Public Act 097-0896
 
SB3487 EnrolledLRB097 19842 HEP 65118 b


  
    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
    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 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 
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.)

 
    Section 10. 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 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.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.