HB 1833 -
By Committee on Transportation
NOT CONSIDERED 05/25/2011
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 46.20.520 and 1998 c 245 s 89 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The director of licensing shall use moneys designated for the
motorcycle safety education account of the highway safety fund to
implement by July 1, 1983, a voluntary motorcycle operator training and
education program. The director may contract with public and private
entities to implement this program.
(2) There is created a motorcycle safety education advisory board
to assist the director of licensing in the development of a motorcycle
operator training education program. The board shall monitor this
program following implementation and report to the director of
licensing as necessary with recommendations including, but not limited
to, administration, application, and substance of the motorcycle
operator training and education program.
The board shall consist of five members appointed by the director
of licensing. Three members of the board, one of whom shall be
appointed chairperson, shall be active motorcycle riders or members of
nonprofit motorcycle organizations which actively support and promote
motorcycle safety education. One member shall be a currently employed
Washington state patrol ((motorcycle)) officer with at least five years
experience and at least one year cumulative experience as a motorcycle
officer or motorcycle instructor or one year of other professional
experience in the field of motorcycle safety and education. One member
shall be a member of the public. The term of appointment shall be two
years. The board shall meet ((at the call of the director, but not
less than two times annually and not less than five times during its
term of appointment)) quarterly, and shall receive no compensation for
services but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses while engaged in
business of the board in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as
now existing or hereafter amended.
(3) The priorities of the program shall be in the following order
of priority:
(a) Public awareness of motorcycle safety.
(b) Motorcycle safety education programs conducted by public and
private entities.
(c) Classroom and on-cycle training.
(d) Improved motorcycle operator testing."
HB 1833 -
By Committee on Transportation
NOT CONSIDERED 05/25/2011
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "safety;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 46.20.520."
EFFECT: Requires the motorcycle safety education advisory board to meet quarterly and no longer at the call of the director of licensing. Further, one member of the board must be a currently employed Washington State Patrol officer with at least five years of experience and at least one year cumulative experience as a motorcycle officer or motorcycle instructor or one year of other professional experience in the field of motorcycle safety and education.