Public Act 098-0884
 
HB3685 EnrolledLRB098 13825 MLW 48355 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 6-106.2, 6-106.3, and 6-106.4 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. A lapse in the renewal of the driver's 
    license of 30 days or less shall not render the applicant 
    ineligible. The Secretary of State may, in his or her 
    discretion, grant a waiver for a lapse in the renewal of 
    the driver's license in excess of 30 days;

        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.)

 



    (625 ILCS 5/6-106.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.3)



    Sec. 6-106.3. Senior citizen transportation - driver. A 
driver of a
vehicle operated solely for the purpose of 
providing transportation for
the elderly in connection with the 
activities of any public or private
organization
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 had a valid driver's license, not necessarily

    of the same classification, for 3 years prior to the date 
    of application. A lapse in the renewal of the driver's 
    license of 30 days or less shall not render the applicant 
    ineligible. The Secretary of State may, in his or her 
    discretion, grant a waiver for a lapse in the renewal of 
    the driver's license in excess of 30 days;

        (4) has demonstrated his ability to exercise 
    reasonable care in the safe
operation of a motor vehicle 
    which will be utilized to transport persons
in accordance 
    with such standards as the Secretary of State prescribes

    including
a driving test in such motor vehicle; 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.)

 



    (625 ILCS 5/6-106.4)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.4)



    Sec. 6-106.4. For-profit ridesharing arrangement - driver. 
No person
may drive a commuter van while it is being used for a 
for-profit ridesharing
arrangement unless such person:

        (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. A lapse in the renewal of the driver's 
    license of 30 days or less shall not render the applicant 
    ineligible. The Secretary of State may, in his or her 
    discretion, grant a waiver for a lapse in the renewal of 
    the driver's license in excess of 30 days;

        (4) has demonstrated his ability to exercise 
    reasonable care in the safe
operation of commuter vans used 
    in for-profit ridesharing arrangements in
accordance with 
    such standards as the Secretary of State may prescribe,

    which standards may require a driving test in a commuter 
    van; 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.)