Full Text of HB1410 99th General Assembly
HB1410 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB1410 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/27-24.2 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2 |
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Amends the Driver Education Act in the School Code. Requires behind-the-wheel instruction to incorporate motorcycle safety and awareness to ensure that students understand their surroundings when operating a motor vehicle. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 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 though 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 | 17 | | vehicles. The course of instruction given in grades 10 through | 18 | | 12 shall include an emphasis on the development of knowledge, | 19 | | attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation | 20 | | of motor vehicles, including motorcycles insofar as they can be | 21 | | taught in the classroom, and instruction on distracted driving | 22 | | as a major traffic safety issue. In addition, the course shall | 23 | | include instruction on special hazards existing at and required |
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| 1 | | safety and driving precautions that must be observed at | 2 | | emergency situations, highway construction and maintenance | 3 | | zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches thereto. The | 4 | | course of instruction required of each eligible student at the | 5 | | high school level shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours | 6 | | of classroom instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of | 7 | | individual behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car | 8 | | on public roadways taught by a driver education instructor | 9 | | endorsed by the State Board of Education. The behind-the-wheel | 10 | | instruction shall incorporate motorcycle safety and awareness | 11 | | to ensure that students understand their surroundings when | 12 | | operating a motor vehicle. Both the classroom instruction part | 13 | | and the practice driving
part of such driver education course | 14 | | shall be open to a resident or
non-resident student attending a | 15 | | non-public school in the district wherein the
course is | 16 | | offered. Each student attending any public or non-public high | 17 | | school
in the district must receive a passing grade in at least | 18 | | 8 courses during the
previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in | 19 | | a driver education course, or the
student shall not be | 20 | | permitted to enroll in the course; provided that the local
| 21 | | superintendent of schools (with respect to a student attending | 22 | | a public high
school in the district) or chief school | 23 | | administrator (with respect to a
student attending a non-public | 24 | | high school in the district) may waive the
requirement if the | 25 | | superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case
may | 26 | | be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student. A |
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| 1 | | student may be allowed to commence the
classroom instruction | 2 | | part of such driver education course prior to reaching
age 15 | 3 | | if such student then will be eligible to complete the entire | 4 | | course
within 12 months after being allowed to commence such | 5 | | classroom instruction. | 6 | | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | 7 | | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | 8 | | meet the certification requirements of
this Act and regulations | 9 | | of the State Board as to qualifications. | 10 | | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | 11 | | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | 12 | | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | 13 | | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | 14 | | such a student must be waived. However, the district may | 15 | | increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school | 16 | | board resolution following a public hearing on the increase, | 17 | | which increased fee must be waived for students who participate | 18 | | in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total | 19 | | amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the | 20 | | State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of | 21 | | the driver education program in any year and must be deposited | 22 | | into the school district's driver education fund as a separate | 23 | | line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school | 24 | | district's driver education fund must be used solely for the | 25 | | funding of a high school driver education program approved by | 26 | | the State Board of Education that uses driver education |
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| 1 | | instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 96-734, eff. 8-25-09; 97-145, eff. 7-14-11.)
| 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law.
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