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Sen. Steve McClure
Filed: 3/5/2024
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3406
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3406 on page 1, |
3 | | immediately below line 3, by inserting the following: |
4 | | "Section 3. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
5 | | 27-24.2 as follows: |
6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2) |
7 | | Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course. |
8 | | Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of |
9 | | grades one through 8, equivalent to one class period each |
10 | | week, and any school district which maintains grades 9 through |
11 | | 12 shall offer a driver education course in any such school |
12 | | which it operates. Its curriculum shall include content |
13 | | dealing with Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois |
14 | | Vehicle Code, the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters |
15 | | insofar as they pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, |
16 | | and the portions of the Litter Control Act relating to the |
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1 | | operation of motor vehicles. The course of instruction given |
2 | | in grades 10 through 12 shall include an emphasis on the |
3 | | development of knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills |
4 | | necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles, including |
5 | | motorcycles insofar as they can be taught in the classroom, |
6 | | and instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic |
7 | | safety issue. In addition, the course shall include |
8 | | instruction on special hazards existing at and required safety |
9 | | and driving precautions that must be observed at emergency |
10 | | situations, highway construction and maintenance zones, and |
11 | | railroad crossings and the approaches thereto. Beginning with |
12 | | the 2017-2018 school year, the course shall also include |
13 | | instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic |
14 | | stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions to be |
15 | | taken during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions with |
16 | | law enforcement. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the |
17 | | course shall include instruction pertaining to the images and |
18 | | descriptions that detail the hazardous material placards used |
19 | | on vehicles that transport hazardous materials. The course of |
20 | | instruction required of each eligible student at the high |
21 | | school level shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours of |
22 | | classroom instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of |
23 | | individual behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car |
24 | | on public roadways taught by a driver education instructor |
25 | | endorsed by the State Board of Education. A school district's |
26 | | decision to allow a student to take a portion of the driver |
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1 | | education course through a distance learning program must be |
2 | | determined on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the |
3 | | school's administration, including the student's driver |
4 | | education teacher, and the student's parent or guardian. Under |
5 | | no circumstances may the student take the entire driver |
6 | | education course through a distance learning program. Both the |
7 | | classroom instruction part and the practice driving part of a |
8 | | driver education course shall be open to a resident or |
9 | | non-resident student attending a non-public school in the |
10 | | district wherein the course is offered. Each student attending |
11 | | any public or non-public high school in the district must |
12 | | receive a passing grade in at least 8 courses during the |
13 | | previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in a driver education |
14 | | course, or the student shall not be permitted to enroll in the |
15 | | course; provided that the local superintendent of schools |
16 | | (with respect to a student attending a public high school in |
17 | | the district) or chief school administrator (with respect to a |
18 | | student attending a non-public high school in the district) |
19 | | may waive the requirement if the superintendent or chief |
20 | | school administrator, as the case may be, deems it to be in the |
21 | | best interest of the student. A student may be allowed to |
22 | | commence the classroom instruction part of such driver |
23 | | education course prior to reaching age 15 if such student then |
24 | | will be eligible to complete the entire course within 12 |
25 | | months after being allowed to commence such classroom |
26 | | instruction. |
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1 | | A school district may offer a driver education course in a |
2 | | school by contracting with a commercial driver training school |
3 | | to provide both the classroom instruction part and the |
4 | | practice driving part or either one without having to request |
5 | | a modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State |
6 | | Board of Education if the school district approves the action |
7 | | during a public hearing on whether to enter into a contract |
8 | | with a commercial driver training school. The public hearing |
9 | | shall be held at a regular or special school board meeting |
10 | | prior to entering into such a contract. If a school district |
11 | | chooses to approve a contract with a commercial driver |
12 | | training school, then the district must provide evidence to |
13 | | the State Board of Education that the commercial driver |
14 | | training school with which it will contract holds a license |
15 | | issued by the Secretary of State under Article IV of Chapter 6 |
16 | | of the Illinois Vehicle Code and that each instructor employed |
17 | | by the commercial driver training school to provide |
18 | | instruction to students served by the school district holds a |
19 | | valid teaching license issued under the requirements of this |
20 | | Code and rules of the State Board of Education. Such evidence |
21 | | must include, but need not be limited to, a list of each |
22 | | instructor assigned to teach students served by the school |
23 | | district, which list shall include the instructor's name, |
24 | | personal identification number as required by the State Board |
25 | | of Education, birth date, and driver's license number. Once |
26 | | the contract is entered into, the school district shall notify |
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1 | | the State Board of Education of any changes in the personnel |
2 | | providing instruction either (i) within 15 calendar days after |
3 | | an instructor leaves the program or (ii) before a new |
4 | | instructor is hired. Such notification shall include the |
5 | | instructor's name, personal identification number as required |
6 | | by the State Board of Education, birth date, and driver's |
7 | | license number. If the school district maintains an Internet |
8 | | website, then the district shall post a copy of the final |
9 | | contract between the district and the commercial driver |
10 | | training school on the district's Internet website. If no |
11 | | Internet website exists, then the school district shall make |
12 | | available the contract upon request. A record of all materials |
13 | | in relation to the contract must be maintained by the school |
14 | | district and made available to parents and guardians upon |
15 | | request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license |
16 | | number and any other personally identifying information as |
17 | | deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 |
18 | | must be redacted from any public materials. |
19 | | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the |
20 | | completion of a prior course. Teachers of such courses shall |
21 | | meet the licensure requirements of this Code and regulations |
22 | | of the State Board as to qualifications. Except for a contract |
23 | | with a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist, a school |
24 | | district that contracts with a third party to teach a driver |
25 | | education course under this Section must ensure the teacher |
26 | | meets the educator licensure and endorsement requirements |
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1 | | under Article 21B and must follow the same evaluation and |
2 | | observation requirements that apply to non-tenured teachers |
3 | | under Article 24A. The teacher evaluation must be conducted by |
4 | | a school administrator employed by the school district and |
5 | | must be submitted annually to the district superintendent and |
6 | | all school board members for oversight purposes. |
7 | | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the |
8 | | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed |
9 | | $50, to students who participate in the course, unless a |
10 | | student is unable to pay for such a course, in which event the |
11 | | fee for such a student must be waived. However, the district |
12 | | may increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school |
13 | | board resolution following a public hearing on the increase, |
14 | | which increased fee must be waived for students who |
15 | | participate in the course and are unable to pay for the course. |
16 | | The total amount from driver education fees and reimbursement |
17 | | from the State for driver education must not exceed the total |
18 | | cost of the driver education program in any year and must be |
19 | | deposited into the school district's driver education fund as |
20 | | a separate line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into |
21 | | the school district's driver education fund must be used |
22 | | solely for the funding of a high school driver education |
23 | | program approved by the State Board of Education that uses |
24 | | driver education instructors endorsed by the State Board of |
25 | | Education. |
26 | | (Source: P.A. 101-183, eff. 8-2-19; 101-450, eff. 8-23-19; |