Public Act 101-0174
 
SB2038 EnrolledLRB101 09962 TAE 55064 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 2-112 and 6-109 and by adding Section 11-907.1 as 
follows:
 


    (625 ILCS 5/2-112)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-112)




    Sec. 2-112. Distribution of synopsis laws. 

    (a) The Secretary of State may publish a synopsis or 
summary of the laws of
this State regulating the operation of 
vehicles and may deliver a copy
thereof without charge with 
each original vehicle registration and with
each original 
driver's license.

    (b) The Secretary of State shall make any necessary 
revisions in its publications including, but not limited to, 
the Illinois Rules of the Road, to accurately conform its 
publications to the provisions of the Pedestrians with 
Disabilities Safety Act. 
    (c) The Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois 
Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to 
use the Dutch Reach method when opening a vehicle door after 
parallel parking on a street (checking the rear-view mirror, 
checking the side-view mirror, then opening  the door with the 
right  hand, thereby reducing the risk of injuring a bicyclist 
or opening the door in the path a vehicle approaching from 
behind).
    (d) The Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois

Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to

use the zipper merge method when merging into a reduced number

of lanes (drivers in merging lanes are expected to use both

lanes to advance to the lane reduction point and merge at that

location, alternating turns).
(Source: P.A. 100-770, eff. 1-1-19; 100-962, eff. 1-1-19.)

 

    (625 ILCS 5/6-109)

 
  
    Sec. 6-109. Examination of Applicants. 
    (a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant 
for a driver's
license or permit who has not been previously 
licensed as a driver under the
laws of this State or any other 
state or country, or any applicant for renewal
of such driver's 
license or permit when such license or permit has been expired

for more than one year.  The Secretary of State shall, subject 
to the
provisions of paragraph (c), examine every licensed 
driver at least every 8
years, and may examine or re-examine 
any other applicant or licensed driver,
provided that during 
the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a license
for 
3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7 years or more 
than every
10 years.
    The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the 
eyesight of any
driver's license or permit applicant who has 
not been previously licensed
as a driver under the laws of this 
State and shall promulgate rules and
regulations to provide for 
the orderly administration of all the provisions of
this 
Section.
    The Secretary of State shall include at least one test 
question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with 
Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the 
written portion of the driver's drivers license examination 
within one year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of 
Public Act 96-1167). 
    The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool 
used for the written portion of the driver's license 
examination,  test questions concerning safe driving in the 
presence of bicycles, of which one may  be concerning the Dutch 
Reach method as described in Section 2-112. 
    The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool 
used for the written portion of the driver's license 
examination, at least one test question concerning driver 
responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency 
vehicle as described in Section 11-907. 
    (b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph 
(c), such
examination shall include a test of the applicant's

eyesight, his or her ability to read and understand official 
traffic control devices,
his or her knowledge of safe driving 
practices and the traffic laws of this State,
and may include 
an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise

ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor 
vehicle, and
such further physical and mental examination as 
the Secretary of State finds
necessary to determine the 
applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle
safely on the 
highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years
of 
age or older shall include an actual demonstration of the 
applicant's
ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable 
control of the operation of
a motor vehicle.  All portions of 
written and verbal examinations under
this Section, excepting 
where the English language appears on facsimiles
of road signs, 
may be given in the Spanish language and, at the discretion
of 
the Secretary of State, in any other language as well as in 
English upon
request of the examinee.  Deaf persons who are 
otherwise qualified are not
prohibited from being issued a 
license, other than a commercial driver's
license, under this 
Code.
    (c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of 
renewing their
driver's license possess a driving record devoid 
of any convictions of traffic
violations or evidence of 
committing an offense
for which mandatory revocation
would be 
required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time

of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary
in 
order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a 
motor
vehicle,
except that every applicant for the renewal of a 
driver's license who is
75 years of age or older must prove, by 
an actual demonstration,
the applicant's ability to exercise 
reasonable care in the safe operation
of a motor vehicle.
    (d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the 
provisions of
Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the 
Secretary of State
shall make provision for giving an 
examination, either in the county where
the applicant resides 
or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient
to the 
applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said

application is received.
    (e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the 
use of foreign language interpreters during the application and 
examination process. 
(Source: P.A. 100-770, eff. 1-1-19; 100-962, eff. 1-1-19; 
revised 10-3-18.)
  
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-907.1 new)
    Sec. 11-907.1. Move Over Task Force.
    (a)  The Move Over Task Force is created to study the issue 
of violations of Sections 11-907, 11-907.5, and 11-908 with 
particular attention to the causes of violations and ways to 
protect law enforcement and emergency responders.
    (b)  The membership of the Task Force shall consist of the 
following members:
        (1)  the Director of State Police or his or her 
    designee, who shall serve as chair;
        (2)  the Governor or his or her designee;
        (3)  the Secretary of State or his or her designee;
        (4)  the Secretary of Transportation or his or her 
    designee;
        (5)  the Director of the Illinois Toll Highway Authority 
    or his or her designee;
        (6)  the President of the Illinois State's Attorneys 
    Association or his or her designee;
        (7)  the President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs 
    of Police or his or her designee;
        (8)  the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' 
    Association or his or her designee;
        (9) the President of the Illinois Fraternal Order of 
    Police or his or her designee;
        (10) the President of the Associated Fire Fighters of 
    Illinois or his or her designee;
        (11)  one member appointed by the Speaker of the House 
    of Representatives; 
        (12)  one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
    House of Representatives;
        (13)  one member appointed by the President of the 
    Senate;
        (14)  one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
    Senate; and
        (15)  the following persons appointed by the Governor:
            (A) 2 representatives of different statewide 
        trucking associations;
            (B)  one representative of a Chicago area motor 
        club;
            (C)  one representative of a Chicago area transit 
        safety alliance;
            (D)  one representative of a statewide press 
        association;
            (E)  one representative of a statewide broadcast 
        association;
            (F)  one representative of a statewide towing 
        organization;
            (G) the chief of police of a municipality with a 
        population under 25,000;
            (H) one representative of a statewide organization 
        representing chiefs of police; and
            (I) one representative of the solid waste 
        management industry; and
            (J) one representative from a bona fide labor 
        organization representing certified road flaggers and 
        other road construction workers. 
    (c) The members of the Task Force shall serve without 
compensation.
    (d) The Task Force shall meet no fewer than 3 times and 
shall present its report and recommendations, including 
legislative recommendations, if any, on how to better enforce 
Scott's Law and prevent fatalities on Illinois roadways to the 
General Assembly no later than January 1, 2020.
    (e) The Department of State Police shall provide 
administrative support to the Task Force as needed.
    (f) This Section is repealed on January  1, 2021.