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| Public Act 100-0667 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 11-1414.1 and 12-815.2 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1)
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Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students.
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(a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any | ||||
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | ||||
must be transported in a school bus or a vehicle described in | ||||
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of | ||||
this Code for any curriculum-related school activity, except a | ||||
student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a student in any of | ||||
grades K through 12 with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) | ||||
with a staff to student ratio of 1 to 5, and attending Acacia | ||||
Academy, Alexander Leigh, Marklund, Helping Hands Center, | ||||
Connections Organization, Soaring Eagle Academy, or New | ||||
Horizon Academy may be transported in a multi-function school | ||||
activity bus (MFSAB) as defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of this | ||||
Code for any curriculum-related activity except for | ||||
transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or | ||||
from school to home, subject to the following conditions: | ||||
(i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students under | ||||
this Section unless the driver holds a valid school bus | ||
driver permit. | ||
(ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject | ||
to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12, | ||
12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of this Code. | ||
"Curriculum-related school activity" as used in this | ||
subsection (a) includes transportation from home to school or | ||
from school to home, tripper or shuttle service between school | ||
attendance centers, transportation to a vocational or career | ||
center or other trade-skill development site or a regional safe | ||
school or other school-sponsored alternative learning program, | ||
or a trip that is directly related to the regular curriculum of | ||
a student for which he or she earns credit.
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(b) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any | ||
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | ||
who is transported in a vehicle that is being operated by or | ||
for a public or private primary or secondary school, including | ||
any primary or secondary school operated by a religious | ||
institution, for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic, | ||
or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) | ||
does not require student participation as part of the | ||
educational services of the entity and (ii) is not associated | ||
with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule shall | ||
transport students only in a school bus or vehicle described in | ||
subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of this Code. This subsection | ||
(b) does not apply to any second division vehicle used by an | ||
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code | ||
for a parade, homecoming, or a similar noncurriculum-related | ||
school activity.
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(Source: P.A. 99-888, eff. 1-1-17.)
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(625 ILCS 5/12-815.2) | ||
Sec. 12-815.2. Noise suppression switch. Any school bus | ||
manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with | ||
a noise suppression switch capable of turning off noise | ||
producing accessories, including: heater blowers; defroster | ||
fans; auxiliary fans; and radios. For the purposes of this | ||
Section, radios shall not include 2-way radios which transmit | ||
Global Positioning System (GPS) location and record metadata | ||
stops.
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(Source: P.A. 94-519, eff. 8-10-05.)
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