101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3726

 

Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Ann Gillespie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a multifunction school activity bus may be used to transport a student in any of grades 9 through 12 who participate in a career exploration program, as approved by a parent or guardian. Effective July 1, 2020.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-1414.1 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1)
7    Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students.
8    (a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any
9entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
10must be transported in a school bus or a vehicle described in
11subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of
12this Code for any curriculum-related school activity, except:
13        (1) a student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a
14    student in any of grades K through 12 with an
15    Individualized Education Plan (IEP) with a staff to student
16    ratio of 1 to 5, and attending Acacia Academy, Alexander
17    Leigh, Marklund, Helping Hands Center, Connections
18    Organization, Soaring Eagle Academy, or New Horizon
19    Academy; or
20        (2) a student in any of grades 9 through 12 who
21    participate in a career exploration program, as approved by
22    a parent or guardian;
23may be transported in a multifunction multi-function school

 

 

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1activity bus (MFSAB) as defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of this
2Code for any curriculum-related activity except for
3transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or
4from school to home, subject to the following conditions:
5        (i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students under
6    this Section unless the driver holds a valid school bus
7    driver permit.
8        (ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject
9    to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12,
10    12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of this Code.
11    "Curriculum-related school activity" as used in this
12subsection (a) includes transportation from home to school or
13from school to home, tripper or shuttle service between school
14attendance centers, transportation to a vocational or career
15center or other trade-skill development site or a regional safe
16school or other school-sponsored alternative learning program,
17or a trip that is directly related to the regular curriculum of
18a student for which he or she earns credit.
19    (b) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any
20entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
21who is transported in a vehicle that is being operated by or
22for a public or private primary or secondary school, including
23any primary or secondary school operated by a religious
24institution, for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic,
25or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i)
26does not require student participation as part of the

 

 

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1educational services of the entity and (ii) is not associated
2with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule shall
3transport students only in a school bus or vehicle described in
4subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of this Code. This subsection
5(b) does not apply to any second division vehicle used by an
6entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
7for a parade, homecoming, or a similar noncurriculum-related
8school activity.
9(Source: P.A. 99-888, eff. 1-1-17; 100-667, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
112020.