95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0729


 
Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		


















625 ILCS 35/4
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 804


625 ILCS 35/6
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 806


625 ILCS 35/7
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 807







    Amends the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act. Provides that any State university or community college (rather than any State or community college, State university, or community agency) designated by the Department  of Transportation may organize a Regional Cycle Rider Training Center. Provides that the State Treasurer shall appoint the trustee for the Cycle Rider Training Fund. Provides that the trustee, in consultation with the Department, is authorized to award contracts out of appropriations to the Fund (rather than providing that the Department is authorized to do so).
















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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Cycle Rider Safety Training Act is amended  
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by changing Sections 4, 6, and 7 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 35/4)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 804)



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    Sec. 4. Any State university or community college, State 
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university
or community agency designated by the Department may 
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organize a
Regional Cycle Rider Safety Training Center and may 
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offer cycle
rider safety training courses through such Training 
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Centers which
it operates.  The curriculum and accreditation for 
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the courses,
and the geographic areas in which each Training 
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Center may offer
the courses, shall be provided for by rules 
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and regulations of the
Department. Instructors of such courses 
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shall meet the
qualification and certification requirements of 
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the regulations
of the Department and the college, university 
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or community agency
offering the program and may be employed on 
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a calendar year
rather than a school year basis.  Such courses 
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shall be open to
all residents of the State who hold a 
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currently valid driver's
license and who have reached their 
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16th birthday without regard
to whether such person is enrolled 
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in any other course offered by
said State university or 
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community college, State university or community
agency.  Such 
 


 






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courses may be offered throughout the calendar year.
The 
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courses may be offered as credit or noncredit courses, but no

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fee shall be charged except for a nominal registration fee 
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which
shall be refunded upon completion of the course.

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(Source: P.A. 86-1005.)

 



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    (625 ILCS 35/6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 806)



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    Sec. 6. To finance the Cycle Rider Safety Training program 
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and to pay
the costs thereof, the Secretary of State will 
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hereafter deposit with the
State Treasurer an amount equal to 
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each annual fee and each reduced fee, for
the registration of 
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each motorcycle, motor driven cycle and motorized
pedalcycle 
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processed by the Office of the Secretary of State during the

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preceding quarter as required in subsection (d) of Section 
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2-119 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, which amount the State 
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Comptroller shall transfer
quarterly to a trust fund outside of 
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the State treasury to be known as the
Cycle Rider Safety 
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Training Fund, which is hereby created. The State Treasurer 
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shall appoint the trustee for this fund to serve a term of 3 
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years, subject to possible reappointment. In addition, the

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Department may accept any federal, State, or private moneys for 
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deposit into
the Fund and shall be used by the Department only 
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for the expenses of the
Department in administering the 
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provisions of this Act, for funding of
contracts with approved 
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Regional Cycle Rider Safety Training Centers for the
conduct of 
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courses, or for any purpose related or incident thereto and

 


 






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connected therewith.

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(Source: P.A. 86-1005; 87-838; 87-1217.)

 



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    (625 ILCS 35/7)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 807)



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    Sec. 7. The trustee of the Cycle Rider Safety Training 
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Fund, in consultation with the Department, is authorized to and 
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shall award
contracts out of appropriations to the Department 
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from "The
Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund" to qualifying 
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Regional Cycle
Rider Safety Training Centers for the conduct of 
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approved Cycle
Rider Safety Training courses.

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(Source: P.A. 82-649.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.