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Public Act 097-0896
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| SB3487 Enrolled | LRB097 19842 HEP 65118 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
29-6.3 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/29-6.3)
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Sec. 29-6.3. Transportation to and from specified |
interscholastic or school-sponsored
activities. |
(a) Any school district transporting students in grade |
12 or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, |
or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) |
does not require student participation as part of the |
educational services of the district and (ii) is not associated |
with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule or |
required 5 clock hours of instruction shall transport the |
students only in a school bus, a vehicle manufactured to |
transport not more than 10 persons, including the driver, or a |
multifunction school-activity bus manufactured to transport |
not more than 15 persons, including the driver. |
(a-5) A student in any of grades 9 through 12 may be |
transported in a multi-function school activity bus (MFSAB) as |
defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for |
any curriculum-related activity except for transportation on |
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regular bus routes from home to school or from school to home, |
subject to the following conditions: |
(i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students under |
this Section unless the driver holds a valid school bus |
driver permit. |
(ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject |
to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12, |
12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
(b) Any school district furnishing transportation for |
students under the authority of this Section shall insure |
against any loss or liability of the district resulting from |
the maintenance, operation, or use of the vehicle. |
(c) Vehicles used to transport students under this Section |
may claim a depreciation allowance of 20% over 5 years as |
provided in Section 29-5 of this Code.
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(Source: P.A. 96-410, eff. 7-1-10.)
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Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
changing Section 11-1414.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1)
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Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students.
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(a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any |
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code |
must be transported in a school bus or a vehicle described in |
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of |
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this Code for any curriculum-related school activity, except a |
student in any of grades 9 through 12 may be transported in a |
multi-function school activity bus (MFSAB) as defined in |
Section 1-148.3a-5 of this Code for any curriculum-related |
activity except for transportation on regular bus routes from |
home to school or from school to home, subject to the following |
conditions: |
(i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students under |
this Section unless the driver holds a valid school bus |
driver permit. |
(ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject |
to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12, |
12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of this Code. |
"Curriculum-related school activity" as used in this |
subsection (a) includes transportation from home to school or |
from school to home, tripper or shuttle service between school |
attendance centers, transportation to a vocational or career |
center or other trade-skill development site or a regional safe |
school or other school-sponsored alternative learning program, |
or a trip that is directly related to the regular curriculum of |
a student for which he or she earns credit.
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(b) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any |
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code |
who is transported in a vehicle that is being operated by or |
for a public or private primary or secondary school, including |
any primary or secondary school operated by a religious |
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institution, for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic, |
or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) |
does not require student participation as part of the |
educational services of the entity and (ii) is not associated |
with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule shall |
transport students only in a school bus or vehicle described in |
subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of this Code. This subsection |
(b) does not apply to any second division vehicle used by an |
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code |
for a parade, homecoming, or a similar noncurriculum-related |
school activity.
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(Source: P.A. 96-410, eff. 7-1-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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