Public Act 102-0951
 
HB4716 EnrolledLRB102 23081 CMG 32237 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  




 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
27-24.9 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/27-24.9)
    Sec. 27-24.9. Driver education standards. The State Board 
of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of State, an 
association representing teachers of driver education, 
students, education practitioners, including, but not limited 
to, teachers in colleges of education, administrators, and 
regional superintendents of schools, shall adopt rigorous 
learning course content standards for the classroom and 
laboratory phases of driver education for novice teen drivers 
those persons under the age of 18 years, including, but not 
limited to,  the Novice Teen Driver Education and Training 
Administrative Standards developed and written by the 
Association of National Stakeholders in Traffic Safety 
Education in affiliation with the National Highway 
Transportation Safety Administration. The national learning 
standards may be adapted to meet Illinois licensing and 
educational requirements, including classroom and 
behind-the-wheel hours and the cognitive, physiological, and 
psychological aspects of , which shall include the safe 
operation of a motor vehicle and equipment of motor vehicles. 
As the national standards are updated, the Board shall update 
these learning standards. 

(Source: P.A. 97-1025, eff. 1-1-13.)



Effective Date:  1/1/2023