Bill Text: IL SB1643 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may increase its driver education course fee to an amount not to exceed $250 (from $50) by school board resolution following a public hearing on the increase. Provides that the increased fee must be waived for students who participate in the course and are unable to pay for the course. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0145 [SB1643 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1643-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district may increase its driver education course fee to an amount not to exceed $250 (from $50) by school board resolution following a public hearing on the increase. Provides that the increased fee must be waived for students who participate in the course and are unable to pay for the course. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0145 [SB1643 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1643-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 27-24.2 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | grades one though 8, equivalent to one class period each week, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | and any school district which maintains
grades 9 through 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | shall offer a driver education course in any such school
which | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | it operates. Its curriculum shall include content dealing with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters insofar as they | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, and the portions of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | the Litter Control Act relating to the operation of motor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | vehicles. The course of instruction given in grades 10 through | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 12 shall include an emphasis on the development of knowledge, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of motor vehicles, including motorcycles insofar as they can be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | taught in the classroom, and instruction on distracted driving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | as a major traffic safety issue. In addition, the course shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | include instruction on special hazards existing at and required |
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1 | safety and driving precautions that must be observed at | ||||||
2 | emergency situations, highway construction and maintenance | ||||||
3 | zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches thereto. The | ||||||
4 | course of instruction required of each eligible student at the | ||||||
5 | high school level shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours | ||||||
6 | of classroom instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of | ||||||
7 | individual behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car | ||||||
8 | on public roadways taught by a driver education instructor | ||||||
9 | endorsed by the State Board of Education. Both the classroom | ||||||
10 | instruction part and the practice driving
part of such driver | ||||||
11 | education course shall be open to a resident or
non-resident | ||||||
12 | student attending a non-public school in the district wherein | ||||||
13 | the
course is offered. Each student attending any public or | ||||||
14 | non-public high school
in the district must receive a passing | ||||||
15 | grade in at least 8 courses during the
previous 2 semesters | ||||||
16 | prior to enrolling in a driver education course, or the
student | ||||||
17 | shall not be permitted to enroll in the course; provided that | ||||||
18 | the local
superintendent of schools (with respect to a student | ||||||
19 | attending a public high
school in the district) or chief school | ||||||
20 | administrator (with respect to a
student attending a non-public | ||||||
21 | high school in the district) may waive the
requirement if the | ||||||
22 | superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case
may | ||||||
23 | be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student. A | ||||||
24 | student may be allowed to commence the
classroom instruction | ||||||
25 | part of such driver education course prior to reaching
age 15 | ||||||
26 | if such student then will be eligible to complete the entire |
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1 | course
within 12 months after being allowed to commence such | ||||||
2 | classroom instruction. | ||||||
3 | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | ||||||
4 | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | ||||||
5 | meet the certification requirements of
this Act and regulations | ||||||
6 | of the State Board as to qualifications. | ||||||
7 | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | ||||||
8 | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | ||||||
9 | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | ||||||
10 | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | ||||||
11 | such a student must be waived. However, the district may | ||||||
12 | increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school | ||||||
13 | board resolution following a public hearing on the increase, | ||||||
14 | which increased fee must be waived for students who participate | ||||||
15 | in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total | ||||||
16 | amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the | ||||||
17 | State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of | ||||||
18 | the driver education program in any year and must be deposited | ||||||
19 | into the school district's driver education fund as a separate | ||||||
20 | line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school | ||||||
21 | district's driver education fund must be used solely for the | ||||||
22 | funding of a high school driver education program approved by | ||||||
23 | the State Board of Education that uses driver education | ||||||
24 | instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
25 | (Source: P.A. 95-339, eff. 8-21-07; 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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