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Public Act 102-0544


 

Public Act 0544 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 102-0544
 
SB2164 EnrolledLRB102 14437 RAM 19789 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 11-1414.1 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1)
    Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students.
    (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
this Code for any curriculum-related school activity, except a
student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a student in any of
grades K through 12 with an Individualized Education Plan
(IEP) with a staff to student ratio of 1 to 5, and attending
Acacia Academy, Alexander Leigh, Marklund, Helping Hands
Center, Connections Organization, Soaring Eagle Academy, or
New Horizon Academy 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.
    (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
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. A student participating in an
agrarian-related activity may also be transported in a second
division pick-up truck registered under paragraph 7 of
subsection (b) of Section 3-808.1. For purposes of this
subsection, "pick-up truck" means a truck weighing 12,000
pounds or less with an enclosed cabin that can seat up to 6
passengers with seatbelts, including the driver, and an open
cargo area. 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.
(Source: P.A. 99-888, eff. 1-1-17; 100-667, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/20/2021