Sen. John M. Sullivan
Filed: 3/24/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 618




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 618, AS AMENDED, by 
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replacing the introductory clause of Section 5 with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Section 
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27-24.2 and by adding Section 22-60 as follows:"; and
 
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by inserting after the last line of Sec. 22-60 of Section 5 the 
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following:
 
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    "(105 ILCS 5/27-24.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2)
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    Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course. 
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Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of 
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grades one though 8, equivalent to one class period each week, 
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and any school district which maintains
grades 9 through 12 
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shall offer a driver education course in any such school
which 
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it operates. Its curriculum shall include content dealing with 
 


 






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Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 
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the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters insofar as they 
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pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, and the portions of 
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the Litter Control Act relating to the operation of motor 
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vehicles.  The course of instruction given in grades 10 through 
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12 shall include an emphasis on the development of knowledge, 
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attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation 
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of motor vehicles, including motorcycles insofar as they can be 
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taught in the classroom, and instruction on distracted driving 
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as a major traffic safety issue.  In addition, the course shall 
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include instruction on special hazards existing at and required 
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safety and driving precautions that must be observed at 
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emergency situations, highway construction and maintenance 
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zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches thereto.  The 
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course of instruction required of each eligible student at the 
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high school level shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours 
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of classroom instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of 
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individual behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car 
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on public roadways taught by a driver education instructor 
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endorsed by the State Board of Education. Both the classroom 
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instruction part and the practice driving
part of such driver 
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education course shall be open to a resident or
non-resident 
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student attending a non-public school in the district wherein 
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the
course is offered. Each student attending any public or 
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non-public high school
in the district must receive a passing 
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grade in at least 8 courses during the
previous 2 semesters 
 


 






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prior to enrolling in a driver education course, or the
student 
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shall not be permitted to enroll in the course; provided that 
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the local
superintendent of schools (with respect to a student 
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attending a public high
school in the district) or chief school 
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administrator (with respect to a
student attending a non-public 
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high school in the district) may waive the
requirement if the 
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superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case
may 
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be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student. A 
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student may be allowed to commence the
classroom instruction 
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part of such driver education course prior to reaching
age 15 
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if such student then will be eligible to complete the entire 
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course
within 12 months after being allowed to commence such 
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classroom instruction.
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    Such a course may be commenced immediately after the 
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completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall 
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meet the certification requirements of
this Act and regulations 
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of the State Board as to qualifications.
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    Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the 
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school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $250 
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$50, to students who participate in the course, unless a 
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student is unable to pay for such a course, in which event the 
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fee for such a student must be waived.  The total amount from 
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driver education fees and reimbursement from the State for 
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driver education must not exceed the total cost of the driver 
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education program in any year and must be deposited into the 
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school district's driver education fund as a separate line item 
 


 






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budget entry.  All moneys deposited into the school district's 
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driver education fund must be used solely for the funding of a 
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high school driver education program approved by the State 
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Board of Education that uses driver education instructors 
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endorsed by the State Board of Education. 
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(Source: P.A. 95-339, eff. 8-21-07; 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)".