102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1680

 

Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Scott M. Bennett

 

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 participates in a career exploration program, as approved by a parent or guardian. Effective July 1, 2021.


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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
5changing Section 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
16    student ratio of 1 to 5, and attending Acacia Academy,
17    Alexander Leigh, Marklund, Helping Hands Center,
18    Connections Organization, Soaring Eagle Academy, or New
19    Horizon Academy; or
20        (2) a student in any of grades 9 through 12 who
21    participates in a career exploration program, as approved
22    by 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
6    under this Section unless the driver holds a valid school
7    bus 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
16safe school or other school-sponsored alternative learning
17program, or a trip that is directly related to the regular
18curriculum of a 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,
25interscholastic-athletic, or school-sponsored,
26noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does not require

 

 

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1student participation as part of the educational services of
2the entity and (ii) is not associated with the students'
3regular class-for-credit schedule shall transport students
4only in a school bus or vehicle described in subsection (b) of
5Section 1-182 of this Code. This subsection (b) does not apply
6to any second division vehicle used by an entity listed in
7subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code for a parade,
8homecoming, or a similar noncurriculum-related school
9activity.
10(Source: P.A. 99-888, eff. 1-1-17; 100-667, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
122021.