Bill Text: IL HB2087 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district's decision to allow a student to take a portion of a driver education course through a distance learning program must be determined on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the student's driver education teacher and the student's parent or guardian; defines "distance learning program". Provides that under no circumstances may the student take the entire driver education course through a distance learning program. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0183 [HB2087 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2087-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the School Code. Provides that a school district's decision to allow a student to take a portion of a driver education course through a distance learning program must be determined on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the student's driver education teacher and the student's parent or guardian; defines "distance learning program". Provides that under no circumstances may the student take the entire driver education course through a distance learning program. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0183 [HB2087 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2087-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections | ||||||
5 | 27-24.1 and 27-24.2 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.1)
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7 | Sec. 27-24.1. Definitions. As used in the Driver Education | ||||||
8 | Act unless the context otherwise
requires:
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9 | "State Board" means the State Board of Education;
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10 | "Driver education course" and "course" means a course of | ||||||
11 | instruction
in the use and operation of cars, including | ||||||
12 | instruction in the safe
operation of cars and rules of the road | ||||||
13 | and the laws of this State
relating to motor vehicles, which | ||||||
14 | meets the minimum requirements of this
Act and the rules and | ||||||
15 | regulations issued thereunder by the
State Board and has been | ||||||
16 | approved by the State
Board as meeting
such requirements;
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17 | "Car" means a motor vehicle of the first Division as | ||||||
18 | defined in The
Illinois Vehicle Code;
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19 | "Motorcycle" or "motor driven cycle" means such a vehicle | ||||||
20 | as defined
in The Illinois Vehicle Code;
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21 | "Driver's license" means any license or permit issued by | ||||||
22 | the
Secretary of State under Chapter 6 of The Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
23 | Code.
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1 | "Distance learning program" means a program of study in | ||||||
2 | which all participating teachers and students do not physically | ||||||
3 | meet in the classroom and instead use the Internet, email, or | ||||||
4 | any other method other than the classroom to provide | ||||||
5 | instruction. | ||||||
6 | With reference to persons, the singular number includes the | ||||||
7 | plural
and vice versa, and the masculine gender includes the | ||||||
8 | feminine.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
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10 | (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course. | ||||||
12 | Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of | ||||||
13 | grades one through 8, equivalent to one class period each week, | ||||||
14 | and any school district which maintains
grades 9 through 12 | ||||||
15 | shall offer a driver education course in any such school
which | ||||||
16 | it operates. Its curriculum shall include content dealing with | ||||||
17 | Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, | ||||||
18 | the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters insofar as they | ||||||
19 | pertain to the operation of motor vehicles, and the portions of | ||||||
20 | the Litter Control Act relating to the operation of motor | ||||||
21 | vehicles. The course of instruction given in grades 10 through | ||||||
22 | 12 shall include an emphasis on the development of knowledge, | ||||||
23 | attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the safe operation | ||||||
24 | of motor vehicles, including motorcycles insofar as they can be | ||||||
25 | taught in the classroom, and instruction on distracted driving |
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1 | as a major traffic safety issue. In addition, the course shall | ||||||
2 | include instruction on special hazards existing at and required | ||||||
3 | safety and driving precautions that must be observed at | ||||||
4 | emergency situations, highway construction and maintenance | ||||||
5 | zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches thereto. | ||||||
6 | Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the course shall also | ||||||
7 | include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for | ||||||
8 | traffic stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions | ||||||
9 | to be taken during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions | ||||||
10 | with law enforcement. The course of instruction required of | ||||||
11 | each eligible student at the high school level shall consist of | ||||||
12 | a minimum of 30 clock hours of classroom instruction and a | ||||||
13 | minimum of 6 clock hours of individual behind-the-wheel | ||||||
14 | instruction in a dual control car on public roadways taught by | ||||||
15 | a driver education instructor endorsed by the State Board of | ||||||
16 | Education. A school district's decision to allow a student to | ||||||
17 | take a portion of the driver education course through a | ||||||
18 | distance learning program must be determined on a case-by-case | ||||||
19 | basis and must be approved by the school's administration, | ||||||
20 | including the student's driver education teacher, and the | ||||||
21 | student's parent or guardian. Under no circumstances may the | ||||||
22 | student take the entire driver education course through a | ||||||
23 | distance learning program. Both the classroom instruction part | ||||||
24 | and the practice driving
part of a such driver education course | ||||||
25 | shall be open to a resident or
non-resident student attending a | ||||||
26 | non-public school in the district wherein the
course is |
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1 | offered. Each student attending any public or non-public high | ||||||
2 | school
in the district must receive a passing grade in at least | ||||||
3 | 8 courses during the
previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in | ||||||
4 | a driver education course, or the
student shall not be | ||||||
5 | permitted to enroll in the course; provided that the local
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6 | superintendent of schools (with respect to a student attending | ||||||
7 | a public high
school in the district) or chief school | ||||||
8 | administrator (with respect to a
student attending a non-public | ||||||
9 | high school in the district) may waive the
requirement if the | ||||||
10 | superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case
may | ||||||
11 | be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student. A | ||||||
12 | student may be allowed to commence the
classroom instruction | ||||||
13 | part of such driver education course prior to reaching
age 15 | ||||||
14 | if such student then will be eligible to complete the entire | ||||||
15 | course
within 12 months after being allowed to commence such | ||||||
16 | classroom instruction. | ||||||
17 | A school district may offer a driver education course in a | ||||||
18 | school by contracting with a commercial driver training school | ||||||
19 | to provide both the classroom instruction part and the practice | ||||||
20 | driving part or either one without having to request a | ||||||
21 | modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State | ||||||
22 | Board of Education if the school district approves the action | ||||||
23 | during a public hearing on whether to enter into a contract | ||||||
24 | with a commercial driver training school. The public hearing | ||||||
25 | shall be held at a regular or special school board meeting | ||||||
26 | prior to entering into such a contract. If a school district |
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1 | chooses to approve a contract with a commercial driver training | ||||||
2 | school, then the district must provide evidence to the State | ||||||
3 | Board of Education that the commercial driver training school | ||||||
4 | with which it will contract holds a license issued by the | ||||||
5 | Secretary of State under Article IV of Chapter 6 of the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Vehicle Code and that each instructor employed by the | ||||||
7 | commercial driver training school to provide instruction to | ||||||
8 | students served by the school district holds a valid teaching | ||||||
9 | license issued under the requirements of this Code and rules of | ||||||
10 | the State Board of Education. Such evidence must include, but | ||||||
11 | need not be limited to, a list of each instructor assigned to | ||||||
12 | teach students served by the school district, which list shall | ||||||
13 | include the instructor's name, personal identification number | ||||||
14 | as required by the State Board of Education, birth date, and | ||||||
15 | driver's license number. Once the contract is entered into, the | ||||||
16 | school district shall notify the State Board of Education of | ||||||
17 | any changes in the personnel providing instruction either (i) | ||||||
18 | within 15 calendar days after an instructor leaves the program | ||||||
19 | or (ii) before a new instructor is hired. Such notification | ||||||
20 | shall include the instructor's name, personal identification | ||||||
21 | number as required by the State Board of Education, birth date, | ||||||
22 | and driver's license number. If the school district maintains | ||||||
23 | an Internet website, then the district shall post a copy of the | ||||||
24 | final contract between the district and the commercial driver | ||||||
25 | training school on the district's Internet website. If no | ||||||
26 | Internet website exists, then the school district shall make |
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1 | available the contract upon request. A record of all materials | ||||||
2 | in relation to the contract must be maintained by the school | ||||||
3 | district and made available to parents and guardians upon | ||||||
4 | request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license | ||||||
5 | number and any other personally identifying information as | ||||||
6 | deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 | ||||||
7 | must be redacted from any public materials. | ||||||
8 | Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | ||||||
9 | completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | ||||||
10 | meet the licensure requirements of
this Code and regulations of | ||||||
11 | the State Board as to qualifications. | ||||||
12 | Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the | ||||||
13 | school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $50, | ||||||
14 | to students who participate in the course, unless a student is | ||||||
15 | unable to pay for such a course, in which event the fee for | ||||||
16 | such a student must be waived. However, the district may | ||||||
17 | increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school | ||||||
18 | board resolution following a public hearing on the increase, | ||||||
19 | which increased fee must be waived for students who participate | ||||||
20 | in the course and are unable to pay for the course. The total | ||||||
21 | amount from driver education fees and reimbursement from the | ||||||
22 | State for driver education must not exceed the total cost of | ||||||
23 | the driver education program in any year and must be deposited | ||||||
24 | into the school district's driver education fund as a separate | ||||||
25 | line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into the school | ||||||
26 | district's driver education fund must be used solely for the |
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1 | funding of a high school driver education program approved by | ||||||
2 | the State Board of Education that uses driver education | ||||||
3 | instructors endorsed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-720, eff. 1-1-17; | ||||||
5 | 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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