Public Act 099-0888

SB1582 Enrolled LRB099 09793 RJF 30005 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, 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. 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. 96-410, eff. 7-1-10; 97-896, eff. 8-3-12.)