Public Act 103-0430
 
HB2235 EnrolledLRB103 28256 RJT 54635 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
29-6.1 as follows:
 



    (105 ILCS 5/29-6.1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 29-6.1)



    Sec. 29-6.1. Contracts for transportation. Subject to 
Section 6-106.11
of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
school boards 
may enter into contracts for any period of time deemed 
appropriate by those school boards up to 3 years for 
transportation
of pupils to and from school; however, no 
contract, inclusive of any proposed renewals, may exceed 10 
years. All contracts for a period of time greater than 5 years 
that do not include the use of electric vehicles for pupil 
transportation shall include a termination option after 5 
years.  Nothing in this Section prohibits contract opener 
clauses for any purpose from being included in the contract. A 
contract for pupil transportation that utilizes a significant 
percentage of electric vehicles may be entered into by a 
school board for up to 15 years if the contract relies on 
capital or infrastructure purchases or improvements that 
cannot reasonably be justified in a shorter-term contract. 
Such contracts may be extended for up to 2
additional years by 
mutual agreement of the parties, and thereafter may
be 
extended on a year-to-year basis by mutual agreement of the 
parties,
however no such contract may be extended on a 
year-to-year basis if a
school board receives a timely request 
from another interested contractor
that a contract be let by 
bid.

(Source: P.A. 84-768.)