Public Act 095-0339
 
SB1557 Enrolled LRB095 10685 NHT 30917 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
27-24.2 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2)
    Sec. 27-24.2. Driver education course. Any school district
which maintains grades 9 through 12 shall offer a driver
education course in any such school which it operates. Both the
classroom instruction part and the practice driving part of
such driver education course shall be open to a resident or
non-resident pupil attending a non-public school in the
district wherein the course is offered and to each resident of
the district who acquires or holds a currently valid driver's
license during the term of the course and who is at least 15
but has not reached 21 years of age, without regard to whether
any such person is enrolled in any other course offered in any
school that the district operates. Each student attending any
public or non-public high school in the district must receive a
passing grade in at least 8 courses during the previous 2
semesters prior to enrolling in a driver education course, or
the student shall not be permitted to enroll in the course;
provided that the local superintendent of schools (with respect
to a student attending a public high school in the district) or
chief school administrator (with respect to a student attending
a non-public high school in the district) may waive the
requirement if the superintendent or chief school
administrator, as the case may be, deems it to be in the best
interest of the student. Any school district required to offer
a driver education course or courses as provided in this
Section also is authorized to offer either the classroom
instruction part or the practice driving part or both such
parts of a driver education course to any resident of the
district who is over age 55; provided that any such school
district which elects to offer either or both parts of such
course to such residents shall be entitled to make either or
both parts of such course available to such residents at any
attendance center or centers within the district designated by
the school board; and provided further that no part of any such
driver education course shall be offered to any resident of the
district over age 55 unless space therein remains available
after all persons to whom such part of the driver education
course is required to be open as provided in this Section and
who have requested such course have registered therefor, and
unless such resident of the district over age 55 is a person
who has not previously been licensed as a driver under the laws
of this or any other state or country. However, a student may
be allowed to commence the classroom instruction part of such
driver education course prior to reaching age 15 if such
student then will be eligible to complete the entire course
within 12 months after being allowed to commence such classroom
instruction.
    Such a driver education course shall include classroom
instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic safety
issue. Such a driver education course may include classroom
instruction on the safety rules and operation of motorcycles or
motor driven cycles.
    Such a course may be commenced immediately after the
completion of a prior course. Teachers of such courses shall
meet the certification requirements of this Act and regulations
of the State Board as to qualifications.
(Source: P.A. 88-188.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.