BILL NUMBER: AB 1932 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 3, 2016
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 14, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 5, 2016
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 18, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Obernolte
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
An act to add Section 11223 to the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1932, as amended, Obernolte. Vehicles: motorcycle safety
training.
Existing law provides for the licensing and administration by the
Department of Motor Vehicles of traffic violator schools, operators,
and instructors. Existing law authorizes the Director of Motor
Vehicles to prescribe rules and regulations for traffic violator
schools regarding the conduct of courses of education, including
curriculum, facilities, and equipment.
Existing law establishes a motorcyclist safety program,
administered by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
Existing law authorizes the commissioner to adopt standards for
course content, contact hours, curriculum, instructor training and
testing, and instructional quality control for a novice rider
training course and a premier motorcyclist safety training program.
This bill would authorize a motorcyclist safety training program
that is licensed as a traffic violator school to administer
an advanced-level a motorcyclist training
course, and would authorize the course to include instruction
specific to the safe and lawful operation of motorcycles in addition
to the curriculum prescribed by the department for traffic violator
schools.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 11223 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:
11223. A motorcyclist safety training program established
pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2930) of Chapter 5 of
Division 2 2, that is licensed by the
department as a traffic violator school
school, may administer an advanced-level
a motorcyclist training course. In addition to the
curriculum prescribed by the department pursuant to Section 11219,
the advanced-level motorcyclist training course may
include instruction specific to the safe and lawful operation of
motorcycles in accordance with Section 2932.