Full Text of HB6131 99th General Assembly
HB6131eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 27-24.2 and by adding Section 27-24.2a 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 though 8, equivalent to one class period | 10 | | each week, and any school district which maintains
grades 9 | 11 | | through 12 shall offer a driver education course in any such | 12 | | school
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, and | 16 | | the portions of the Litter Control Act relating to the | 17 | | operation of motor vehicles. The course of instruction given in | 18 | | grades 10 through 12 shall include an emphasis on the | 19 | | development of knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills | 20 | | necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles, including | 21 | | motorcycles insofar as they can be taught in the classroom, and | 22 | | instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic safety | 23 | | issue. In addition, the course shall include instruction on |
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| 1 | | special hazards existing at and required safety and driving | 2 | | precautions that must be observed at emergency situations, | 3 | | highway construction and maintenance zones, and railroad | 4 | | crossings and the approaches thereto. Beginning with the | 5 | | 2017-2018 school year, the course shall also include | 6 | | instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic | 7 | | stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions to be | 8 | | taken during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions with | 9 | | law enforcement. The course of instruction required of each | 10 | | eligible student at the high school level shall consist of a | 11 | | minimum of 30 clock hours of classroom instruction and a | 12 | | minimum of 6 clock hours of individual behind-the-wheel | 13 | | instruction in a dual control car on public roadways taught by | 14 | | a driver education instructor endorsed by the State Board of | 15 | | Education. Both the classroom instruction part and the practice | 16 | | driving
part of such driver education course shall be open to a | 17 | | resident or
non-resident student attending a non-public school | 18 | | in the district wherein the
course is offered. Each student | 19 | | attending any public or non-public high school
in the district | 20 | | must receive a passing grade in at least 8 courses during the
| 21 | | previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in a driver education | 22 | | course, or the
student shall not be permitted to enroll in the | 23 | | course; provided that the local
superintendent of schools (with | 24 | | respect to a student attending a public high
school in the | 25 | | district) or chief school administrator (with respect to a
| 26 | | student attending a non-public high school in the district) may |
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| 1 | | waive the
requirement if the superintendent or chief school | 2 | | administrator, as the case
may be, deems it to be in the best | 3 | | interest of the student. A student may be allowed to commence | 4 | | the
classroom instruction part of such driver education course | 5 | | prior to reaching
age 15 if such student then will be eligible | 6 | | to complete the entire course
within 12 months after being | 7 | | allowed to commence such classroom instruction. | 8 | | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | 9 | | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | 10 | | meet the certification requirements of
this Act and regulations | 11 | | of the State Board as to qualifications. | 12 | | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | 13 | | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | 14 | | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | 15 | | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | 16 | | such a student must be waived. However, the district may | 17 | | increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school | 18 | | board resolution following a public hearing on the increase, | 19 | | which increased fee must be waived for students who participate | 20 | | in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total | 21 | | amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the | 22 | | State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of | 23 | | the driver education program in any year and must be deposited | 24 | | into the school district's driver education fund as a separate | 25 | | line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school | 26 | | district's driver education fund must be used solely for the |
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| 1 | | funding of a high school driver education program approved by | 2 | | the State Board of Education that uses driver education | 3 | | instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09; 97-145, eff. 7-14-11; | 5 | | revised 10-21-15.) | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2a new) | 7 | | Sec. 27-24.2a. Non-public school driver education course. | 8 | | Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, any non-public | 9 | | school's driver education course shall include instruction | 10 | | concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic stops, | 11 | | including a demonstration of the proper actions to be taken | 12 | | during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions with law | 13 | | enforcement. | 14 | | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 15 | | changing Section 6-419 as follows:
| 16 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-419) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-419)
| 17 | | Sec. 6-419. Rules and Regulations. The Secretary is | 18 | | authorized to prescribe by rule standards for the
eligibility, | 19 | | conduct and operation of driver training schools, and
| 20 | | instructors and to adopt other reasonable rules and regulations | 21 | | necessary
to carry out the provisions of this Act. The | 22 | | Secretary may adopt rules exempting particular types of driver | 23 | | training schools from specific statutory provisions in |
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| 1 | | Sections 6-401 through 6-424, where application of those | 2 | | provisions would be inconsistent with the manner of instruction | 3 | | offered by those schools. The Secretary, in consultation with | 4 | | the State Board of Education, shall adopt course content | 5 | | standards for driver education for those persons under the age | 6 | | of 18 years, which shall include the operation and equipment of | 7 | | motor vehicles. After June 30, 2017, the course content | 8 | | standards for driver education provided by a driver training | 9 | | school to those persons under the age of 18 years shall include | 10 | | instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic | 11 | | stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions to be | 12 | | taken during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions with | 13 | | law enforcement.
| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10; 97-229, | 15 | | eff. 7-28-11; 97-1025, eff. 1-1-13.)
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