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90_HB2657
105 ILCS 5/3-14.23 from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.23
Amends the School Code. Makes technical changes in the
Section concerning school bus driver permits.
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1 AN ACT to amend the School Code by changing Section
2 3-14.23.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
6 Section 3-14.23 as follows:
7 (105 ILCS 5/3-14.23) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.23)
8 Sec. 3-14.23. School bus driver permits.
9 (a) To conduct courses of instruction for school bus
10 drivers pursuant to the standards established by the
11 Secretary of State under Section 6-106.1 of the Illinois
12 Vehicle Code and to charge a fee based upon the cost of
13 providing those such courses of up to $4 per person for the
14 initial classroom course in school bus driver safety and of
15 up to $4 per person for the annual refresher course.
16 Registration fees collected prior to January 1, 1995 under
17 Section 6-106.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code shall be used
18 for those courses and training prior to charging the fee
19 authorized by this paragraph.
20 (b) To conduct such investigations as may be necessary
21 to insure that all persons hired to operate school buses have
22 valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections
23 6-104 and 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code". If a
24 regional superintendent finds evidence of non-compliance with
25 this requirement, he or she shall submit such evidence
26 together with his recommendations in writing to the school
27 board.
28 If the regional superintendent finds evidence of
29 noncompliance with the requirement that all persons employed
30 directly by the school board to operate school buses have
31 valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections
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1 6-104 and 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the
2 regional superintendent shall schedule a hearing on a date
3 not less than 5 days nor more than 10 days after notifying
4 the district of his findings. If based on the evidence
5 presented at the hearing the regional superintendent finds
6 that persons employed directly by the school board to operate
7 school buses do not have valid school bus driver permits as
8 required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of "The Illinois
9 Vehicle Code", the regional superintendent shall submit such
10 evidence and his or her findings together with his or her
11 recommendations to the State Superintendent of Education.
12 The State Superintendent of Education may reduce the
13 district's claim for reimbursement under Sections 29-5 and
14 14-13.01 for transportation by 1.136% for each day of
15 noncompliance.
16 If a school board finds evidence of noncompliance with
17 the requirement that all persons employed by a contractor to
18 operate school buses have valid school bus driver permits as
19 required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of "The Illinois
20 Vehicle Code", the school board shall request a hearing
21 before the regional superintendent. The regional
22 superintendent shall schedule a hearing on a date not less
23 than 5 days nor more than 10 days after receiving the
24 request. If based on the evidence presented at the hearing
25 the regional superintendent finds that persons employed by a
26 contractor to operate school buses do not have valid school
27 bus driver permits as required under Sections 6-104 and
28 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the school board's
29 financial obligations under the contract shall be reduced by
30 an amount equal to 1.136% for each day of noncompliance. The
31 findings of the regional superintendent and the relief
32 provided herein shall not impair the obligations of the
33 contractor to continue to provide transportation services in
34 accordance with the terms of the contract.
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1 The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all
2 amendments and modifications thereof and the rules adopted
3 pursuant thereto shall apply to and govern all proceedings
4 instituted for judicial review of final administrative
5 decisions of the regional superintendent under this Section.
6 (Source: P.A. 88-612, eff. 7-1-95.)