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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, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3-14.23 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/3-14.23) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.23)
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| 7 | Sec. 3-14.23. School bus driver permits.
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| 8 | (a) To conduct courses
of instruction for school bus | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | drivers pursuant to the
the standards
established by the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Secretary of State under Section 6-106.1 of the
Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Vehicle Code and to charge a fee based upon the cost of
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| 12 | providing such courses of up to $4 per person for the initial
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| 13 | classroom course in school bus driver safety and of up to $4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | per
person for the annual refresher course. The State Board of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Education shall
annually request such additional appropriation | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | as may be necessary to ensure
that adequate and sufficient | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | training is provided to all school bus drivers in
Illinois. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | This appropriation shall be used to supplement, not supplant,
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| 19 | programs conducted using fees received from applicants for | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | school bus driver
permits. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (b) To conduct such investigations
as may be necessary to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | insure that all persons hired to operate school buses
have | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 6-104 and
6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code". If a regional | ||||||
| 2 | superintendent finds
evidence of non-compliance with this | ||||||
| 3 | requirement, he shall submit such
evidence together with his | ||||||
| 4 | recommendations in writing to the school board.
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| 5 | If the regional superintendent finds evidence of | ||||||
| 6 | noncompliance with the
requirement that all persons employed | ||||||
| 7 | directly by the school board to operate
school buses have valid | ||||||
| 8 | school bus driver permits as required under Sections
6-104 and | ||||||
| 9 | 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the regional | ||||||
| 10 | superintendent
shall schedule a hearing on a date not less than | ||||||
| 11 | 5 days nor more than 10
days after notifying the district of | ||||||
| 12 | his findings. If based on the
evidence presented at the hearing | ||||||
| 13 | the regional superintendent finds that
persons employed | ||||||
| 14 | directly by the school board to operate school buses do not
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| 15 | have
valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections | ||||||
| 16 | 6-104 and 6-106.1
of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the regional | ||||||
| 17 | superintendent shall submit
such evidence and his findings | ||||||
| 18 | together with his recommendations to the
State Superintendent | ||||||
| 19 | of Education. The State Superintendent of Education
may reduce | ||||||
| 20 | the district's claim for reimbursement under Sections
29-5 and | ||||||
| 21 | 14-13.01 for transportation by 1.136% for each day of
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| 22 | noncompliance.
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| 23 | If a school board finds evidence of noncompliance with the | ||||||
| 24 | requirement
that all persons employed by a contractor to | ||||||
| 25 | operate school buses have valid
school bus driver permits as | ||||||
| 26 | required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of
"The Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | Vehicle Code", the school board shall request a hearing before
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| 2 | the regional superintendent. The regional superintendent shall | ||||||
| 3 | schedule
a hearing on a date not less than 5 days nor more than | ||||||
| 4 | 10 days after receiving
the request. If based on the evidence | ||||||
| 5 | presented at the hearing the regional
superintendent finds that | ||||||
| 6 | persons employed by a contractor to operate school
buses do not | ||||||
| 7 | have valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections
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| 8 | 6-104 and 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the school | ||||||
| 9 | board's financial
obligations under the contract shall be | ||||||
| 10 | reduced by an amount equal to
1.136% for
each day of | ||||||
| 11 | noncompliance. The findings of the regional superintendent and
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| 12 | the relief provided herein shall not impair the obligations of | ||||||
| 13 | the contractor
to continue to provide transportation services | ||||||
| 14 | in accordance with the terms
of the contract.
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| 15 | The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all | ||||||
| 16 | amendments and
modifications thereof and the rules adopted | ||||||
| 17 | pursuant thereto shall apply
to and govern all proceedings | ||||||
| 18 | instituted for judicial review of final
administrative | ||||||
| 19 | decisions of the regional superintendent under this Section.
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| 20 | (Source: P.A. 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
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