SB3775 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3775

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Adriane Johnson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 57/15

Amends the Transportation Network Providers Act. Sets forth additional requirements for transportation network company drivers who provide services for students to or from school, school-related activities, or school-sanctioned activities. Provides that the Act, a municipal ordinance regulating transportation network providers, and any contract between a school or school district and the TNC shall exclusively govern the school TNC services. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Transportation Network Providers Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

(625 ILCS 57/15)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on September 1, 2028)

Sec. 15. Driver requirements.

(a) Prior to permitting an individual to act as a TNC driver on its digital platform, the TNC shall:

(1) require the individual to submit an application to the TNC or a third party on behalf of the TNC, which includes information regarding his or her full legal name, social security number, address, age, date of birth, driver's license, driving history, motor vehicle registration, automobile liability insurance, and other information required by the TNC;

(2) conduct, or have a third party conduct, a local and national criminal history background check for each individual applicant that shall include:

(A) Multi-State or Multi-Jurisdictional Criminal Records Locator or other similar commercial nationwide database with validation (primary source search); and

(B) National Sex Offenders Registry database; and

(3) obtain and review a driving history research report for the individual.

(b) The TNC shall not permit an individual to act as a TNC driver on its digital platform who:

(1) has had more than 3 moving violations in the prior three-year period, or one major violation in the prior three-year period including, but not limited to, attempting to evade the police, reckless driving, or driving on a suspended or revoked license;

(2) has been convicted, within the past 7 years, of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, fraud, sexual offenses, use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony, a crime involving property damage, or theft, acts of violence, or acts of terror;

(3) is a match in the National Sex Offenders Registry database;

(4) does not possess a valid driver's license;

(5) does not possess proof of registration for the motor vehicle used to provide TNC services;

(6) does not possess proof of automobile liability insurance for the motor vehicle used to provide TNC services; or

(7) is under 19 years of age.

(c) An individual who submits an application under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) that contains false or incomplete information shall be guilty of a petty offense.

(d) A school TNC shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in this Section:

(1) train each driver providing school TNC services in safe driving practices, education on special considerations for transporting students with disabilities, emergency preparedness, and safe pick-up and drop-off procedures;

(2) ensure that each driver providing school TNC services:

(A) is 23 years of age or older; and

(B) has a minimum of 3 years of driving experience;

(3) not permit an individual to provide school TNC services who:

(A) is listed in the Statewide Sex Offender Database;

(B) is listed in the Statewide Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Database; or

(C) has not completed a fingerprint-based criminal history records check, either pursuant to federal or State law, for unsupervised access to minors or under Section 10-21.9 of the School Code;

(4) use global position system monitoring that provides end-to-end visibility into the ride for the TNC, the student's legal guardian, and authorized school personnel;

(5) use an integrated telematics solution that sends, receives, and stores telemetry data from school TNC drivers, including, but not limited to, cell phone use, speeding, hard turning, hard braking, hard acceleration, and crash detection, to detect driving behavior during each ride; and

(6) provide a report, in consultation with a school or school district that has used the TNC services, detailing the impact of the program to the Transportation Vehicles & Safety Committee of the House of Representatives and the Transportation Commission of the Senate within 90 days of the conclusion of the first school year of the pilot program, and within 90 days of the final year of the pilot program.

(e) This Act, a municipal ordinance regulating transportation network providers under Section 32, and any contract between a school or school district and the TNC shall exclusively govern the services provided under this Section. A driver is not required to obtain any additional State-issued licensure or permit, including a school bus driver permit.

(f) As used in this Section, "school TNC" means a TNC that receives remuneration from a school or school district to provide services for students to or from school, school-related activities, or school-sanctioned activities.

(Source: P.A. 100-738, eff. 8-7-18. Reenacted by 101-660, eff. 4-2-21.)

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