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Drivers Education & Safety Committee
Filed: 3/7/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 262
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 262 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
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| changing Section 6-107.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/6-107.1)
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| Sec. 6-107.1. Instruction permit for a minor.
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| (a) Subject to subsection (d), the
The Secretary of State, |
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| upon
receiving proper application and payment of the required |
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| fee, may issue an
instruction permit to any person under the |
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| age of 18 years who is
not ineligible for a license under |
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| paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, or 8 of Section
6-103, after the |
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| applicant has successfully passed such examination as the
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| Secretary of State in his discretion may prescribe.
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| (1) An instruction permit issued under this Section
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| shall be valid for a period of 24 months after the date of |
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| its
issuance and shall be restricted, by the Secretary of |
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| State, to the operation
of a motor vehicle by the minor |
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| only when accompanied by the adult instructor
of a driver |
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| education program during enrollment in the program or when
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| practicing with a parent,
legal guardian, family member, or |
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| a person in loco parentis who is 21
years of age or more, |
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| has a license classification to operate such vehicle
and at |
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| least one year of driving experience, and who is occupying |
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| a seat beside
the driver.
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| (2) A 24 month instruction permit for a motor driven |
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| cycle may be issued
to
a person 16 or 17 years of age and |
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| entitles the holder to drive upon the
highways during |
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| daylight under direct supervision of a licensed motor |
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| driven
cycle operator or motorcycle operator 21 years of |
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| age or older who has a
license classification to operate |
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| such motor driven cycle or motorcycle and at
least one year |
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| of driving experience.
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| (3) A 24 month instruction permit for a motorcycle |
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| other than a motor
driven
cycle may be issued to a person |
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| 16 or 17 years of age in accordance with the
provisions of |
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| paragraph 2 of Section 6-103 and entitles a holder to drive |
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| upon
the highways during daylight under the direct |
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| supervision of a licensed
motorcycle operator 21 years of |
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| age or older who has at least one year of
driving
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| experience.
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| (b) An instruction permit issued under this Section when |
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| issued to a person
under the
age of 17 years shall, as a matter |
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| of law, be invalid for the operation of any
motor
vehicle |
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| during the same time the child is prohibited from being on any |
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| street
or highway under the provisions of the Child Curfew Act. |
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| (b-1) No instruction permit shall be issued to any |
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| applicant who is under the age of 18 years and who has been |
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| certified to be a chronic or habitual truant, as defined in |
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| Section 26-2a of the School Code. |
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| An applicant under the age of 18 years who provides proof |
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| that he or she has resumed regular school attendance or that |
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| his or her application was denied in error shall be eligible to |
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| receive an instruction permit if other requirements are met. |
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| The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this |
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| subsection (b-1).
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| (c) Any person under the age of 16 years who possesses an |
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| instruction permit
and
whose
driving privileges have been |
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| suspended or revoked under the provisions of this
Code shall |
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| not be granted a Family Financial Responsibility Driving Permit |
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| or a
Restricted Driving Permit.
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| (d) The Secretary of State may require a random drug test |
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| and may not issue an instruction permit to a person under the |
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| age of 18 if the person tested positive for the presence of any |
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| controlled substances or cannabis. |
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| A person who has tested positive for controlled substances |
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| or cannabis may be issued an instruction permit if he or she is |
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| tested at a later date and tests negative for any controlled |