WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 107

(b) The purpose of the Motorcycle Safety Program is to improve the safety of
motorcyclists through programs of cyclist training to improve rider skills and to generally
provide for a public awareness effort that will benefit all highway users.

(C) THE PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.

16-603.

(a)     The Department and the Administration shall administer the Motorcycle Safety
Program.

(b)     The Administration, a State or community college, State university, an agency of a
political subdivision or any other person approved and designated by the Administration may
organize and manage a motorcycle safety training center and may offer motorcycle safety
courses at those centers that it operates.

(c)      The Administration may operate a mobile training center to provide courses at
various locations in the State.

(d)     (1) Subject to the regulations adopted under this subtitle, any resident of this
State who possesses a valid Class E or Class M driver's license, a Class E or Class M learner's
instructional permit, or is eligible for a Class M learner's instructional permit, may enroll in a
course.

(2)     A nonresident may apply for and be accepted for enrollment in courses
authorized under this subtitle; however, the reimbursement provided under § 16-605(e) may
not be made for a nonresident trainee.

(3)     An eligible individual may take a course more than one time, but the
reimbursement provided in § 16-605(e) of this subtitle may only be paid one time for any
individual.

(4)     For a course that is to be reimbursed under this subtitle, a training center
may [not'] charge a [resident] trainee a REASONABLE course registration fee fin excess of
the maximum fee established by the Administration ].

(5)     For a course offered at a training center operated by the Administration, the
Administration may collect a REASONABLE course registration fee established by the
Administration [and use the registration fee to cover the operating cost of the training
centers ].

(e)      The courses may be offered throughout the calendar year.

(f)      (1) The Department shall provide a program coordinator to organize and
administer all tasks related to the achievement of the purpose of the Motorcycle Safety
Program as provided under this subtitle.

(2) The program coordinator shall be experienced in the motorcycle safety field
and shall possess those qualifications as may be specified by the Secretary.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
as follows:

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