625 ILCS 5/6-408.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 6 - The Illinois Driver Licensing Law

Sec. 6-408.5. Courses for students or high school dropouts; limitation.(a) No driver training school  or driving training instructor licensed under this Act may request a  certificate of completion from the Secretary of State as provided in Section  6-411 for any person who is enrolled as a  student in any public or non-public secondary school at the time such  instruction is to be provided, or who was so enrolled during the semester last  ended if that instruction is to be provided between semesters or during the  summer after the regular school term ends, unless that student has received a  passing grade in at least 8 courses during the 2 semesters last ending prior to  requesting a certificate of completion from the Secretary of State for the  student.(b) No driver training school or driving training instructor licensed under  this Act may request a certificate of completion from the Secretary of State as  provided in Section 6-411 for any person who has dropped out of school and has  not yet attained the age of 18 years unless the driver training school or  driving training instructor has: 1) obtained written documentation verifying  the  dropout's enrollment in a high school equivalency testing or alternative education program or has obtained  a copy of the dropout's high school equivalency certificate; 2) obtained verification that the  student prior to dropping out had received a passing grade in at least 8  courses during the 2 previous  semesters last ending prior to requesting a certificate of completion; or 3)  obtained written consent from the dropout's parents or guardians and the  regional superintendent.(c) Students shall be informed of the  eligibility requirements of this Act  in writing at the time of registration.(d) The superintendent of schools of the  school district in which the student resides and attends school or in which  the student resides at the time he or she drops out of school (with respect  to a public high school student or a dropout from the public high school)  or the chief school administrator (with  respect to a student who attends a non-public high school or a dropout from a  non-public high school) may waive the requirements of this Section if the superintendent  or chief school administrator, as the case  may be, deems it to be in the best interests of the student or dropout.  Before requesting a certificate of completion from the Secretary of State  for any person who is enrolled  as  a student in any public or non-public secondary school or who was so enrolled  in the semester last ending prior to the request for a certificate of  completion from the Secretary of State or who is of high school age, the driver   training school shall  determine from the school district in which that person resides or resided at  the time of dropping out of school, or from the  chief administrator of the non-public high school attended or last  attended by such person, as  the case may be, that such person is not ineligible to receive a certificate  of completion under this Section.  (Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)