Public Act 102-0951
 
HB4716 EnrolledLRB102 23081 CMG 32237 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
27-24.9 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 5/27-24.9)
    Sec. 27-24.9. Driver education standards. The State Board
of Education, in consultation with the Secretary of State, an
association representing teachers of driver education,
students, education practitioners, including, but not limited
to, teachers in colleges of education, administrators, and
regional superintendents of schools, shall adopt rigorous
learning course content standards for the classroom and
laboratory phases of driver education for novice teen drivers
those persons under the age of 18 years, including, but not
limited to, the Novice Teen Driver Education and Training
Administrative Standards developed and written by the
Association of National Stakeholders in Traffic Safety
Education in affiliation with the National Highway
Transportation Safety Administration. The national learning
standards may be adapted to meet Illinois licensing and
educational requirements, including classroom and
behind-the-wheel hours and the cognitive, physiological, and
psychological aspects of , which shall include the safe
operation of a motor vehicle and equipment of motor vehicles.
As the national standards are updated, the Board shall update
these learning standards.
(Source: P.A. 97-1025, eff. 1-1-13.)