Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00303 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 303
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1058
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
SEN. KANE, 32nd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 303 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1058

Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS 

Introduced by:

SEN. KANE, 32nd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING MOTORCYCLE ENDORSEMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 246 of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to issue a motorcycle endorsement to any active member of the armed forces who provides (1) evidence of the successful completion of a motorcycle safety course conducted or approved by the United States Department of Defense or any branch of the armed forces, and (2) the results of a recent military eye examination demonstrating that the applicant meets the vision standards adopted by the commissioner.

Statement of Purpose: 

To ease the requirements for obtaining a motorcycle endorsement for members of the armed forces on active duty.