Full Text of HB0302 103rd General Assembly
HB0302ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl Filed: 5/15/2024 | | 10300HB0302ham001 | | LRB103 03829 RJT 73148 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 302
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 302 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 29-6.3 as follows: | 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/29-6.3) | 7 | | Sec. 29-6.3. Transportation to and from specified | 8 | | interscholastic or school-sponsored activities. | 9 | | (a) Any school district transporting students in grade 12 | 10 | | or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, or | 11 | | school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does | 12 | | not require student participation as part of the educational | 13 | | services of the district and (ii) is not associated with the | 14 | | students' regular class-for-credit schedule or required 5 | 15 | | clock hours of instruction under Section 10-19.05 shall | 16 | | transport the students only in a school bus, a vehicle |
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| 1 | | manufactured to transport not more than 10 persons, including | 2 | | the driver, or a multifunction school-activity bus | 3 | | manufactured to transport not more than 15 persons, including | 4 | | the driver. | 5 | | (a-5) A student in any of grades 9 through 12 may be | 6 | | transported in a multi-function school activity bus (MFSAB) as | 7 | | defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for | 8 | | any curriculum-related activity except for transportation on | 9 | | regular bus routes from home to school or from school to home, | 10 | | subject to the following conditions: | 11 | | (i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students | 12 | | under this Section unless the driver holds a valid school | 13 | | bus driver permit. | 14 | | (ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject | 15 | | to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12, | 16 | | 12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of the Illinois Vehicle | 17 | | Code. | 18 | | However, the prohibitions in this subsection (a-5) do not | 19 | | apply to the use of a MFSAB for the transportation of a student | 20 | | receiving special education service to a community-based | 21 | | instructional activity or providing intra-district shuttle | 22 | | services between 2 school facilities in the same school | 23 | | district. | 24 | | (b) Any school district furnishing transportation for | 25 | | students under the authority of this Section shall insure | 26 | | against any loss or liability of the district resulting from |
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| 1 | | the maintenance, operation, or use of the vehicle. | 2 | | (c) Vehicles used to transport students under this Section | 3 | | may claim a depreciation allowance of 20% over 5 years as | 4 | | provided in Section 29-5 of this Code. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 101-12, eff. 7-1-19.) | 6 | | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 7 | | changing Section 11-1414.1 as follows: | 8 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1) | 9 | | Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students. | 10 | | (a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any | 11 | | entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | 12 | | must be transported in a school bus or a vehicle described in | 13 | | subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of | 14 | | this Code for any curriculum-related school activity, except a | 15 | | student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a student in any of | 16 | | grades K through 12 with an Individualized Education Plan | 17 | | (IEP) with a staff to student ratio of 1 to 5, and attending | 18 | | Acacia Academy, Alexander Leigh, Marklund, Helping Hands | 19 | | Center, Connections Organization, Soaring Eagle Academy, or | 20 | | New Horizon Academy may be transported in a multi-function | 21 | | school activity bus (MFSAB) as defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 | 22 | | of this Code for any curriculum-related activity except for | 23 | | transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or | 24 | | from school to home, subject to the following conditions: |
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| 1 | | (i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students | 2 | | under this Section unless the driver holds a valid school | 3 | | bus driver permit. | 4 | | (ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject | 5 | | to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12, | 6 | | 12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of this Code. | 7 | | However, the prohibitions in this subsection (a) do not | 8 | | apply to the use of a MFSAB for the transportation of a student | 9 | | receiving special education service to a community-based | 10 | | instructional activity or providing intra-district shuttle | 11 | | services between 2 school facilities in the same school | 12 | | district. | 13 | | "Curriculum-related school activity" as used in this | 14 | | subsection (a) includes transportation from home to school or | 15 | | from school to home, tripper or shuttle service between school | 16 | | attendance centers, transportation to a vocational or career | 17 | | center or other trade-skill development site or a regional | 18 | | safe school or other school-sponsored alternative learning | 19 | | program, or a trip that is directly related to the regular | 20 | | curriculum of a student for which he or she earns credit. | 21 | | (b) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any | 22 | | entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | 23 | | who is transported in a vehicle that is being operated by or | 24 | | for a public or private primary or secondary school, including | 25 | | any primary or secondary school operated by a religious | 26 | | institution, for an interscholastic, |
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| 1 | | interscholastic-athletic, or school-sponsored, | 2 | | noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does not require | 3 | | student participation as part of the educational services of | 4 | | the entity and (ii) is not associated with the students' | 5 | | regular class-for-credit schedule shall transport students | 6 | | only in a school bus or vehicle described in subsection (b) of | 7 | | Section 1-182 of this Code. A student participating in an | 8 | | agrarian-related activity may also be transported in a second | 9 | | division pick-up truck registered under paragraph 7 of | 10 | | subsection (b) of Section 3-808.1. For purposes of this | 11 | | subsection, "pick-up truck" means a truck weighing 12,000 | 12 | | pounds or less with an enclosed cabin that can seat up to 6 | 13 | | passengers with seatbelts, including the driver, and an open | 14 | | cargo area. This subsection (b) does not apply to any second | 15 | | division vehicle used by an entity listed in subsection (a) of | 16 | | Section 1-182 of this Code for a parade, homecoming, or a | 17 | | similar noncurriculum-related school activity. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 102-544, eff. 8-20-21.)". |
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