Minnesota Legislature
SF 2353
as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/21/2012 08:51am
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A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying provisions relating to allocation of funds for
motorcycle safety education program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 121A.36.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 121A.36, is amended to read:
121A.36 MOTORCYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Established; administration; rules.
A motorcycle safety education
program is established. The program shall be administered by the commissioners of
public safety and education. The program shall include but is not limited to training and
coordination of motorcycle safety instructors, motorcycle safety promotion and public
information, and reimbursement for the cost of approved courses offered by schools
and organizations.
Subd. 2.
Reimbursements.
The commissioner of education, to the extent that funds
are available, deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin shallnew text end reimburse new text begin all new text end schools and other approved organizations offering
approved motorcycle safety education courses for up to 50 percent of the actual cost of
the courses. If sufficient funds are not available, reimbursements shall be prorated. The
commissioner may conduct audits and otherwise examine the records and accounts of
schools and approved organizations offering the courses to insure the accuracy of the costs.
Subd. 3.
Appropriation.
(a) All funds in the motorcycle safety fund created by
section 171.06, subdivision 2a, are hereby annually appropriated to the commissioner of
public safety to carry out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2. The commissioner of
public safety deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin shallnew text end make grants from the fund to the commissioner of education at
such times and in such amounts as deleted text begin the commissioner deems necessarydeleted text end new text begin funds become
availablenew text end to carry out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2.
(b) Of the money appropriated under paragraph (a):
(1) not more than five percent shall be expended to defray the administrative costs
of carrying out the purposes of subdivisions 1 and 2; and
(2) not more than 65 percent shall be expended for the combined purpose of
training and coordinating the activities of motorcycle safety instructors and making
reimbursements to schools and other approved organizations.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2011.
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