Bill Text: IL HB3064 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning transportation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3064 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB3064-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB3064 Introduced , by Rep. Mike Fortner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
105 ILCS 5/29-6.3
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning transportation.
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A BILL FOR
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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
29-6.3 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/29-6.3)
Sec. 29-6.3. Transportation to and 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.
(Source: P.A. 96-410, eff. 7-1-10; 97-896, eff. 8-3-12.)