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| Public Act 095-0339 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
27-24.2 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-24.2)
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Sec. 27-24.2. Driver education course. Any school district | ||||
which maintains
grades 9 through 12 shall offer a driver | ||||
education course in any such school
which it operates. Both the | ||||
classroom instruction part and the practice driving
part of | ||||
such driver education course shall be open to a resident or
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non-resident pupil attending a non-public school in the | ||||
district wherein the
course is offered and to each resident of | ||||
the district who acquires or holds a
currently valid driver's | ||||
license during the term of the course and who is at
least 15 | ||||
but has not reached 21 years of age, without regard to whether | ||||
any
such person is enrolled in any other course offered in any | ||||
school that the
district operates. Each student attending any | ||||
public or non-public high school
in the district must receive a | ||||
passing grade in at least 8 courses during the
previous 2 | ||||
semesters prior to enrolling in a driver education course, or | ||||
the
student shall not be permitted to enroll in the course; | ||||
provided that the local
superintendent of schools (with respect | ||||
to a student attending a public high
school in the district) or | ||
chief school administrator (with respect to a
student attending | ||
a non-public high school in the district) may waive the
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requirement if the superintendent or chief school | ||
administrator, as the case
may be, deems it to be in the best | ||
interest of the student. Any school district
required to offer | ||
a driver education course or courses as provided in this
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Section also is authorized to offer either the classroom | ||
instruction part or
the practice driving part or both such | ||
parts of a driver education course to
any resident of the | ||
district who is over age 55; provided that any such school
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district which elects to offer either or both parts of such | ||
course to such
residents shall be entitled to make either or | ||
both parts of such course
available to such residents at any | ||
attendance center or centers within the
district designated by | ||
the school board; and provided further that no part of
any such | ||
driver education course shall be offered to any resident of the
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district over age 55 unless space therein remains available | ||
after all persons
to whom such part of the driver education | ||
course is required to be open as
provided in this Section and | ||
who have requested such course have registered
therefor, and | ||
unless such resident of the district over age 55 is a person | ||
who
has not previously been licensed as a driver under the laws | ||
of this or any
other state or country. However, a student may | ||
be allowed to commence the
classroom instruction part of such | ||
driver education course prior to reaching
age 15 if such | ||
student then will be eligible to complete the entire course
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within 12 months after being allowed to commence such classroom | ||
instruction.
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Such a driver education course shall include classroom | ||
instruction on distracted driving as a major traffic safety | ||
issue. Such a driver education course may include classroom | ||
instruction on
the safety rules and operation of motorcycles or | ||
motor driven cycles.
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Such a course may be commenced immediately after the | ||
completion of a prior
course. Teachers of such courses shall | ||
meet the certification requirements of
this Act and regulations | ||
of the State Board as to qualifications.
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(Source: P.A. 88-188.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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