Sen. John M. Sullivan

Filed: 5/6/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 80

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 80, AS AMENDED, by
3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
 
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.)
 
10     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
11 becoming law.".