon a formal vote and a written request by a county board of education to expand a school zone to a road that is adjacent to school property or from the entrance to an access right-of-way, the West Virginia Division of Highways shall expand the school zone by erecting new signage indicating the expanded school zone’s location and speed limit within 90 days of receiving the request: Provided, That the school zone may not be expanded more than 125 feet along an adjacent road unless the division determines that the additional extension is needed and necessary for the safety of the school children. The speed restriction does not apply to vehicles traveling on a controlled-access highway which is separated from the school or school grounds by a fence or barrier approved by the Division of Highways”