Sen. John M. Sullivan
Filed: 5/6/2010
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 80
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 80, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||
6 | 14-2 and 22-60 and by changing Section 27-24.2 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (105 ILCS 5/14-2 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 14-2. Definition of general education classroom for | ||||||
9 | special education students receiving services in the general | ||||||
10 | education classroom. | ||||||
11 | (a) With respect to any State statute or administrative | ||||||
12 | rule that defines a general education classroom to be composed | ||||||
13 | of a certain percentage of students with individualized | ||||||
14 | education programs (IEPs), students with individualized | ||||||
15 | education programs shall exclude students receiving only | ||||||
16 | speech services outside of the general education classroom, |
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1 | provided that the instruction the students receive in the | ||||||
2 | general education classroom does not require modification. | ||||||
3 | (b) In every instance, a school district must ensure that | ||||||
4 | composition of the general education classroom does not | ||||||
5 | interfere with the provision of a free and appropriate public | ||||||
6 | education to any student. | ||||||
7 | (105 ILCS 5/22-60 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 22-60. Modification of biodiesel blend requirement. | ||||||
9 | From the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th | ||||||
10 | General Assembly through July 1, 2012, a school district may | ||||||
11 | modify, by official board action, the requirement that vehicles | ||||||
12 | owned or operated by the district use a 5% biodiesel blend by | ||||||
13 | using a 2% biodiesel blend, notwithstanding Section 12-705.1 of | ||||||
14 | the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
15 | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course. | ||||||
17 | Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of | ||||||
18 | grades one though 8, equivalent to one class period each week, | ||||||
19 | and any school district which maintains
grades 9 through 12 | ||||||
20 | shall offer a driver education course in any such school
which | ||||||
21 | it operates. Its curriculum shall include content dealing with | ||||||
22 | Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||||||
23 | the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters insofar as they | ||||||
24 | pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, and the portions of |
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1 | the Litter Control Act relating to the operation of motor | ||||||
2 | vehicles. The course of instruction given in grades 10 through | ||||||
3 | 12 shall include an emphasis on the development of knowledge, | ||||||
4 | attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation | ||||||
5 | of motor vehicles, including motorcycles insofar as they can be | ||||||
6 | taught in the classroom, and instruction on distracted driving | ||||||
7 | as a major traffic safety issue. In addition, the course shall | ||||||
8 | include instruction on special hazards existing at and required | ||||||
9 | safety and driving precautions that must be observed at | ||||||
10 | emergency situations, highway construction and maintenance | ||||||
11 | zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches thereto. The | ||||||
12 | course of instruction required of each eligible student at the | ||||||
13 | high school level shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours | ||||||
14 | of classroom instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of | ||||||
15 | individual behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car | ||||||
16 | on public roadways taught by a driver education instructor | ||||||
17 | endorsed by the State Board of Education. Both the classroom | ||||||
18 | instruction part and the practice driving
part of such driver | ||||||
19 | education course shall be open to a resident or
non-resident | ||||||
20 | student attending a non-public school in the district wherein | ||||||
21 | the
course is offered. Each student attending any public or | ||||||
22 | non-public high school
in the district must receive a passing | ||||||
23 | grade in at least 8 courses during the
previous 2 semesters | ||||||
24 | prior to enrolling in a driver education course, or the
student | ||||||
25 | shall not be permitted to enroll in the course; provided that | ||||||
26 | the local
superintendent of schools (with respect to a student |
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1 | attending a public high
school in the district) or chief school | ||||||
2 | administrator (with respect to a
student attending a non-public | ||||||
3 | high school in the district) may waive the
requirement if the | ||||||
4 | superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case
may | ||||||
5 | be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student. A | ||||||
6 | student may be allowed to commence the
classroom instruction | ||||||
7 | part of such driver education course prior to reaching
age 15 | ||||||
8 | if such student then will be eligible to complete the entire | ||||||
9 | course
within 12 months after being allowed to commence such | ||||||
10 | classroom instruction. | ||||||
11 | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | ||||||
12 | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | ||||||
13 | meet the certification requirements of
this Act and regulations | ||||||
14 | of the State Board as to qualifications. | ||||||
15 | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | ||||||
16 | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | ||||||
17 | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | ||||||
18 | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | ||||||
19 | such a student must be waived. However, from the effective date | ||||||
20 | of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly through | ||||||
21 | June 30, 2013, the district may increase this fee to not to | ||||||
22 | exceed $250 by school board resolution following a public | ||||||
23 | hearing on the increase, which increased fee must be waived for | ||||||
24 | students who participate in the course and are unable to pay | ||||||
25 | for the course. The total amount from driver education fees and | ||||||
26 | reimbursement from the State for driver education must not |
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1 | exceed the total cost of the driver education program in any | ||||||
2 | year and must be deposited into the school district's driver | ||||||
3 | education fund as a separate line item budget entry. All moneys | ||||||
4 | deposited into the school district's driver education fund must | ||||||
5 | be used solely for the funding of a high school driver | ||||||
6 | education program approved by the State Board of Education that | ||||||
7 | uses driver education instructors endorsed by the State Board | ||||||
8 | of Education. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 95-339, eff. 8-21-07; 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.".
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