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92_HB1061 LRB9205810NTsb 1 AN ACT regarding 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 5 Section 27-24.2 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2) 7 Sec. 27-24.2. Driver education course. Any school 8 district which maintains grades 9 through 12 shall offer a 9 driver education course in any such school which it operates. 10 Both the classroom instruction part and the practice driving 11 part of such driver education course shall be open to a 12 resident or non-resident pupil attending a non-public school 13 in the district wherein the course is offered and to each 14 resident of the district who acquires or holds a currently 15 valid driver's license during the term of the course and who 16 is at least 15 but has not reached 21 years of age, without 17 regard to whether any such person is enrolled in any other 18 course offered in any school that the district operates. Each 19 student attending any public or non-public high school in the 20 district must receive a passing grade in at least 8 courses 21 during the previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in a 22 driver education course, or the student shall not be 23 permitted to enroll in the course; provided that the local 24 superintendent of schools (with respect to a student 25 attending a public high school in the district) or chief 26 school administrator (with respect to a student attending a 27 non-public high school in the district) may waive the 28 requirement if the superintendent or chief school 29 administrator, as the case may be, deems it to be in the best 30 interest of the student. Any school district required to 31 offer a driver education course or courses as provided in -2- LRB9205810NTsb 1 this Section also is authorized to offer either the classroom 2 instruction part or the practice driving part or both such 3 parts of a driver education course to any resident of the 4 district who is over age 55; provided that any such school 5 district which elects to offer either or both parts of such 6 course to such residents shall be entitled to make either or 7 both parts of such course available to such residents at any 8 attendance center or centers within the district designated 9 by the school board; and provided further that no part of any 10 such driver education course shall be offered to any resident 11 of the district over age 55 unless space therein remains 12 available after all persons to whom such part of the driver 13 education course is required to be open as provided in this 14 Section and who have requested such course have registered 15 therefor, and unless such resident of the district over age 16 55 is a person who has not previously been licensed as a 17 driver under the laws of this or any other state or country. 18 However, a student may be allowed to commence the classroom 19 instruction part of such driver education course prior to 20 reaching age 15 if such student then will be eligible to 21 complete the entire course within 12 months after being 22 allowed to commence such classroom instruction. 23 Such a driver education course may include classroom 24 instruction on the safety rules and operation of motorcycles 25 or motor driven cycles. 26 Such a course may be commenced immediately after the 27 completion of a prior course. Teachers of such courses shall 28 meet the certification requirements of this Act and 29 regulations of the State Board as to qualifications. The 30 school district shall provide the name of the teacher to the 31 Secretary of State and the State Superintendent of Education. 32 The Secretary of State shall inform the State Superintendent 33 of Education if the teacher's driver's license has been 34 suspended or revoked within 5 business days after the -3- LRB9205810NTsb 1 suspension or revocation. The State Superintendent of 2 Education shall inform the school district of the suspension 3 or revocation as soon as practical after receiving this 4 information. 5 (Source: P.A. 88-188.)