Public Act 100-0667
 
HB2040 EnrolledLRB100 04478 AXK 14484 b

    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
Sections 11-1414.1 and 12-815.2 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1)
    Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students.
    (a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
must be transported in a school bus or a vehicle described in
subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of
this Code for any curriculum-related school activity, except a
student in any of grades 9 through 12 or a student in any of
grades K through 12 with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
with a staff to student ratio of 1 to 5, and attending Acacia
Academy, Alexander Leigh, Marklund, Helping Hands Center,
Connections Organization, Soaring Eagle Academy, or New
Horizon Academy may be transported in a multi-function school
activity bus (MFSAB) as defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of this
Code for any curriculum-related activity except for
transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or
from school to home, subject to the following conditions:
        (i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students under
    this Section unless the driver holds a valid school bus
    driver permit.
        (ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject
    to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12,
    12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of this Code.
    "Curriculum-related school activity" as used in this
subsection (a) includes transportation from home to school or
from school to home, tripper or shuttle service between school
attendance centers, transportation to a vocational or career
center or other trade-skill development site or a regional safe
school or other school-sponsored alternative learning program,
or a trip that is directly related to the regular curriculum of
a student for which he or she earns credit.
    (b) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
who is transported in a vehicle that is being operated by or
for a public or private primary or secondary school, including
any primary or secondary school operated by a religious
institution, for an interscholastic, interscholastic-athletic,
or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i)
does not require student participation as part of the
educational services of the entity and (ii) is not associated
with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule shall
transport students only in a school bus or vehicle described in
subsection (b) of Section 1-182 of this Code. This subsection
(b) does not apply to any second division vehicle used by an
entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code
for a parade, homecoming, or a similar noncurriculum-related
school activity.
(Source: P.A. 99-888, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/12-815.2)
    Sec. 12-815.2. Noise suppression switch. Any school bus
manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with
a noise suppression switch capable of turning off noise
producing accessories, including: heater blowers; defroster
fans; auxiliary fans; and radios. For the purposes of this
Section, radios shall not include 2-way radios which transmit
Global Positioning System (GPS) location and record metadata
stops.
(Source: P.A. 94-519, eff. 8-10-05.)