California Assembly Bill AB841 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 841INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Jones FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act to amend Section 2932 of the Vehicle Code, relating to motorcycle safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 841, as introduced, Jones. Motorcyclist safety training programs. Existing law authorizes the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, through contracts with other public agencies or with private entities, to provide financial or other support to projects aimed at enhancing motorcycle operation or safety. Existing law requires all administrative costs of a premier motorcyclist safety training program to be paid for by the provider. This bill would specify that those administrative costs would include the cost of owning and maintaining motorcycles. The bill would also make various technical, nonsubstantive changes. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2932 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 2932. The  commissioner may,   commissioner,  through contracts with other public agencies or with private entities,  may  do all of the following: (a) Provide financial or other support to projects aimed at enhancing motorcycle operation and safety, including, but not limited to, motorcyclist safety training programs. The motorcyclist safety training programs shall comply with criteria  which   that  the commissioner, in consultation with other state agencies and national motorcycle safety organizations, may adopt to provide validated motorcyclist safety training programs in the state. (b) Sponsor and coordinate efforts aimed at increasing motorists' awareness of motorcyclists. (c) Sponsor research into effective communication techniques to reach all highway users on matters of motorcyclist safety. (d) Establish an advisory committee of persons from other state and local agencies with an interest in motorcycle  safety;   safety,  persons from the motorcycle  industry;   industry,  motorcycle safety  organizations;   organizations,  motorcycle enthusiast  organizations;   organizations,  and others with an interest in motorcycle safety, to assist in the establishment of a comprehensive program of motorcycle safety. (e) Adopt standards for course content, contact hours, curriculum, instructor training and testing, and instructional quality control, and setting forth a maximum amount for course fees for the novice rider training course  as  specified in subdivisions (g) and (i) of Section 12804.9. (f) (1) Adopt standards for course content, contact hours, curriculum, instructor training and testing, and instructional quality control, for a premier motorcyclist safety training program. Motorcycle safety training courses offered under a premier motorcyclist safety training program shall meet all of the following requirements: (A) Provide a core curriculum approved for the novice rider training course specified in subdivision (e). (B) Additional course requirements established by the commissioner. (2) On and after January 1, 2008, the commissioner shall not impose a maximum amount for course fees for courses provided under the premier motorcyclist safety training program. (3) All administrative costs of a premier motorcyclist safety training program  , including the cost of owning and maintaining motorcycles,  shall be paid for by the provider, and none of the costs shall be paid for by the state.