101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5300

 

Introduced , by Rep. Dan Brady

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a multi-function school activity bus may, under certain conditions, be used to transport any student in grade 12 or below (rather than a student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a student in any of grades K through 12 with an Individualized Education Plan with a staff to student ratio of 1 to 5, and enrolled in a certain school) for any curriculum-related school activity. Provides that a student enrolled in grade 12 or below may, under certain conditions, be transported in a multi-function school activity bus for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic, or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-1414.1 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1)
7    Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students.
8    (a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any
9entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
10must be transported in a school bus, in or a vehicle described
11in subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of
12this Code for any curriculum-related school activity, or except
13a student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a student in any of
14grades K through 12 with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
15with a staff to student ratio of 1 to 5, and attending Acacia
16Academy, Alexander Leigh, Marklund, Helping Hands Center,
17Connections Organization, Soaring Eagle Academy, or New
18Horizon Academy may be transported in a multi-function school
19activity bus (MFSAB) as defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of this
20Code for any curriculum-related school activity, except for
21transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or
22from school to home, subject to the following conditions:
23        (i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students under

 

 

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1    this Section unless the driver holds a valid school bus
2    driver permit.
3        (ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject
4    to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12,
5    12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of this Code.
6    "Curriculum-related school activity" as used in this
7subsection (a) includes transportation from home to school or
8from school to home, tripper or shuttle service between school
9attendance centers, transportation to a vocational or career
10center or other trade-skill development site or a regional safe
11school or other school-sponsored alternative learning program,
12or a trip that is directly related to the regular curriculum of
13a student for which he or she earns credit.
14    (b) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any
15entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
16who is transported in a vehicle that is being operated by or
17for a public or private primary or secondary school, including
18any primary or secondary school operated by a religious
19institution, for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic,
20or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i)
21does not require student participation as part of the
22educational services of the entity and (ii) is not associated
23with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule shall
24transport students only in a school bus, in a or vehicle
25described in subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of this Code, or,
26subject to the conditions in subsection (a) of this Section, in

 

 

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1a multi-function school activity bus as defined in Section
21-148.3a-5 of this Code. This subsection (b) does not apply to
3any second division vehicle used by an entity listed in
4subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code for a parade,
5homecoming, or a similar noncurriculum-related school
6activity.
7(Source: P.A. 99-888, eff. 1-1-17; 100-667, eff. 1-1-19.)