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4		-	AN ACT concerning State Government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
8		-	changing Section 37 as follows:
9		-	(15 ILCS 305/37)
10		-	Sec. 37. Study on age-related changes that affect driving
11		-	abilities. By October 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall
12		-	conduct a study on age-related changes in vision, physical
13		-	functioning, and the ability to reason and remember, as well
14		-	as any other diseases and medications that might affect safe
15		-	driving abilities. When conducting the study, the Secretary of
16		-	State may utilize data or academic studies conducted by other
17		-	sources, including, but not limited to, other states, the
18		-	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American
19		-	Geriatrics Society, and the National Highway Traffic Safety
20		-	Administration. Upon completion of the study, if the study
21		-	shows that there is no immediate risk to public safety, the
22		-	Secretary of State may adopt administrative rules to raise or
23		-	lower the age requirement for actual demonstrations, provided
24		-	that the required age shall be no lower than the minimum age
25		-	required under subsection (c) of Section 6-109 of the Illinois
26		-	Vehicle Code.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning State Government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Section 37 as follows:
	8	+	6 (15 ILCS 305/37)
	9	+	7 Sec. 37. Study on age-related changes that affect driving
	10	+	8 abilities. By October 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall
	11	+	9 conduct a study on age-related changes in vision, physical
	12	+	10 functioning, and the ability to reason and remember, as well
	13	+	11 as any other diseases and medications that might affect safe
	14	+	12 driving abilities. When conducting the study, the Secretary of
	15	+	13 State may utilize data or academic studies conducted by other
	16	+	14 sources, including, but not limited to, other states, the
	17	+	15 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American
	18	+	16 Geriatrics Society, and the National Highway Traffic Safety
	19	+	17 Administration. Upon completion of the study, if the study
	20	+	18 shows that there is no immediate risk to public safety, the
	21	+	19 Secretary of State may adopt administrative rules to raise or
	22	+	20 lower the age requirement for actual demonstrations, provided
	23	+	21 that the required age shall be no lower than the minimum age
	24	+	22 required under subsection (c) of Section 6-109 of the Illinois
	25	+	23 Vehicle Code.
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33		-	(Source: P.A. 102-1103, eff. 12-6-22.)
34		-	Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
35		-	changing Section 6-109 as follows:
36		-	(625 ILCS 5/6-109)
37		-	Sec. 6-109. Examination of applicants.
38		-	(a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant
39		-	for a driver's license or permit who has not been previously
40		-	licensed as a driver under the laws of this State or any other
41		-	state or country, or any applicant for renewal of such
42		-	driver's license or permit when such license or permit has
43		-	been expired for more than one year. The Secretary of State
44		-	shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), examine
45		-	every licensed driver at least every 8 years, and may examine
46		-	or re-examine any other applicant or licensed driver, provided
47		-	that during the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a
48		-	license for 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7
49		-	years or more than every 10 years.
50		-	The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the
51		-	eyesight of any driver's license or permit applicant who has
52		-	not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of this
53		-	State and shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide
54		-	for the orderly administration of all the provisions of this
55		-	Section.
56		-	The Secretary of State shall include at least one test
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	34	+	1 (Source: P.A. 102-1103, eff. 12-6-22.)
	35	+	2 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
	36	+	3 changing Section 6-109 as follows:
	37	+	4 (625 ILCS 5/6-109)
	38	+	5 Sec. 6-109. Examination of applicants.
	39	+	6 (a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant
	40	+	7 for a driver's license or permit who has not been previously
	41	+	8 licensed as a driver under the laws of this State or any other
	42	+	9 state or country, or any applicant for renewal of such
	43	+	10 driver's license or permit when such license or permit has
	44	+	11 been expired for more than one year. The Secretary of State
	45	+	12 shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), examine
	46	+	13 every licensed driver at least every 8 years, and may examine
	47	+	14 or re-examine any other applicant or licensed driver, provided
	48	+	15 that during the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a
	49	+	16 license for 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7
	50	+	17 years or more than every 10 years.
	51	+	18 The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the
	52	+	19 eyesight of any driver's license or permit applicant who has
	53	+	20 not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of this
	54	+	21 State and shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide
	55	+	22 for the orderly administration of all the provisions of this
	56	+	23 Section.
	57	+	24 The Secretary of State shall include at least one test
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59		-	question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with
60		-	Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the
61		-	written portion of the driver's license examination within one
62		-	year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
63		-	96-1167).
64		-	The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
65		-	used for the written portion of the driver's license
66		-	examination, test questions concerning safe driving in the
67		-	presence of bicycles, of which one may be concerning the Dutch
68		-	Reach method as described in Section 2-112.
69		-	The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
70		-	used for the written portion of the driver's license
71		-	examination, at least one test question concerning driver
72		-	responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency
73		-	vehicle as described in Section 11-907.
74		-	(b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph
75		-	(c), such examination shall include a test of the applicant's
76		-	eyesight, his or her ability to read and understand official
77		-	traffic control devices, his or her knowledge of safe driving
78		-	practices and the traffic laws of this State, and may include
79		-	an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
80		-	ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor
81		-	vehicle, and such further physical and mental examination as
82		-	the Secretary of State finds necessary to determine the
83		-	applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely on the
84		-	highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years of
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87		-	age or older or, if the Secretary adopts rules under Section 37
88		-	of the Secretary of State Act to raise the age requirement for
89		-	actual demonstrations, the examination of an applicant who has
90		-	attained that increased age or is older shall include an
91		-	actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
92		-	ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor
93		-	vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations under
94		-	this Section, excepting where the English language appears on
95		-	facsimiles of road signs, may be given in the Spanish language
96		-	and, at the discretion of the Secretary of State, in any other
97		-	language as well as in English upon request of the examinee.
98		-	Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are not prohibited
99		-	from being issued a license, other than a commercial driver's
100		-	license, under this Code.
101		-	(c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of
102		-	renewing their driver's license possess a driving record
103		-	devoid of any convictions of traffic violations or evidence of
104		-	committing an offense for which mandatory revocation would be
105		-	required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
106		-	of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary in
107		-	order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a
108		-	motor vehicle, except that every applicant for the renewal of
109		-	a driver's license who is 75 years of age or older or, if the
110		-	Secretary adopts rules under Section 37 of the Secretary of
111		-	State Act to raise the age requirement for actual
112		-	demonstrations, every applicant for the renewal of a driver's
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115		-	license who has attained that increased age or is older must
116		-	prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to
117		-	exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor
118		-	vehicle.
119		-	(d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the
120		-	provisions of Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the
121		-	Secretary of State shall make provision for giving an
122		-	examination, either in the county where the applicant resides
123		-	or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the
124		-	applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said
125		-	application is received.
126		-	(e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the
127		-	use of foreign language interpreters during the application
128		-	and examination process.
129		-	(Source: P.A. 100-770, eff. 1-1-19; 100-962, eff. 1-1-19;
130		-	101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-174, eff. 1-1-20.)
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	68	+	1 question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with
	69	+	2 Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the
	70	+	3 written portion of the driver's license examination within one
	71	+	4 year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act
	72	+	5 96-1167).
	73	+	6 The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
	74	+	7 used for the written portion of the driver's license
	75	+	8 examination, test questions concerning safe driving in the
	76	+	9 presence of bicycles, of which one may be concerning the Dutch
	77	+	10 Reach method as described in Section 2-112.
	78	+	11 The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool
	79	+	12 used for the written portion of the driver's license
	80	+	13 examination, at least one test question concerning driver
	81	+	14 responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency
	82	+	15 vehicle as described in Section 11-907.
	83	+	16 (b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph
	84	+	17 (c), such examination shall include a test of the applicant's
	85	+	18 eyesight, his or her ability to read and understand official
	86	+	19 traffic control devices, his or her knowledge of safe driving
	87	+	20 practices and the traffic laws of this State, and may include
	88	+	21 an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
	89	+	22 ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor
	90	+	23 vehicle, and such further physical and mental examination as
	91	+	24 the Secretary of State finds necessary to determine the
	92	+	25 applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely on the
	93	+	26 highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years of
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	104	+	1 age or older or, if the Secretary adopts rules under Section 37
	105	+	2 of the Secretary of State Act to raise the age requirement for
	106	+	3 actual demonstrations, the examination of an applicant who has
	107	+	4 attained that increased age or is older shall include an
	108	+	5 actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
	109	+	6 ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor
	110	+	7 vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations under
	111	+	8 this Section, excepting where the English language appears on
	112	+	9 facsimiles of road signs, may be given in the Spanish language
	113	+	10 and, at the discretion of the Secretary of State, in any other
	114	+	11 language as well as in English upon request of the examinee.
	115	+	12 Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are not prohibited
	116	+	13 from being issued a license, other than a commercial driver's
	117	+	14 license, under this Code.
	118	+	15 (c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of
	119	+	16 renewing their driver's license possess a driving record
	120	+	17 devoid of any convictions of traffic violations or evidence of
	121	+	18 committing an offense for which mandatory revocation would be
	122	+	19 required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
	123	+	20 of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary in
	124	+	21 order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a
	125	+	22 motor vehicle, except that every applicant for the renewal of
	126	+	23 a driver's license who is 75 years of age or older or, if the
	127	+	24 Secretary adopts rules under Section 37 of the Secretary of
	128	+	25 State Act to raise the age requirement for actual
	129	+	26 demonstrations, every applicant for the renewal of a driver's
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	140	+	1 license who has attained that increased age or is older must
	141	+	2 prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to
	142	+	3 exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor
	143	+	4 vehicle.
	144	+	5 (d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the
	145	+	6 provisions of Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the
	146	+	7 Secretary of State shall make provision for giving an
	147	+	8 examination, either in the county where the applicant resides
	148	+	9 or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the
	149	+	10 applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said
	150	+	11 application is received.
	151	+	12 (e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the
	152	+	13 use of foreign language interpreters during the application
	153	+	14 and examination process.
	154	+	15 (Source: P.A. 100-770, eff. 1-1-19; 100-962, eff. 1-1-19;
	155	+	16 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-174, eff. 1-1-20.)
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