Chapter 211
2023 -- H 6102 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 06/21/2023

A N   A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTORCYCLE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Introduced By: Representatives Casey, Chippendale, Lima, Cardillo, Phillips, and Noret

Date Introduced: March 03, 2023

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Section 31-10.1-1.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-10.1 entitled "Special
License for Motorcycles, Motor Scooters, and Other Motor Driven Cycles" is hereby amended to
read as follows:
     31-10.1-1.1. Motorcycle driver education program.
     (a) The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary
commissioner shall through the Community College of Rhode Island provide:
     (1) A minimum of six (6) and up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of classroom
instruction and/or on-the-road driver training, as determined by the council and/or the Community
College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s
license to operate two-wheeled (2) motorcycles under this chapter; and
     (2) A minimum of six (6) and up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of classroom
instruction and/or on-the-road driver training, as determined by the council and/or the Community
College of Rhode Island, for applicants or prospective applicants for a first motorcycle operator’s
license to operate three-wheeled (3) motorcycles under this chapter. Instruction shall be given by a
person eligible for a teacher’s certificate issued under the authority of the council on elementary
and secondary education and/or certified to teach motorcycle safety classes by completion of a
course of instruction recognized by the Community College of Rhode Island.
     (b) Motorcycle driver education programs shall be available to any eligible resident
applicant holding a valid Rhode Island motor vehicle operator’s license.
     (c) The council on postsecondary education shall establish any fees that are deemed
necessary to support this program.
     (d) The council on postsecondary education and the office of the postsecondary
commissioner are authorized to establish regulations to further implement this chapter.
     (e) Reasonable accommodations shall be made for persons with disabilities to fully
participate in all courses of instruction offered pursuant to this section.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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