Full Text of HB2509 96th General Assembly
HB2509 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB2509
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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105 ILCS 5/3-14.23 |
from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.23 |
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Amends the School Code. In provisions concerning the duty of the regional superintendent of schools to conduct courses of instruction for school bus drivers, allows for an increase in fees for providing such courses. Provides that, of the increase in course fees authorized, $1 shall be deposited into a State Board of Education revolving account specifically dedicated to school bus safety for the conduct of business of the Illinois Pupil Transportation Advisory Committee and the certification and conduct of educational programs and training of Illinois school bus driver instructors.
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 |
| 3-14.23 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/3-14.23) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.23)
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| Sec. 3-14.23. School bus driver permits.
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| (a) To conduct courses
of instruction for school bus | 9 |
| drivers pursuant to the standards
established by the Secretary | 10 |
| of State under Section 6-106.1 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code and | 11 |
| to charge a fee based upon the cost of
providing such courses | 12 |
| of up to $6 per person for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012; | 13 |
| up to $8 per person for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015; and | 14 |
| up to $10 per person for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year | 15 |
| thereafter $4 per person for the initial
classroom course in | 16 |
| school bus driver safety and of up to $6 per person for fiscal | 17 |
| years 2010, 2011, and 2012; up to $8 per person for fiscal | 18 |
| years 2013, 2014, and 2015; and up to $10 per person for fiscal | 19 |
| year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter up to $4 per
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| for the annual refresher course. Of the increase in course fees | 21 |
| authorized under this amendatory Act of the 96th General | 22 |
| Assembly, $1 shall be deposited into a State Board of Education | 23 |
| revolving account specifically dedicated to school bus safety |
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| for the conduct of business of the Illinois Pupil | 2 |
| Transportation Advisory Committee and the certification and | 3 |
| conduct of educational programs and training of Illinois school | 4 |
| bus driver instructors The State Board of Education shall
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| annually request such additional appropriation as may be | 6 |
| necessary to ensure
that adequate and sufficient training is | 7 |
| provided to all school bus drivers in
Illinois. This | 8 |
| appropriation shall be used to supplement, not supplant,
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| programs conducted using fees received from applicants for | 10 |
| school bus driver
permits.
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| (b) To conduct such investigations
as may be necessary to | 12 |
| insure that all persons hired to operate school buses
have | 13 |
| valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections | 14 |
| 6-104 and
6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code". If a regional | 15 |
| superintendent finds
evidence of non-compliance with this | 16 |
| requirement, he shall submit such
evidence together with his | 17 |
| recommendations in writing to the school board.
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| If the regional superintendent finds evidence of | 19 |
| noncompliance with the
requirement that all persons employed | 20 |
| directly by the school board to operate
school buses have valid | 21 |
| school bus driver permits as required under Sections
6-104 and | 22 |
| 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the regional | 23 |
| superintendent
shall schedule a hearing on a date not less than | 24 |
| 5 days nor more than 10
days after notifying the district of | 25 |
| his findings. If based on the
evidence presented at the hearing | 26 |
| the regional superintendent finds that
persons employed |
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| directly by the school board to operate school buses do not
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| have
valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections | 3 |
| 6-104 and 6-106.1
of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the regional | 4 |
| superintendent shall submit
such evidence and his findings | 5 |
| together with his recommendations to the
State Superintendent | 6 |
| of Education. The State Superintendent of Education
may reduce | 7 |
| the district's claim for reimbursement under Sections
29-5 and | 8 |
| 14-13.01 for transportation by 1.136% for each day of
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| noncompliance.
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| If a school board finds evidence of noncompliance with the | 11 |
| requirement
that all persons employed by a contractor to | 12 |
| operate school buses have valid
school bus driver permits as | 13 |
| required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of
"The Illinois | 14 |
| Vehicle Code", the school board shall request a hearing before
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| the regional superintendent. The regional superintendent shall | 16 |
| schedule
a hearing on a date not less than 5 days nor more than | 17 |
| 10 days after receiving
the request. If based on the evidence | 18 |
| presented at the hearing the regional
superintendent finds that | 19 |
| persons employed by a contractor to operate school
buses do not | 20 |
| have valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections
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| 6-104 and 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the school | 22 |
| board's financial
obligations under the contract shall be | 23 |
| reduced by an amount equal to
1.136% for
each day of | 24 |
| noncompliance. The findings of the regional superintendent and
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| the relief provided herein shall not impair the obligations of | 26 |
| the contractor
to continue to provide transportation services |
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| in accordance with the terms
of the contract.
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| The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all | 3 |
| amendments and
modifications thereof and the rules adopted | 4 |
| pursuant thereto shall apply
to and govern all proceedings | 5 |
| instituted for judicial review of final
administrative | 6 |
| decisions of the regional superintendent under this Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
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