Public Act 0616 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 096-0616
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
3-14.23 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/3-14.23) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-14.23)
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Sec. 3-14.23. School bus driver permits.
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(a) To conduct courses
of instruction for school bus |
drivers pursuant to the standards
established by the Secretary |
of State under Section 6-106.1 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code and |
to charge a fee based upon the cost of
providing such courses |
of up to $6 per person for fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012; |
up to $8 per person for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015; and |
up to $10 per person for fiscal year 2016 and each fiscal year |
thereafter $4 per person for the initial
classroom course in |
school bus driver safety and of up to $6 per person for fiscal |
years 2010, 2011, and 2012; up to $8 per person for fiscal |
years 2013, 2014, and 2015; and up to $10 per person for fiscal |
year 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter up to $4 per
person |
for the annual refresher course. The State Board of Education |
shall
annually request such additional appropriation as may be |
necessary to ensure
that adequate and sufficient training is |
provided to all school bus drivers in
Illinois. This |
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appropriation shall be used to supplement, not supplant,
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programs conducted using fees received from applicants for |
school bus driver
permits.
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(b) To conduct such investigations
as may be necessary to |
insure that all persons hired to operate school buses
have |
valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections |
6-104 and
6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code". If a regional |
superintendent finds
evidence of non-compliance with this |
requirement, he shall submit such
evidence together with his |
recommendations in writing to the school board.
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If the regional superintendent finds evidence of |
noncompliance with the
requirement that all persons employed |
directly by the school board to operate
school buses have valid |
school bus driver permits as required under Sections
6-104 and |
6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the regional |
superintendent
shall schedule a hearing on a date not less than |
5 days nor more than 10
days after notifying the district of |
his findings. If based on the
evidence presented at the hearing |
the regional superintendent finds that
persons employed |
directly by the school board to operate school buses do not
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have
valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections |
6-104 and 6-106.1
of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the regional |
superintendent shall submit
such evidence and his findings |
together with his recommendations to the
State Superintendent |
of Education. The State Superintendent of Education
may reduce |
the district's claim for reimbursement under Sections
29-5 and |
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14-13.01 for transportation by 1.136% for each day of
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noncompliance.
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If a school board finds evidence of noncompliance with the |
requirement
that all persons employed by a contractor to |
operate school buses have valid
school bus driver permits as |
required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of
"The Illinois |
Vehicle Code", the school board shall request a hearing before
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the regional superintendent. The regional superintendent shall |
schedule
a hearing on a date not less than 5 days nor more than |
10 days after receiving
the request. If based on the evidence |
presented at the hearing the regional
superintendent finds that |
persons employed by a contractor to operate school
buses do not |
have valid school bus driver permits as required under Sections
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6-104 and 6-106.1 of "The Illinois Vehicle Code", the school |
board's financial
obligations under the contract shall be |
reduced by an amount equal to
1.136% for
each day of |
noncompliance. The findings of the regional superintendent and
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the relief provided herein shall not impair the obligations of |
the contractor
to continue to provide transportation services |
in accordance with the terms
of the contract.
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The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all |
amendments and
modifications thereof and the rules adopted |
pursuant thereto shall apply
to and govern all proceedings |
instituted for judicial review of final
administrative |
decisions of the regional superintendent under this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 90-811, eff. 1-26-99.)
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