Motorcycle safety education providers would no longer receive state reimbursement under a bill debated on general file Jan. 24.<\/p>\n
The Motorcycle Safety Education Fund currently receives $3 from the Highway Trust Fund for every motorcycle registered in the state and $3.50 from the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund for each motorcycle operator\u2019s license issued during the previous year. The fund is used to reimburse motorcycle safety course providers up to $75 for each student who successfully completes a course.<\/p>\n
Under LB170, introduced by Valentine Sen. Deb Fischer, the Motorcycle Safety Education Fund would be dissolved Jan. 1, 2012, and its balance \u2014 expected to be approximately $790,000 \u2014 would be transferred to the Roads Operations Fund.<\/p>\n
Fischer said the state reimbursement granted from the Motorcycle Safety Education Fund is inconsistent with driver education programs in the state and should be eliminated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are no other driver training schools that receive any kind of state subsidy, because the state does not mandate these classes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Elk Creek Sen. Lavon Heidemann offered an amendment, adopted on a 45-0 vote, to change the diversion of the Motorcycle Safety Education Fund. Under his amendment, 25 percent of the the fund\u2019s monies would be transferred to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and 75 percent would go to the Highway Trust Fund. He said this distribution would match the receiving funds\u2019 contributions to the Motorcycle Safety Education Fund.<\/p>\n
Kearney Sen. Galen Hadley said LB170, as amended, would still aid motorcyclists. Returning money to the Highway Trust Fund would increase their safety, he said, because motorcyclists are at greater risk of harm from faulty roads.<\/p>\n
LB170 would eliminate the $5 fee for motorcycle safety instructors\u2019 permits and chief instructors\u2019 permits, and replace it with a $100 fee for certification of a motorcycle safety course.<\/p>\n
The bill also would broaden the DMV\u2019s regulatory authority over motorcycle safety courses and reduce the life of the driving test waiver granted to those who complete courses from 48 months to 12 months.<\/p>\n
Schuyler Sen. Chris Langemeier offered an amendment to partially restore the duration of the testing waiver. Nebraska\u2019s climate limits the number of months in a year that people can ride a motorcycle, he said, so those who complete motorcycle safety courses should be granted more than one year to obtain their class M license.<\/p>\n
The Legislature adjourned before voting on Langemeier\u2019s amendment or the bill\u2019s advancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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