Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 372 — SCH CD-DRIVR ED-ORGAN DONATION

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0547

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2003. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Driver Education Act of the School Code. Requires a driver education course to provide at least 30 minutes of classroom instruction relating to organ, tissue, and blood donation and organ, tissue, and blood donation procedures. Prohibits a student from being required to participate in this instruction if his or her parent or guardian objects. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

55 added · 78 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised Bill SB 372 now includes a new section that allows school districts to create volunteer service credit programs for high school students, enabling them to earn credits toward graduation through community service. This change is significant as it promotes civic engagement among students and recognizes their volunteer work as valuable contributions to their education. Conversely, the bill has removed a section that previously mandated driver education courses in schools, which may lead to less flexibility in offering these courses. Overall, these amendments reshape how educational credits are earned and highlight the importance of community involvement.

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SB372 Engrossed LRB093 04664 NHT 04720 b AN ACT relating to education.
SB372 Enrolled LRB093 04664 NHT 04720 b AN ACT relating to education.
The School Code is amended by changing Section 27-24.2 as follows:
The School Code is amended by changing Sections 27-22.3 and 27-23.5 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/27-24.2) (from Ch.
(105 ILCS 5/27-22.3) (from Ch.
27-24.2) Sec.
27-22.3) Sec.
27-24.2.
27-22.3.
Driver education course.
Volunteer service credit program.
Any school district which maintains grades 9 through 12 shall offer a driver education course in any such school which it operates.
(a) A school district may establish a volunteer service credit program that enables secondary school students to earn credit towards graduation through performance of community service.
Both the classroom instruction part and the practice driving part of such driver education course shall be open to a resident or 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.
T_________________r______________________i_____________ _____r______________________s_____________________l_____________ _______b___________________i_________________ Any program so established shall begin with students entering grade 9 in the 1993-1994 school year or later.
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;
The amount of credit given for program participation shall not exceed that given for completion of one semester of language arts, math, science or social studies.
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 requirement if the superintendent or chief school administrator, as the case may be, deems it to be in the best interest of the student.
(b) Any community service performed as part of a course for which credit is given towards graduation shall not qualify under a volunteer service credit program.
Any school district required to offer a driver education course or courses as provided in SB372 Engrossed -2- LRB093 04664 NHT 04720 b this 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;
Any service for which a student is paid shall not qualify under a volunteer service credit program.
provided that any such school 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;
Any community work assigned as a disciplinary measure shall not qualify under a volunteer service credit program.
and provided further that no part of any such driver education course shall be offered to any resident of the 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.
(c) School districts that establish volunteer service credit programs shall establish any necessary rules, regulations and procedures.
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 within 12 months after being allowed to commence such classroom instruction.
___d___________________c_______________________a____________ _____e_____________________u______________________g_____________ _____b______________________o_____________________l_____________ _____d_____________________a______________________r_____________ ______i______________________o____________________u_____________ _____e_______________________o____________________g_____________ _____a_____________________n______________________t_____________ ______n____________________s______________________o_____________ _____s_____________________p________ Such a driver education course may include classroom instruction on the safety rules and operation of motorcycles or motor driven cycles.
SB372 Engrossed -3- LRB093 04664 NHT 04720 b 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.
88-188.) Section 90.
87-1082.) (105 ILCS 5/27-23.5) SB372 Enrolled -2- LRB093 04664 NHT 04720 b Sec.
The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.27 as follows:
27-23.5.
(30 ILCS 805/8.27 new) _e_____________________a______________________n_____________ ______o____________________b_______________________i____________ _____t_____________________o______________________t_____________ _____a______________________G_________________ Section 99.
Organ/tissue ___________ donor and transplantation programs.
Each school district that maintains grades 9 and 10 may include in its curriculum and teach to the students of either such grade one unit of instruction on organ/tissue ___________ donor and transplantation programs.
No student shall be required to take or participate in instruction on organ/tissue a __________ donor and transplantation programs if a parent or guardian files written objection thereto on constitutional grounds, and refusal to take or participate in such instruction on those grounds shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of a student or result in any academic penalty.
The regional superintendent of schools in which a school district that maintains grades 9 and 10 is located shall obtain and d__________ -----a--------- to ____ --- school ____ _____a_____________________d_________ --------- the district information and data____n______________________l_____________ _____d_____________________e_______________________t____________ _____r_____________________e__ that may be used by the ______ -----i--- in developing a unit of instruction under this Section.
However, each school board shall determine the minimum amount of instructional time that shall qualify as a unit of instruction satisfying the requirements of this Section.
(Source:
P.A.
90-635, eff.
7-24-98.) Section 99.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0547

  2. Effective Date August 19, 2003

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 057-000-000

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 057-000-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Education; 009-000-000

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Education; 009-000-000

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Education; 009-000-000

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Education

  15. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter

  20. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  21. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Mattie Hunter

  22. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,03,04 - May 23, 2003

  23. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,03,04

  24. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000

  25. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  26. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire

  27. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  29. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote

  30. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote

  31. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Robert Rita

  32. Second Reading - Short Debate

  33. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; by Voice Vote

  34. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; by Voice Vote

  35. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003

  36. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee

  37. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  39. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita

  40. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000

  41. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  42. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita

  43. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  44. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; 015-000-000

  45. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary and Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote

  46. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

  47. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis

  48. Assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Committee

  49. Referred to Rules Committee

  50. First Reading

  51. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita

  52. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  53. Arrived in House

  54. Third Reading - Passed; 033-022-001

  55. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter

  56. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2003

  57. Second Reading

  58. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003

  59. Do Pass Education; 006-003-000

  60. Assigned to Education

  61. Referred to Rules

  62. First Reading

  63. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 4

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50001
Democrat 6001
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Soden — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Obama — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Link — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Concurrence, Amendment 3

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50001
Democrat 6001
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Soden — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Obama — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Concurrence

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50001
Democrat 6001
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Soden — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Obama — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Link — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 106000
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 118000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Novak — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Parke — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Millner — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Howard — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Younge — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 33 Yea · 22 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 262104
Democrat 7000
Republican 0100
Total 332204
% of votes cast 56%37%0%7%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Nay
Burzynski — Nay
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Nay
Meeks — Yea
Obama — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Brady — Nay
Sullivan, J. — Nay
Petka — Nay
Sieben — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Silverstein — Yea
Jones, W. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Sullivan, D. — Not Voting
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Nay
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Winkel — Nay
Wojcik — Nay
Woolard — Yea
Peterson — Nay
Philip — Not Voting
Radogno — Nay
Rauschenberger — Nay
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Nay
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Not Voting
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 372 do?
Amends the Driver Education Act of the School Code. Requires a driver education course to provide at least 30 minutes of classroom instruction relating to organ, tissue, and blood donation and organ, tissue, and blood donation procedures. Prohibits a student from being required to participate in this instruction if his or her parent or guardian objects. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 372?
SB 372 is sponsored by Mattie Hunter (Democrat) and Wyvetter H. Younge.
What is the current status of SB 372?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2003. Enacted.
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