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SB2824 Enrolled
LRB104 17228 LNS 30649 b
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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Section 6-411 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/6-411)
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Sec. 6-411.
Qualifications of Driver Training Instructors.
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In order to qualify for a license as an instructor for a
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driving school, an applicant must:
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(a) Be of good moral character;
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(b) Authorize an investigation to include a
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fingerprint based background check to determine if the
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applicant has ever been convicted of a crime and if so, the
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disposition of those convictions; this authorization shall
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indicate the scope of the inquiry and the agencies which
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may be contacted. Upon this authorization
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the Secretary
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of State may request and receive information and
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assistance from any federal, state, or local governmental
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agency as part of the authorized investigation. Each
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applicant shall submit his or her fingerprints to the
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Illinois State Police in the form and manner prescribed by
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the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints shall be
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checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter

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filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of
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Investigation criminal history records databases. The
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Illinois State Police shall charge a fee for conducting
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the criminal history records check, which shall be
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deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not
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exceed the actual cost of the records check. The applicant
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shall be required to pay all related fingerprint fees,
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including, but not limited to, the amounts established by
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the Illinois State Police and the Federal Bureau of
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Investigation to process fingerprint based criminal
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background investigations. The Illinois State Police shall
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provide information concerning any criminal convictions,
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and their disposition, brought against the applicant upon
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request of the Secretary of State when the request is made
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in the form and manner required by the Illinois State
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Police. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the
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information derived from this investigation, including the
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source of this information, and any conclusions or
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recommendations derived from this information by the
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Secretary of State shall be provided to the applicant, or
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his designee, upon request to the Secretary of State,
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prior to any final action by the Secretary of State on the
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application. At any administrative hearing held under
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Section 2-118 of this Code relating to the denial,
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cancellation, suspension, or revocation of a driver
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training school license, the Secretary of State is

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authorized to utilize at that hearing any criminal
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histories, criminal convictions, and disposition
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information obtained under this Section. Any criminal
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convictions and their disposition information obtained by
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the Secretary of State shall be confidential and may not
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be transmitted outside the Office of the Secretary of
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State, except as required herein, and may not be
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transmitted to anyone within the Office of the Secretary
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of State except as needed for the purpose of evaluating
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the applicant. The information obtained from this
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investigation may be maintained by the Secretary of State
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or any agency to which such information was transmitted.
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Only information and standards which bear a reasonable and
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rational relation to the performance of a driver training
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instructor shall be used by the Secretary of State. Any
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employee of the Secretary of State who gives or causes to
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be given away any confidential information concerning any
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criminal charges and their disposition of an applicant
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shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor unless release of
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such information is authorized by this Section;
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(c) Pass such examination as the Secretary of State
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shall require on (1) traffic laws, (2) safe driving
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practices, (3) operation of motor vehicles, and (4)
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qualifications of teacher;
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(d) Be physically able to operate safely a motor
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vehicle and to train others in the operation of motor

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vehicles. An instructors license application must be
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accompanied by a medical examination report completed by a
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competent
physician licensed to practice in this State
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under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, a physician
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assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice
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Act of 1987, or an advanced practice registered nurse
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licensed under the Nurse Practice Act

medical examiner as
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defined in Section 6-901 of this Code
;
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(e) Hold a valid Illinois drivers license;
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(e-5) Have held a valid driver's license for any
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2-year period preceding the date of application for an
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instructor's license, including a temporary visitor's
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driver's license issued under Section 6-105.1, and be
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currently authorized to work in the United States;
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(f) Have graduated from an accredited high school
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after at least 4 years of high school education or the
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equivalent; and
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(g) Pay to the Secretary of State an application and
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license fee of $70.
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If a driver training school class room instructor teaches
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an approved driver education course, as defined in Section
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1-103 of this Code, to students under 18 years of age, he or
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she shall furnish to the Secretary of State a certificate
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issued by the State Board of Education that the said
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instructor is qualified and meets the minimum educational
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standards for teaching driver education courses in the local

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public or parochial school systems, except that no State Board
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of Education certification shall be required of any instructor
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who teaches exclusively in a commercial driving school. On and
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after July 1, 1986, the existing rules and regulations of the
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State Board of Education concerning commercial driving schools
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shall continue to remain in effect but shall be administered
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by the Secretary of State until such time as the Secretary of
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State shall amend or repeal the rules in accordance with the
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Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Upon request, the
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Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of completion to
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a student under 18 years of age who has completed an approved
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driver education course at a commercial driving school.
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(Source: P.A. 104-260, eff. 8-15-25; 104-275, eff. 1-1-26;
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revised 11-21-25.)

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