Full Text of HB1587 97th General Assembly
HB1587 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB1587 Introduced 2/15/2011, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/27-24.2 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2 | 105 ILCS 5/27-24.3 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.3 |
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Amends the Driver Education Act of the School Code. Provides that instead of a school district providing the practice driving part of a driver education course, the district may enter into a memorandum of understanding with a private driver education provider stating the provider's ability and willingness to offer the practice driving part of the driver education course at a cost to the student equal to or less than the cost the district would incur in offering the instruction. Requires the district to submit to the State Board of Education and the State Board of Education to approve the memorandum of understanding before the district is relieved of its duty to provide behind-the-wheel instruction.
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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 Sections | 5 | | 27-24.2 and 27-24.3 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. However, instead of | 10 | | the school district providing the behind-the-wheel | 11 | | instruction, the district may enter into a memorandum of | 12 | | understanding with a private driver education provider stating | 13 | | the provider's ability and willingness to offer the practice | 14 | | driving part of the driver education course at a cost to the | 15 | | student equal to or less than the cost the district would incur | 16 | | in offering the instruction. The district must submit to the | 17 | | State Board of Education and the State Board of Education must | 18 | | approve the memorandum of understanding before the district is | 19 | | relieved of its duty to provide behind-the-wheel instruction. | 20 | | Behind-the-wheel instruction provided by a private driver | 21 | | education provider must meet the requirements of this Code, the | 22 | | Illinois Vehicle Code, and any rules of the State Board of | 23 | | Education. Both the classroom instruction part and the practice | 24 | | driving
part of a such driver education course shall be open to | 25 | | a resident or
non-resident student attending a non-public | 26 | | school in the district wherein the
course is offered. Each |
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| 1 | | student attending any public or non-public high school
in the | 2 | | district must receive a passing grade in at least 8 courses | 3 | | during the
previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in a driver | 4 | | education course, or the
student shall not be permitted to | 5 | | enroll in the course; provided that the local
superintendent of | 6 | | schools (with respect to a student attending a public high
| 7 | | school in the district) or chief school administrator (with | 8 | | respect to a
student attending a non-public high school in the | 9 | | district) may waive the
requirement if the superintendent or | 10 | | chief school administrator, as the case
may be, deems it to be | 11 | | in the best interest of the student. A student may be allowed | 12 | | to commence the
classroom instruction part of such driver | 13 | | education course prior to reaching
age 15 if such student then | 14 | | will be eligible to complete the entire course
within 12 months | 15 | | after being allowed to commence such classroom instruction.
| 16 | | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | 17 | | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | 18 | | meet the certification requirements of
this Act and regulations | 19 | | of the State Board as to qualifications.
| 20 | | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | 21 | | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | 22 | | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | 23 | | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | 24 | | such a student must be waived. The total amount from driver | 25 | | education fees and reimbursement from the State for driver | 26 | | education must not exceed the total cost of the driver |
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| 1 | | education program in any year and must be deposited into the | 2 | | school district's driver education fund as a separate line item | 3 | | budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school district's | 4 | | driver education fund must be used solely for the funding of a | 5 | | high school driver education program approved by the State | 6 | | Board of Education that uses driver education instructors | 7 | | endorsed by the State Board of Education. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 95-339, eff. 8-21-07; 96-734, eff. 8-25-09.)
| 9 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.3)
| 10 | | Sec. 27-24.3. Reimbursement. In order for the school | 11 | | district to receive reimbursement from the
State as hereinafter | 12 | | provided, the driver education course offered in
its schools | 13 | | shall consist of at least 30 clock hours of classroom
| 14 | | instruction and, subject to modification as hereinafter | 15 | | allowed and unless a memorandum of understanding has been | 16 | | entered into with a private driver education provider under | 17 | | Section 27-24.2 of this Code , at
least 6 clock hours of | 18 | | practice driving in a car having dual operating
controls under | 19 | | direct individual instruction.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 7-1-08 .)
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