| Chapter 226 |
| 2023 -- S 1111 Enacted 06/21/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTORCYCLE DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM |
Introduced By: Senator Roger Picard |
| Date Introduced: June 09, 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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