Section 1030.50  Bus Driver's Authority, Religious Organization and Senior Citizen Transportation

a)         If the GVWR, GCWR or person capacity of the religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle requires that the applicant's Illinois driver's license be of a different classification, the applicant shall comply with the provisions of the law to obtain the classification, restriction and/or endorsement necessary for the applicant to operate the type of religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle applied for.

b)         In the event a religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle driver is convicted of any of the offenses listed in IVC Section 6-106.2(5) or 6-106.3(5), that person's authority to operate a religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle shall be removed in the following manner:

1)         The Secretary of State shall notify the religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle driver he/she is no longer eligible to operate a religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle.

2)         A licensee shall surrender his/her Illinois driver's license at a Driver Services Facility within 10 days after receiving notification in order to have the restriction to operate the religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle removed from the driver's license.

3)         A corrected driver's license shall be issued to each eligible licensee and the applicant shall be charged a fee in accordance with IVC Section 6-118(a).

c)         Failure of a licensee to comply with subsection (b)(2) shall result in cancellation of the licensee's Illinois driver's license.

d)         If a person relocates to Illinois from out-of-state and desires the authorization to operate a religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle, he/she must provide a letter or an abstract from the former state of licensure indicating that the requirements of IVC Section 6-106.2 or 6-106.3 have been met.

e)         If a person resides in a state other than Illinois and wants to operate a religious organization bus and/or senior citizen transportation bus in Illinois, the applicant must hold a valid and properly classified license in his/her state of residence and a Religious Organization Bus and/or Senior Citizen Transportation Bus Certificate (Certificate) issued by the Illinois Secretary of State.  To obtain the Certificate, the applicant shall provide a letter or abstract from the licensing authority of his/her state of licensure indicating the requirements of IVC Section 6-106.2 and/or Section 6-106.3 have been met.  Both the Certificate and the valid and properly classified out-of-state license must be carried when the driver is operating a religious organization bus and/or senior citizen transportation bus in Illinois.

f)         Applicants who hold a valid school bus permit in Illinois are permitted to operate a religious organization bus or senior citizen transportation vehicle, within a classification set forth in Section 1030.30(b)(1) through (4), without having additional restrictions added to the license.  If the applicant wants to have the "J" restriction added to his/her license, the road test shall be waived, but the applicant shall pay a fee for a corrected license or permit in accordance with IVC Section 6-118(a).

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 2391, effective January 21, 2009)