Full Text of SB2346 100th General Assembly
SB2346sam001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford Filed: 4/18/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2346
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2346 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | 5 | | 27-24.2 and 27-24.9 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2) | 7 | | Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course. | 8 | | Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of | 9 | | grades one through 8, equivalent to one class period each week, | 10 | | and any school district which maintains
grades 9 through 12 | 11 | | shall offer a driver education course in any such school
which | 12 | | it operates. Its curriculum shall include content dealing with | 13 | | Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | 14 | | the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters insofar as they | 15 | | pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, and the portions of | 16 | | the Litter Control Act relating to the operation of motor |
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| 1 | | vehicles. The course of instruction given in grades 10 through | 2 | | 12 shall include an emphasis on the development of knowledge, | 3 | | attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation | 4 | | of motor vehicles, including motorcycles insofar as they can be | 5 | | taught in the classroom, and instruction on distracted driving | 6 | | as a major traffic safety issue. In addition, the course shall | 7 | | include instruction on special hazards existing at and required | 8 | | safety and driving precautions that must be observed at | 9 | | emergency situations, highway construction and maintenance | 10 | | zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches thereto. The | 11 | | Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the course shall also | 12 | | include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for | 13 | | traffic stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions | 14 | | to be taken during a traffic stop , and appropriate interactions | 15 | | with law enforcement , and any other course content developed by | 16 | | the State Board under subsection (b) of Section 27-24.9 of this | 17 | | Code, which may be tailored by a school district for the | 18 | | community in which the school district is located . The course | 19 | | of instruction required of each eligible student at the high | 20 | | school level shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours of | 21 | | classroom instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of | 22 | | individual behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car | 23 | | on public roadways taught by a driver education instructor | 24 | | endorsed by the State Board of Education. Both the classroom | 25 | | instruction part and the practice driving
part of such driver | 26 | | education course shall be open to a resident or
non-resident |
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| 1 | | student attending a non-public school in the district wherein | 2 | | the
course is offered. Each student attending any public or | 3 | | non-public high school
in the district must receive a passing | 4 | | grade in at least 8 courses during the
previous 2 semesters | 5 | | prior to enrolling in a driver education course, or the
student | 6 | | shall not be permitted to enroll in the course; provided that | 7 | | the local
superintendent of schools (with respect to a student | 8 | | attending a public high
school in the district) or chief school | 9 | | administrator (with respect to a
student attending a non-public | 10 | | high school in the district) may waive the
requirement if the | 11 | | superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case
may | 12 | | be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student. A | 13 | | student may be allowed to commence the
classroom instruction | 14 | | part of such driver education course prior to reaching
age 15 | 15 | | if such student then will be eligible to complete the entire | 16 | | course
within 12 months after being allowed to commence such | 17 | | classroom instruction. | 18 | | A school district may offer a driver education course in a | 19 | | school by contracting with a commercial driver training school | 20 | | to provide both the classroom instruction part and the practice | 21 | | driving part or either one without having to request a | 22 | | modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State | 23 | | Board of Education if the school district approves the action | 24 | | during a public hearing on whether to enter into a contract | 25 | | with a commercial driver training school. The public hearing | 26 | | shall be held at a regular or special school board meeting |
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| 1 | | prior to entering into such a contract. If a school district | 2 | | chooses to approve a contract with a commercial driver training | 3 | | school, then the district must provide evidence to the State | 4 | | Board of Education that the commercial driver training school | 5 | | with which it will contract holds a license issued by the | 6 | | Secretary of State under Article IV of Chapter 6 of the | 7 | | Illinois Vehicle Code and that each instructor employed by the | 8 | | commercial driver training school to provide instruction to | 9 | | students served by the school district holds a valid teaching | 10 | | license issued under the requirements of this Code and rules of | 11 | | the State Board of Education. Such evidence must include, but | 12 | | need not be limited to, a list of each instructor assigned to | 13 | | teach students served by the school district, which list shall | 14 | | include the instructor's name, personal identification number | 15 | | as required by the State Board of Education, birth date, and | 16 | | driver's license number. Once the contract is entered into, the | 17 | | school district shall notify the State Board of Education of | 18 | | any changes in the personnel providing instruction either (i) | 19 | | within 15 calendar days after an instructor leaves the program | 20 | | or (ii) before a new instructor is hired. Such notification | 21 | | shall include the instructor's name, personal identification | 22 | | number as required by the State Board of Education, birth date, | 23 | | and driver's license number. If the school district maintains | 24 | | an Internet website, then the district shall post a copy of the | 25 | | final contract between the district and the commercial driver | 26 | | training school on the district's Internet website. If no |
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| 1 | | Internet website exists, then the school district shall make | 2 | | available the contract upon request. A record of all materials | 3 | | in relation to the contract must be maintained by the school | 4 | | district and made available to parents and guardians upon | 5 | | request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license | 6 | | number and any other personally identifying information as | 7 | | deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 | 8 | | must be redacted from any public materials. | 9 | | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | 10 | | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | 11 | | meet the licensure requirements of
this Code and regulations of | 12 | | the State Board as to qualifications. | 13 | | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | 14 | | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | 15 | | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | 16 | | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | 17 | | such a student must be waived. However, the district may | 18 | | increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school | 19 | | board resolution following a public hearing on the increase, | 20 | | which increased fee must be waived for students who participate | 21 | | in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total | 22 | | amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the | 23 | | State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of | 24 | | the driver education program in any year and must be deposited | 25 | | into the school district's driver education fund as a separate | 26 | | line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school |
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| 1 | | district's driver education fund must be used solely for the | 2 | | funding of a high school driver education program approved by | 3 | | the State Board of Education that uses driver education | 4 | | instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-720, eff. 1-1-17; | 6 | | 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.) | 7 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.9) | 8 | | Sec. 27-24.9. Driver education standards. | 9 | | (a) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 10 | | Secretary of State, shall adopt course content standards for | 11 | | driver education for those persons under the age of 18 years, | 12 | | which shall include the operation and equipment of motor | 13 | | vehicles.
| 14 | | (b) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the | 15 | | Department of State Police, shall adopt course content | 16 | | standards for driver education for persons under the age of 18 | 17 | | years that includes information concerning the proper | 18 | | procedures following a traffic stop by a law enforcement | 19 | | officer, including, but not limited to, the driver's rights, | 20 | | the role of the officer, proper driver and officer behavior, | 21 | | appropriate questioning, required documentation, how and where | 22 | | to file a complaint against an officer, and any other | 23 | | information the State Board or the Department of State Police | 24 | | deems necessary. In developing course content under this | 25 | | subsection (b), the State Board or the Department of State |
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| 1 | | Police may consult with any other interested party, including a | 2 | | volunteer working group. Before finalizing the course content, | 3 | | the State Board must provide an opportunity within a reasonable | 4 | | period of time for public comment. The State Board shall adopt | 5 | | rules to implement this subsection (b). | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1025, eff. 1-1-13.)".
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