99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3098

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Jason A. Barickman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g  from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25g
105 ILCS 5/10-22.34c
105 ILCS 5/27-6  from Ch. 122, par. 27-6
105 ILCS 5/27-24.2  from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2

    Amends the School Code. In provisions allowing a board of education to enter into a contract with a third party for non-instructional services currently performed by any employee or bargaining unit member, removes a provision that requires any third party that submits a bid to perform the non-instructional services to provide a benefits package for the third party's employees who will perform the non-instructional services comparable to the benefits package provided to school board employees who perform those services. With respect to excusing pupils from engaging in physical education courses, provides for additional reasons why a pupil may be excused, pursuant to school board policy. Requires a public hearing on whether to adopt such a policy to be held at a regular or special school board meeting prior to adopting the policy. Provides that a school district may offer a driver education course in a school by contracting with a commercial driver training school to provide both the classroom instruction part and the practice driving part or either one without having to request a modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State Board of Education if a public hearing on whether to enter into a contract with a commercial driver training school has been held at a regular or special school board meeting prior to entering into such a contract; sets forth requirements concerning the contract.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
52-3.25g, 10-22.34c, 27-6, and 27-24.2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.25g)  (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.25g)
7    Sec. 2-3.25g. Waiver or modification of mandates within the
8School Code and administrative rules and regulations.
9    (a) In this Section:
10        "Board" means a school board or the governing board or
11    administrative district, as the case may be, for a joint
12    agreement.
13        "Eligible applicant" means a school district, joint
14    agreement made up of school districts, or regional
15    superintendent of schools on behalf of schools and programs
16    operated by the regional office of education.
17        "Implementation date" has the meaning set forth in
18    Section 24A-2.5 of this Code.
19        "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
20    (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this School
21Code or any other law of this State to the contrary, eligible
22applicants may petition the State Board of Education for the
23waiver or modification of the mandates of this School Code or

 

 

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1of the administrative rules and regulations promulgated by the
2State Board of Education. Waivers or modifications of
3administrative rules and regulations and modifications of
4mandates of this School Code may be requested when an eligible
5applicant demonstrates that it can address the intent of the
6rule or mandate in a more effective, efficient, or economical
7manner or when necessary to stimulate innovation or improve
8student performance. Waivers of mandates of the School Code may
9be requested when the waivers are necessary to stimulate
10innovation or improve student performance. Waivers may not be
11requested from laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to
12special education, teacher educator licensure, teacher tenure
13and seniority, or Section 5-2.1 of this Code or from compliance
14with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110).
15Eligible applicants may not seek a waiver or seek a
16modification of a mandate regarding the requirements for (i)
17student performance data to be a significant factor in teacher
18or principal evaluations or (ii) teachers and principals to be
19rated using the 4 categories of "excellent", "proficient",
20"needs improvement", or "unsatisfactory". On September 1,
212014, any previously authorized waiver or modification from
22such requirements shall terminate.
23    (c) Eligible applicants, as a matter of inherent managerial
24policy, and any Independent Authority established under
25Section 2-3.25f-5 of this Code may submit an application for a
26waiver or modification authorized under this Section. Each

 

 

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1application must include a written request by the eligible
2applicant or Independent Authority and must demonstrate that
3the intent of the mandate can be addressed in a more effective,
4efficient, or economical manner or be based upon a specific
5plan for improved student performance and school improvement.
6Any eligible applicant requesting a waiver or modification for
7the reason that intent of the mandate can be addressed in a
8more economical manner shall include in the application a
9fiscal analysis showing current expenditures on the mandate and
10projected savings resulting from the waiver or modification.
11Applications and plans developed by eligible applicants must be
12approved by the board or regional superintendent of schools
13applying on behalf of schools or programs operated by the
14regional office of education following a public hearing on the
15application and plan and the opportunity for the board or
16regional superintendent to hear testimony from staff directly
17involved in its implementation, parents, and students. The time
18period for such testimony shall be separate from the time
19period established by the eligible applicant for public comment
20on other matters. If the applicant is a school district or
21joint agreement requesting a waiver or modification of Section
2227-6 of this Code, the public hearing shall be held on a day
23other than the day on which a regular meeting of the board is
24held.
25    (c-5) If the applicant is a school district, then the
26district shall post information that sets forth the time, date,

 

 

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1place, and general subject matter of the public hearing on its
2Internet website at least 14 days prior to the hearing. If the
3district is requesting to increase the fee charged for driver
4education authorized pursuant to Section 27-24.2 of this Code,
5the website information shall include the proposed amount of
6the fee the district will request. All school districts must
7publish a notice of the public hearing at least 7 days prior to
8the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the
9school district that sets forth the time, date, place, and
10general subject matter of the hearing. Districts requesting to
11increase the fee charged for driver education shall include in
12the published notice the proposed amount of the fee the
13district will request. If the applicant is a joint agreement or
14regional superintendent, then the joint agreement or regional
15superintendent shall post information that sets forth the time,
16date, place, and general subject matter of the public hearing
17on its Internet website at least 14 days prior to the hearing.
18If the joint agreement or regional superintendent is requesting
19to increase the fee charged for driver education authorized
20pursuant to Section 27-24.2 of this Code, the website
21information shall include the proposed amount of the fee the
22applicant will request. All joint agreements and regional
23superintendents must publish a notice of the public hearing at
24least 7 days prior to the hearing in a newspaper of general
25circulation in each school district that is a member of the
26joint agreement or that is served by the educational service

 

 

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1region that sets forth the time, date, place, and general
2subject matter of the hearing, provided that a notice appearing
3in a newspaper generally circulated in more than one school
4district shall be deemed to fulfill this requirement with
5respect to all of the affected districts. Joint agreements or
6regional superintendents requesting to increase the fee
7charged for driver education shall include in the published
8notice the proposed amount of the fee the applicant will
9request. The eligible applicant must notify in writing the
10affected exclusive collective bargaining agent and those State
11legislators representing the eligible applicant's territory of
12its intent to seek approval of a waiver or modification and of
13the hearing to be held to take testimony from staff. The
14affected exclusive collective bargaining agents shall be
15notified of such public hearing at least 7 days prior to the
16date of the hearing and shall be allowed to attend such public
17hearing. The eligible applicant shall attest to compliance with
18all of the notification and procedural requirements set forth
19in this Section.
20    (d) A request for a waiver or modification of
21administrative rules and regulations or for a modification of
22mandates contained in this School Code shall be submitted to
23the State Board of Education within 15 days after approval by
24the board or regional superintendent of schools. The
25application as submitted to the State Board of Education shall
26include a description of the public hearing. Except with

 

 

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1respect to contracting for adaptive driver education, an
2eligible applicant wishing to request a modification or waiver
3of administrative rules of the State Board of Education
4regarding contracting with a commercial driver training school
5to provide the course of study authorized under Section 27-24.2
6of this Code must provide evidence with its application that
7the commercial driver training school with which it will
8contract holds a license issued by the Secretary of State under
9Article IV of Chapter 6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and that
10each instructor employed by the commercial driver training
11school to provide instruction to students served by the school
12district holds a valid teaching certificate or teaching
13license, as applicable, issued under the requirements of this
14Code and rules of the State Board of Education. Such evidence
15must include, but need not be limited to, a list of each
16instructor assigned to teach students served by the school
17district, which list shall include the instructor's name,
18personal identification number as required by the State Board
19of Education, birth date, and driver's license number. If the
20modification or waiver is granted, then the eligible applicant
21shall notify the State Board of Education of any changes in the
22personnel providing instruction within 15 calendar days after
23an instructor leaves the program or a new instructor is hired.
24Such notification shall include the instructor's name,
25personal identification number as required by the State Board
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1school district maintains an Internet website, then the
2district shall post a copy of the final contract between the
3district and the commercial driver training school on the
4district's Internet website. If no Internet website exists,
5then the district shall make available the contract upon
6request. A record of all materials in relation to the
7application for contracting must be maintained by the school
8district and made available to parents and guardians upon
9request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license
10number and any other personally identifying information as
11deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
12must be redacted from any public materials. Following receipt
13of the waiver or modification request, the State Board shall
14have 45 days to review the application and request. If the
15State Board fails to disapprove the application within that 45
16day period, the waiver or modification shall be deemed granted.
17The State Board may disapprove any request if it is not based
18upon sound educational practices, endangers the health or
19safety of students or staff, compromises equal opportunities
20for learning, or fails to demonstrate that the intent of the
21rule or mandate can be addressed in a more effective,
22efficient, or economical manner or have improved student
23performance as a primary goal. Any request disapproved by the
24State Board may be appealed to the General Assembly by the
25eligible applicant as outlined in this Section.
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1School Code shall be submitted to the State Board within 15
2days after approval by the board or regional superintendent of
3schools. The application as submitted to the State Board of
4Education shall include a description of the public hearing.
5The description shall include, but need not be limited to, the
6means of notice, the number of people in attendance, the number
7of people who spoke as proponents or opponents of the waiver, a
8brief description of their comments, and whether there were any
9written statements submitted. The State Board shall review the
10applications and requests for completeness and shall compile
11the requests in reports to be filed with the General Assembly.
12The State Board shall file reports outlining the waivers
13requested by eligible applicants and appeals by eligible
14applicants of requests disapproved by the State Board with the
15Senate and the House of Representatives before each March 1 and
16October 1. The General Assembly may disapprove the report of
17the State Board in whole or in part within 60 calendar days
18after each house of the General Assembly next convenes after
19the report is filed by adoption of a resolution by a record
20vote of the majority of members elected in each house. If the
21General Assembly fails to disapprove any waiver request or
22appealed request within such 60 day period, the waiver or
23modification shall be deemed granted. Any resolution adopted by
24the General Assembly disapproving a report of the State Board
25in whole or in part shall be binding on the State Board.
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1from or modification to a physical education mandate) may
2remain in effect for a period not to exceed 5 school years and
3may be renewed upon application by the eligible applicant.
4However, such waiver or modification may be changed within that
55-year period by a board or regional superintendent of schools
6applying on behalf of schools or programs operated by the
7regional office of education following the procedure as set
8forth in this Section for the initial waiver or modification
9request. If neither the State Board of Education nor the
10General Assembly disapproves, the change is deemed granted.
11    An approved waiver from or modification to a physical
12education mandate may remain in effect for a period not to
13exceed 2 school years and may be renewed no more than 2 times
14upon application by the eligible applicant. An approved waiver
15from or modification to a physical education mandate may be
16changed within the 2-year period by the board or regional
17superintendent of schools, whichever is applicable, following
18the procedure set forth in this Section for the initial waiver
19or modification request. If neither the State Board of
20Education nor the General Assembly disapproves, the change is
21deemed granted.
22    (f) (Blank).
23(Source: P.A. 98-513, eff. 1-1-14; 98-739, eff. 7-16-14;
2498-1155, eff. 1-9-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
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1    Sec. 10-22.34c. Third party non-instructional services.
2    (a) A board of education may enter into a contract with a
3third party for non-instructional services currently performed
4by any employee or bargaining unit member or lay off those
5educational support personnel employees upon 90 days written
6notice to the affected employees, provided that:
7        (1) a contract must not be entered into and become
8    effective during the term of a collective bargaining
9    agreement, as that term is set forth in the agreement,
10    covering any employees who perform the non-instructional
11    services;
12        (2) a contract may only take effect upon the expiration
13    of an existing collective bargaining agreement;
14        (3) any third party that submits a bid to perform the
15    non-instructional services shall provide the following:
16            (A) evidence of liability insurance in scope and
17        amount equivalent to the liability insurance provided
18        by the school board pursuant to Section 10-22.3 of this
19        Code;
20            (B) (blank); a benefits package for the third
21        party's employees who will perform the
22        non-instructional services comparable to the benefits
23        package provided to school board employees who perform
24        those services;
25            (C) a list of the number of employees who will
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1        classifications of those employees, and the wages the
2        third party will pay those employees;
3            (D) a minimum 3-year cost projection, using
4        generally accepted accounting principles and which the
5        third party is prohibited from increasing if the bid is
6        accepted by the school board, for each and every
7        expenditure category and account for performing the
8        non-instructional services;
9            (E) composite information about the criminal and
10        disciplinary records, including alcohol or other
11        substance abuse, Department of Children and Family
12        Services complaints and investigations, traffic
13        violations, and license revocations or any other
14        licensure problems, of any employees who may perform
15        the non-instructional services, provided that the
16        individual names and other identifying information of
17        employees need not be provided with the submission of
18        the bid, but must be made available upon request of the
19        school board; and
20            (F) an affidavit, notarized by the president or
21        chief executive officer of the third party, that each
22        of its employees has completed a criminal background
23        check as required by Section 10-21.9 of this Code
24        within 3 months prior to submission of the bid,
25        provided that the results of such background checks
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1        but must be made available upon request of the school
2        board;
3        (4) a contract must not be entered into unless the
4    school board provides a cost comparison, using generally
5    accepted accounting principles, of each and every
6    expenditure category and account that the school board
7    projects it would incur over the term of the contract if it
8    continued to perform the non-instructional services using
9    its own employees with each and every expenditure category
10    and account that is projected a third party would incur if
11    a third party performed the non-instructional services;
12        (5) review and consideration of all bids by third
13    parties to perform the non-instructional services shall
14    take place in open session of a regularly scheduled school
15    board meeting, unless the exclusive bargaining
16    representative of the employees who perform the
17    non-instructional services, if any such exclusive
18    bargaining representative exists, agrees in writing that
19    such review and consideration can take place in open
20    session at a specially scheduled school board meeting;
21        (6) a minimum of one public hearing, conducted by the
22    school board prior to a regularly scheduled school board
23    meeting, to discuss the school board's proposal to contract
24    with a third party to perform the non-instructional
25    services must be held before the school board may enter
26    into such a contract; the school board must provide notice

 

 

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1    to the public of the date, time, and location of the first
2    public hearing on or before the initial date that bids to
3    provide the non-instructional services are solicited or a
4    minimum of 30 days prior to entering into such a contract,
5    whichever provides a greater period of notice;
6        (7) a contract shall contain provisions requiring the
7    contractor to offer available employee positions pursuant
8    to the contract to qualified school district employees
9    whose employment is terminated because of the contract; and
10        (8) a contract shall contain provisions requiring the
11    contractor to comply with a policy of nondiscrimination and
12    equal employment opportunity for all persons and to take
13    affirmative steps to provide equal opportunity for all
14    persons.
15    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, a board
16of education may enter into a contract, of no longer than 3
17months in duration, with a third party for non-instructional
18services currently performed by an employee or bargaining unit
19member for the purpose of augmenting the current workforce in
20an emergency situation that threatens the safety or health of
21the school district's students or staff, provided that the
22school board meets all of its obligations under the Illinois
23Educational Labor Relations Act.
24    (c) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act
25of the 95th General Assembly are not applicable to
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
2Assembly are performed for the school district by a third
3party.
4(Source: P.A. 95-241, eff. 8-17-07; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
5    (105 ILCS 5/27-6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
6    Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required; special
7activities.
8    (a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State
9universities engaged in preparing teachers shall be required to
10engage daily during the school day, except on block scheduled
11days for those public schools engaged in block scheduling, in
12courses of physical education for such periods as are
13compatible with the optimum growth and developmental needs of
14individuals at the various age levels except when appropriate
15excuses are submitted to the school by a pupil's parent or
16guardian or by a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act
17of 1987 and except as provided in subsection (b) of this
18Section.
19    Special activities in physical education shall be provided
20for pupils whose physical or emotional condition, as determined
21by a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987,
22prevents their participation in the courses provided for normal
23children.
24    (b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled
25in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses

 

 

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1if those pupils request to be excused for any of the following
2reasons: (1) for ongoing participation in an interscholastic
3athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are
4required for admission to an institution of higher learning,
5provided that failure to take such classes will result in the
6pupil being denied admission to the institution of his or her
7choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required
8for graduation from high school, provided that failure to take
9such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate.
10A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12
11enrolled in a marching band program for credit from engaging in
12physical education courses if those pupils request to be
13excused for ongoing participation in such marching band
14program. In addition, a pupil in any of grades 3 through 12 who
15is eligible for special education may be excused if the pupil's
16parent or guardian agrees that the pupil must utilize the time
17set aside for physical education to receive special education
18support and services or, if there is no agreement, the
19individualized education program team for the pupil determines
20that the pupil must utilize the time set aside for physical
21education to receive special education support and services,
22which agreement or determination must be made a part of the
23individualized education program. However, a pupil requiring
24adapted physical education must receive that service in
25accordance with the individualized education program developed
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1excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if
2the pupil has an individualized educational program under
3Article 14 of this Code, is participating in an adaptive
4athletic program outside of the school setting, and documents
5such participation as determined by the school board. A school
6board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled in
7a Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) program sponsored by
8the school district from engaging in physical education
9courses. School boards which choose to exercise this authority
10shall establish a policy to excuse pupils on an individual
11basis.
12    (b-5) In addition to the authority to excuse pupils under
13subsection (b) of this Section, a school board may adopt a
14policy excusing pupils, on an individual basis, from engaging
15in physical education courses at any grade level if the pupil
16requests to be excused for any of the following reasons:
17        (1) Because he or she is involved in other appropriate
18    fitness activities in school or out of school. The school
19    board's policy shall define "appropriate fitness
20    activities" as activities that, as determined by the school
21    district, provide a comparable educational and fitness
22    benefit to students as compared to the physical education
23    courses.
24        (2) For academic reasons other than those set forth in
25    subsection (b) of this Section.
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1    of this Section, but for a different grade level.
2    A public hearing on whether to adopt a policy under this
3subsection (b-5) must be held at a regular or special school
4board meeting prior to adopting the policy.
5    (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
6provisions of Section 27-22.05.
7(Source: P.A. 98-116, eff. 7-29-13.)
 
8    (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2)
9    Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course.
10Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of
11grades one through though 8, equivalent to one class period
12each week, and any school district which maintains grades 9
13through 12 shall offer a driver education course in any such
14school which it operates. Its curriculum shall include content
15dealing with Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois
16Vehicle Code, the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters
17insofar as they pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, and
18the portions of the Litter Control Act relating to the
19operation of motor vehicles. The course of instruction given in
20grades 10 through 12 shall include an emphasis on the
21development of knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills
22necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles, including
23motorcycles insofar as they can be taught in the classroom, and
24instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic safety
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1special hazards existing at and required safety and driving
2precautions that must be observed at emergency situations,
3highway construction and maintenance zones, and railroad
4crossings and the approaches thereto. The course of instruction
5required of each eligible student at the high school level
6shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours of classroom
7instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of individual
8behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car on public
9roadways taught by a driver education instructor endorsed by
10the State Board of Education. Both the classroom instruction
11part and the practice driving part of such driver education
12course shall be open to a resident or non-resident student
13attending a non-public school in the district wherein the
14course is offered. Each student attending any public or
15non-public high school in the district must receive a passing
16grade in at least 8 courses during the previous 2 semesters
17prior to enrolling in a driver education course, or the student
18shall not be permitted to enroll in the course; provided that
19the local superintendent of schools (with respect to a student
20attending a public high school in the district) or chief school
21administrator (with respect to a student attending a non-public
22high school in the district) may waive the requirement if the
23superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case may
24be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student. A
25student may be allowed to commence the classroom instruction
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1if such student then will be eligible to complete the entire
2course within 12 months after being allowed to commence such
3classroom instruction.
4    A school district may offer a driver education course in a
5school by contracting with a commercial driver training school
6to provide both the classroom instruction part and the practice
7driving part or either one without having to request a
8modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State
9Board of Education if a public hearing on whether to enter into
10a contract with a commercial driver training school has been
11held at a regular or special school board meeting prior to
12entering into such a contract. If a school district chooses to
13contract with a commercial driver training school, then the
14district must provide evidence to the State Board of Education
15that the commercial driver training school with which it will
16contract holds a license issued by the Secretary of State under
17Article IV of Chapter 6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and that
18each instructor employed by the commercial driver training
19school to provide instruction to students served by the school
20district holds a valid teaching license issued under the
21requirements of this Code and rules of the State Board of
22Education. Such evidence must include, but need not be limited
23to, a list of each instructor assigned to teach students served
24by the school district, which list shall include the
25instructor's name, personal identification number as required
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1license number. Once the contract is entered into, the school
2district shall notify the State Board of Education of any
3changes in the personnel providing instruction within 15
4calendar days after an instructor leaves the program or a new
5instructor is hired. Such notification shall include the
6instructor's name, personal identification number as required
7by the State Board of Education, birth date, and driver's
8license number. If the school district maintains an Internet
9website, then the district shall post a copy of the final
10contract between the district and the commercial driver
11training school on the district's Internet website. If no
12Internet website exists, then the school district shall make
13available the contract upon request. A record of all materials
14in relation to the contract must be maintained by the school
15district and made available to parents and guardians upon
16request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license
17number and any other personally identifying information as
18deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
19must be redacted from any public materials.
20    Such a course may be commenced immediately after the
21completion of a prior course. Teachers of such courses shall
22meet the licensure certification requirements of this Code Act
23and regulations of the State Board as to qualifications.
24    Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the
25school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50,
26to students who participate in the course, unless a student is

 

 

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1unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for
2such a student must be waived. However, the district may
3increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school
4board resolution following a public hearing on the increase,
5which increased fee must be waived for students who participate
6in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total
7amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the
8State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of
9the driver education program in any year and must be deposited
10into the school district's driver education fund as a separate
11line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school
12district's driver education fund must be used solely for the
13funding of a high school driver education program approved by
14the State Board of Education that uses driver education
15instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education.
16(Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09; 97-145, eff. 7-14-11;
17revised 10-21-15.)