Sen. Steve Stadelman

Filed: 3/7/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3151

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3151 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
527-24.2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-24.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2)
7    Sec. 27-24.2. Safety education; driver education course.
8Instruction shall be given in safety education in each of
9grades one through 8, equivalent to one class period each
10week, and any school district which maintains grades 9 through
1112 shall offer a driver education course in any such school
12which it operates. Its curriculum shall include content
13dealing with Chapters 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 of the Illinois
14Vehicle Code, the rules adopted pursuant to those Chapters
15insofar as they pertain to the operation of motor vehicles,
16and the portions of the Litter Control Act relating to the

 

 

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1operation of motor vehicles. The course of instruction given
2in grades 10 through 12 shall include an emphasis on the
3development of knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills
4necessary for the safe operation of motor vehicles, including
5motorcycles insofar as they can be taught in the classroom,
6and instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic
7safety issue. In addition, the course shall include
8instruction on special hazards existing at and required safety
9and driving precautions that must be observed at emergency
10situations, highway construction and maintenance zones,
11including worker safety in highway construction and
12maintenance zones, and railroad crossings and the approaches
13thereto. Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, the course
14shall also include instruction concerning law enforcement
15procedures for traffic stops, including a demonstration of the
16proper actions to be taken during a traffic stop and
17appropriate interactions with law enforcement. The course of
18instruction required of each eligible student at the high
19school level shall consist of a minimum of 30 clock hours of
20classroom instruction and a minimum of 6 clock hours of
21individual behind-the-wheel instruction in a dual control car
22on public roadways taught by a driver education instructor
23endorsed by the State Board of Education. A school district's
24decision to allow a student to take a portion of the driver
25education course through a distance learning program must be
26determined on a case-by-case basis and must be approved by the

 

 

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1school's administration, including the student's driver
2education teacher, and the student's parent or guardian. Under
3no circumstances may the student take the entire driver
4education course through a distance learning program. Both the
5classroom instruction part and the practice driving part of a
6driver education course shall be open to a resident or
7non-resident student attending a non-public school in the
8district wherein the course is offered. Each student attending
9any public or non-public high school in the district must
10receive a passing grade in at least 8 courses during the
11previous 2 semesters prior to enrolling in a driver education
12course, or the student shall not be permitted to enroll in the
13course; provided that the local superintendent of schools
14(with respect to a student attending a public high school in
15the district) or chief school administrator (with respect to a
16student attending a non-public high school in the district)
17may waive the requirement if the superintendent or chief
18school administrator, as the case may be, deems it to be in the
19best interest of the student. A student may be allowed to
20commence the classroom instruction part of such driver
21education course prior to reaching age 15 if such student then
22will be eligible to complete the entire course within 12
23months after being allowed to commence such classroom
24instruction.
25    A school district may offer a driver education course in a
26school by contracting with a commercial driver training school

 

 

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1to provide both the classroom instruction part and the
2practice driving part or either one without having to request
3a modification or waiver of administrative rules of the State
4Board of Education if the school district approves the action
5during a public hearing on whether to enter into a contract
6with a commercial driver training school. The public hearing
7shall be held at a regular or special school board meeting
8prior to entering into such a contract. If a school district
9chooses to approve a contract with a commercial driver
10training school, then the district must provide evidence to
11the State Board of Education that the commercial driver
12training school with which it will contract holds a license
13issued by the Secretary of State under Article IV of Chapter 6
14of the Illinois Vehicle Code and that each instructor employed
15by the commercial driver training school to provide
16instruction to students served by the school district holds a
17valid teaching license issued under the requirements of this
18Code and rules of the State Board of Education. Such evidence
19must include, but need not be limited to, a list of each
20instructor assigned to teach students served by the school
21district, which list shall include the instructor's name,
22personal identification number as required by the State Board
23of Education, birth date, and driver's license number. Once
24the contract is entered into, the school district shall notify
25the State Board of Education of any changes in the personnel
26providing instruction either (i) within 15 calendar days after

 

 

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1an instructor leaves the program or (ii) before a new
2instructor is hired. Such notification shall include the
3instructor's name, personal identification number as required
4by the State Board of Education, birth date, and driver's
5license number. If the school district maintains an Internet
6website, then the district shall post a copy of the final
7contract between the district and the commercial driver
8training school on the district's Internet website. If no
9Internet website exists, then the school district shall make
10available the contract upon request. A record of all materials
11in relation to the contract must be maintained by the school
12district and made available to parents and guardians upon
13request. The instructor's date of birth and driver's license
14number and any other personally identifying information as
15deemed by the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
16must be redacted from any public materials.
17    Such a course may be commenced immediately after the
18completion of a prior course. Teachers of such courses shall
19meet the licensure requirements of this Code and regulations
20of the State Board as to qualifications. Except for a contract
21with a Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist, a school
22district that contracts with a third party to teach a driver
23education course under this Section must ensure the teacher
24meets the educator licensure and endorsement requirements
25under Article 21B and must follow the same evaluation and
26observation requirements that apply to non-tenured teachers

 

 

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1under Article 24A. The teacher evaluation must be conducted by
2a school administrator employed by the school district and
3must be submitted annually to the district superintendent and
4all school board members for oversight purposes.
5    Subject to rules of the State Board of Education, the
6school district may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed
7$50, to students who participate in the course, unless a
8student is unable to pay for such a course, in which event the
9fee for such a student must be waived. However, the district
10may increase this fee to an amount not to exceed $250 by school
11board resolution following a public hearing on the increase,
12which increased fee must be waived for students who
13participate in the course and are unable to pay for the course.
14The total amount from driver education fees and reimbursement
15from the State for driver education must not exceed the total
16cost of the driver education program in any year and must be
17deposited into the school district's driver education fund as
18a separate line item budget entry. All moneys deposited into
19the school district's driver education fund must be used
20solely for the funding of a high school driver education
21program approved by the State Board of Education that uses
22driver education instructors endorsed by the State Board of
23Education.
24(Source: P.A. 101-183, eff. 8-2-19; 101-450, eff. 8-23-19;
25102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect August
21, 2024.".