176.5061 Motorcycle safety education program -- Standards -- Administrative regulations. (1) The Transportation Cabinet shall establish a motorcycle safety education program. The program shall provide for instructor training courses, instructor approv al, and rider training courses for novice riders that shall be held at locations accessible to Kentucky residents. The program may provide for the following: (a) Rider training courses for novice and experienced riders; (b) Activities to increase the aware ness of a motorcyclist's knowledge of the effects of alcohol and drug use; (c) Driver improvement efforts; (d) Licensing improvement efforts; (e) Program promotion activities; (f) Enhancement of the public's awareness of motorcycles; and (g) Enhancement of motorcycle safety through education. (2) The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, governing the development of standards for, and the administration of, a motorcycle safety education program. Sta ndards for the motorcycle rider training courses shall include standards for course content, delivery, curriculum, materials, student evaluation, and the training and approval education program. Sta ndards for the motorcycle rider training courses shall include standards for course content, delivery, curriculum, materials, student evaluation, and the training and approval of instructors. Standards shall meet or exceed established national standards fo r motorcycle rider training courses prescribed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Effective: June 29, 2021 History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2021; and repealed, reenacted, and amended ch. 190, sec. 1, ef fective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2018. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 51, effective June 26, 2007. -- Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 1, effective July 1, 2005. Formerly codified as 15A.350 Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2021). This statute was amended by 2021 Ky. Acts chs. 188 and 190, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been codified together.
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