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Rep. Margaret A. DeLaRosa
Filed: 3/26/2026
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5375
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5375 on page 1, |
| 3 | | immediately above line 4, by inserting the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 3. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 29-6.3 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/29-6.3) |
| 7 | | Sec. 29-6.3. Transportation to and from specified |
| 8 | | interscholastic or school-sponsored activities. |
| 9 | | (a) Any school district transporting students in grade 12 |
| 10 | | or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, or |
| 11 | | school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does |
| 12 | | not require student participation as part of the educational |
| 13 | | services of the district and (ii) is not associated with the |
| 14 | | students' regular class-for-credit schedule or required 5 |
| 15 | | clock hours of instruction under Section 10-19.05 shall |
| 16 | | transport the students only in a school bus, a vehicle |
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| 1 | | manufactured to transport not more than 10 persons, including |
| 2 | | the driver, or a multifunction school activity bus |
| 3 | | manufactured to transport not more than 15 persons, including |
| 4 | | the driver. |
| 5 | | (a-5) A student in any of grades 9 through 12 may be |
| 6 | | transported in a multifunction school activity bus (MFSAB) as |
| 7 | | defined in Section 1-148.3a-5 of the Illinois Vehicle Code for |
| 8 | | any curriculum-related or career-related activity except for |
| 9 | | transportation on regular bus routes from home to school or |
| 10 | | from school to home, subject to the following conditions: |
| 11 | | (i) A MFSAB may not be used to transport students |
| 12 | | under this Section unless the driver holds a valid school |
| 13 | | bus driver permit. |
| 14 | | (ii) The use of a MFSAB under this Section is subject |
| 15 | | to the requirements of Sections 6-106.11, 6-106.12, |
| 16 | | 12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 of the Illinois Vehicle |
| 17 | | Code. |
| 18 | | (a-7) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the |
| 19 | | driver has obtained and currently holds a valid school bus |
| 20 | | permit, a MFSAB may be used for the purpose of transporting 15 |
| 21 | | or less persons, including the driver, whose purposes do |
| 22 | | include transporting students to and from home or school bus |
| 23 | | stops. In such a case that a MFSAB is being used for |
| 24 | | transporting students to and from home or school bus stops, a |
| 25 | | MFSAB must meet the special requirements in Sections 12-801, |
| 26 | | 12-803, and 12-805 and subsection (a) of Section 12-802 of the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Vehicle Code. |
| 2 | | (b) Any school district furnishing transportation for |
| 3 | | students under the authority of this Section shall insure |
| 4 | | against any loss or liability of the district resulting from |
| 5 | | the maintenance, operation, or use of the vehicle. |
| 6 | | (c) Vehicles used to transport students under this Section |
| 7 | | may claim a depreciation allowance of 20% over 5 years as |
| 8 | | provided in Section 29-5 of this Code. |
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 104-367, eff. 1-1-26.)". |