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Senate Bill 763 |
Senate Author: Watson |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Phillips |
Senate Bill 763 amends the Transportation Code to require the motorcycle operator training and safety program to include curricula approved by the state agency administering the program, rather than curricula developed by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. The bill clarifies that the prohibition against a person offering training in motorcycle operation without being licensed by or under contract with the designated state agency applies also with respect to conducting such training, makes a violation of that prohibition a Class B misdemeanor, and enhances the penalty to a Class A misdemeanor for a subsequent conviction. The bill requires notice and opportunity for a hearing on the denial, suspension, or cancellation of approval for a program sponsor to conduct or for an instructor to teach a program course to be given following, rather than before, denial, suspension, or cancellation of the approval. The bill also requires the Department of Public Safety to issue a Class M driver's license that is restricted to the operation of a three-wheeled motorcycle if the motorcycle operator training course completed by the applicant is specific to that operation.