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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 10. The Cycle Rider Safety Training Act is amended
5 by changing Sections 2.01, 2.03, 4, and 7 and by adding Section
6 2.03a as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 35/2.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 802.01)
8 Sec. 2.01. "Cycle" means a motorcycle, motor driven cycle
9 or moped, as defined in The Illinois Vehicle Code.
10 (Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
11 (625 ILCS 35/2.03) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 802.03)
12 Sec. 2.03. "Cycle Rider Safety Training Courses" and
13 "Courses" mean courses of instruction in the use and operation
14 of cycles, including instruction in the safe on-road operation
15 of cycles, the rules of the road and the laws of this State
16 relating to motor vehicles, which courses meet the minimum
17 requirements of this Act, the standards established in the
18 model national administrative standards for state motorcycle
19 rider training programs by the National Highway Traffic Safety
20 Administration, and the rules and regulations issued hereunder
21 by the Department and which have been approved or denied
22 within 60 days by the Department as meeting such requirements.
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1 (Source: P.A. 82-649.)
2 (625 ILCS 35/2.03a new)
3 Sec. 2.03a. Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider.
4 "Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider" and "provider"
5 means a community college, State university, State or local
6 government agency, or for-profit or nonprofit business entity
7 in good standing and operating in the State that is capable of
8 providing courses meeting the definition in this Act in
9 accordance with the rules set forth by the Department and the
10 regulations of this Act. "Cycle Rider Safety Training Course
11 Provider" and "provider" does not include any business
12 registered as a motorcycle dealer with the Secretary of State
13 or any other business that derives income from the selling of
14 motorcycles or has motorcycles for sale at its place of
15 business on a consignment basis.
16 (625 ILCS 35/4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 804)
17 Sec. 4. Cycle Rider Safety Training Courses.
18 (a) The Department shall, on an as needed basis, put out
19 notices to the public seeking Cycle Rider Safety Training
20 Course Providers to provide courses in this State. Such
21 courses shall be open to all residents of the State who hold a
22 currently valid driver's license and who have reached their
23 16th birthday before the first day of the course to be held.
24 Such courses may be offered throughout the calendar year.
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1 Providers may charge a nominal registration fee set by the
2 Department, which shall be refunded upon completion of the
3 course.
4 Responses from potential providers shall include, at a
5 minimum, the location where classes are to be held at, the
6 number of students they intend to train, whether they would be
7 providing motorcycles or using motorcycles provided by the
8 program, and the cost for courses provided on a per student
9 basis.
10 Contracts shall be awarded by the Department to providers
11 based on training needs and cost effectiveness of each bid or
12 proposal as well as the provider's organizational capacity to
13 satisfactorily discharge Cycle Rider Safety Training Courses.
14 (b) A provider shall only be paid grant funds under one of
15 the following conditions:
16 (1) a course was held, in which case the provider
17 shall be paid per student rate multiplied by the number of
18 students present on the first day of the course;
19 (2) expenses submitted related to the maintenance of
20 program equipment; or
21 (3) submitting other non-personnel expenses as deemed
22 appropriate by the Department.
23 (c) A provider awarded a contract with grant funding under
24 this Act shall:
25 (1) submit proof to the Department that each
26 instructor employed by the provider meets the
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1 qualifications to teach the curriculum for the courses;
2 (2) have at least one employee on staff certified to
3 do quality assurance or quality control visits where
4 instructors are evaluated per curriculum standards on
5 teaching;
6 (3) perform at least one quality assurance or quality
7 control visit on each instructor employed during the year
8 and submit the results of those visits to the Department;
9 (4) maintain appropriate liability insurance to cover
10 training activities;
11 (5) submit requests for payment in a timely manner;
12 and
13 (6) adhere to additional program rules and regulations
14 as determined by the Department.
15 (d) A provider awarded a contract with grant funding under
16 this Act shall not adopt any policy, requirement, or
17 expectation regarding employee's manner of dress outside of
18 the employee's scheduled work hours, nor may the provider pose
19 any questions regarding such on job applications or during
20 interviews with potential employees.
21 Any State or community college, State university or community
22 agency designated by the Department may organize a Regional
23 Cycle Rider Safety Training Center and may offer cycle rider
24 safety training courses through such Training Centers which it
25 operates. The curriculum and accreditation for the courses,
26 and the geographic areas in which each Training Center may
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1 offer the courses, shall be provided for by rules and
2 regulations of the Department. Instructors of such courses
3 shall meet the qualification and certification requirements of
4 the regulations of the Department and the college, university
5 or community agency offering the program and may be employed
6 on a calendar year rather than a school year basis. Such
7 courses shall be open to all residents of the State who hold a
8 currently valid driver's license and who have reached their
9 16th birthday without regard to whether such person is
10 enrolled in any other course offered by said State or
11 community college, State university or community agency. Such
12 courses may be offered throughout the calendar year. The
13 courses may be offered as credit or noncredit courses, but no
14 fee shall be charged except for a nominal registration fee
15 which shall be refunded upon completion of the course.
16 (Source: P.A. 86-1005.)
17 (625 ILCS 35/7) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 807)
18 Sec. 7. The Department is authorized to and shall award
19 contracts out of appropriations to the Department from "The
20 Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund" to qualifying providers
21 Regional Cycle Rider Safety Training Centers for the conduct
22 of approved Cycle Rider Safety Training courses.
23 (Source: P.A. 82-649.)
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
25 1, 2026.
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