HB3685 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3685

Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/6-106.2

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.2

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may grant a waiver to the requirement that religious organization bus drivers hold a valid driver's license for 3 years prior to the date of application if there was a break of 30 days or less in holding a valid driver's license during that 3 year period.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 6-106.2 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.2)

Sec. 6-106.2. Religious organization bus driver. A religious organization bus driver shall meet the following requirements:

1. is 21 years of age or older;

2. has a valid and properly classified driver's license issued by the Secretary of State;

3. has held a valid driver's license, not necessarily of the same classification, for 3 years prior to the date of application; however, the Secretary of State may waive this requirement if the applicant has a break of 30 days or less in holding a valid driver's license in the 3 years prior to the date of application;

4. has demonstrated an ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of religious organization buses in accordance with such standards as the Secretary of State prescribes including a driving test in a religious organization bus; and

5. has not been convicted of any of the following offenses within 3 years of the date of application: Sections 11-401 (leaving the scene of a traffic accident involving death or personal injury), 11-501 (driving under the influence), 11-503 (reckless driving), 11-504 (drag racing), and 11-506 (street racing) of this Code, or Sections 9-3 (manslaughter or reckless homicide) and 12-5 (reckless conduct arising from the use of a motor vehicle) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.

(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)