Full Text of HB0247 101st General Assembly
HB0247sam001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Don Harmon Filed: 5/14/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 247
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 247 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 27-24.2 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. | 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. The course of instruction required of | 16 | | each eligible student at the high school level shall consist of | 17 | | a minimum of 30 clock hours of classroom instruction and a | 18 | | minimum of 6 clock hours of individual behind-the-wheel | 19 | | instruction in a dual control car on public roadways taught by | 20 | | a driver education instructor endorsed by the State Board of | 21 | | Education. Both the classroom instruction part and the practice | 22 | | driving
part of such driver education course shall be open to a | 23 | | resident or
non-resident student attending a non-public school | 24 | | in the district wherein the
course is offered. Each student | 25 | | attending any public or non-public high school
in the district | 26 | | must receive a passing grade in at least 8 courses during the
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| 1 | | previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in a driver education | 2 | | course, or the
student shall not be permitted to enroll in the | 3 | | course; provided that the local
superintendent of schools (with | 4 | | respect to a student attending a public high
school in the | 5 | | district) or chief school administrator (with respect to a
| 6 | | student attending a non-public high school in the district) may | 7 | | waive the
requirement if the superintendent or chief school | 8 | | administrator, as the case
may be, deems it to be in the best | 9 | | interest of the student. A student may be allowed to commence | 10 | | the
classroom instruction part of such driver education course | 11 | | prior to reaching
age 15 if such student then will be eligible | 12 | | to complete the entire course
within 12 months after being | 13 | | allowed to commence such classroom instruction. | 14 | | A school district may offer a driver education course in a | 15 | | school by contracting with a commercial driver training school | 16 | | to provide both the classroom instruction part and the practice | 17 | | driving part or either one without having to request a | 18 | | modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State | 19 | | Board of Education if the school district approves the action | 20 | | during a public hearing on whether to enter into a contract | 21 | | with a commercial driver training school. The public hearing | 22 | | shall be held at a regular or special school board meeting | 23 | | prior to entering into such a contract. If a school district | 24 | | chooses to approve a contract with a commercial driver training | 25 | | school, then the district must provide evidence to the State | 26 | | Board of Education that the commercial driver training school |
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| 1 | | with which it will contract holds a license issued by the | 2 | | Secretary of State under Article IV of Chapter 6 of the | 3 | | Illinois Vehicle Code and that each instructor employed by the | 4 | | commercial driver training school to provide instruction to | 5 | | students served by the school district holds a valid teaching | 6 | | license issued under the requirements of this Code and rules of | 7 | | the State Board of Education. Such evidence must include, but | 8 | | need not be limited to, a list of each instructor assigned to | 9 | | teach students served by the school district, which list shall | 10 | | include the instructor's name, personal identification number | 11 | | as required by the State Board of Education, birth date, and | 12 | | driver's license number. Once the contract is entered into, the | 13 | | school district shall notify the State Board of Education of | 14 | | any changes in the personnel providing instruction either (i) | 15 | | within 15 calendar days after an instructor leaves the program | 16 | | or (ii) before a new instructor is hired. Such notification | 17 | | shall include the instructor's name, personal identification | 18 | | number as required by the State Board of Education, birth date, | 19 | | and driver's license number. If the school district maintains | 20 | | an Internet website, then the district shall post a copy of the | 21 | | final contract between the district and the commercial driver | 22 | | training school on the district's Internet website. If no | 23 | | Internet website exists, then the school district shall make | 24 | | available the contract upon request. A record of all materials | 25 | | in relation to the contract must be maintained by the school | 26 | | district and made available to parents and guardians upon |
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| 1 | | request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license | 2 | | number and any other personally identifying information as | 3 | | deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 | 4 | | must be redacted from any public materials. | 5 | | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | 6 | | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | 7 | | meet the licensure requirements of
this Code and regulations of | 8 | | the State Board as to qualifications. Except for a contract | 9 | | with a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist, a school | 10 | | district that contracts with a third party to teach a driver | 11 | | education course under this Section must ensure the teacher | 12 | | meets the educator licensure and endorsement requirements | 13 | | under Article 21B and must follow the same evaluation and | 14 | | observation requirements that apply to non-tenured teachers | 15 | | under Article 24A. The teacher evaluation must be conducted by | 16 | | a school administrator employed by the school district and must | 17 | | be submitted annually to the district superintendent and all | 18 | | school board members for oversight purposes. | 19 | | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | 20 | | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | 21 | | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | 22 | | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | 23 | | such a student must be waived. However, the district may | 24 | | increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school | 25 | | board resolution following a public hearing on the increase, | 26 | | which increased fee must be waived for students who participate |
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| 1 | | in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total | 2 | | amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the | 3 | | State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of | 4 | | the driver education program in any year and must be deposited | 5 | | into the school district's driver education fund as a separate | 6 | | line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school | 7 | | district's driver education fund must be used solely for the | 8 | | funding of a high school driver education program approved by | 9 | | the State Board of Education that uses driver education | 10 | | instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education. | 11 | | (Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-720, eff. 1-1-17; | 12 | | 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
| 13 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 | | becoming law.".
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