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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend the House amendment, S-3354, to Senate File 1 2 424, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, 1 3 as follows: 1 4 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 13 the 1 5 following: 1 6 ""Sec. 101. NEW SECTION. 135.110 BICYCLE SAFETY 1 7 FUND. 1 8 1. The director shall publish a list of bicycle 1 9 helmets which meet the standards of the American 1 10 national standards institute or the 1990 standard for 1 11 protective headgear for use in bicycling produced by 1 12 the Snell memorial foundation or another appropriate 1 13 standard as adopted by the director by rule. 1 14 2. A bicycle safety fund is created in the state 1 15 treasury under the control of the department. All 1 16 moneys collected in fines for bicycle helmet 1 17 violations under section 321.435 shall be deposited in 1 18 the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used to provide 1 19 bicycle safety education programs and assist low- 1 20 income families in purchasing bicycle helmets approved 1 21 by the director pursuant to subsection 1. 1 22 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest 1 23 or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall 1 24 accrue to the fund."" 1 25 #2. Page 1, by inserting before line 26 the 1 26 following: 1 27 "Sec. 102. NEW SECTION. 321.435 BICYCLE HELMETS. 1 28 1. a. A person under fourteen years of age shall 1 29 not operate a bicycle, or ride on a bicycle as a 1 30 passenger, unless that person is wearing a properly 1 31 fitted and fastened bicycle helmet which meets the 1 32 standards of the American national standards institute 1 33 or the 1990 standard for protective headgear for use 1 34 in bicycling produced by the Snell memorial foundation 1 35 or another appropriate standard as adopted by the 1 36 director of the department of public health pursuant 1 37 to section 135.110. 1 38 b. A person under fourteen years of age who rides 1 39 on a bicycle while in a restraining seat which is 1 40 attached to the bicycle or in a trailer towed by a 1 41 bicycle shall also wear a helmet as required by this 1 42 section. 1 43 2. a. A person regularly engaged in the business 1 44 of renting bicycles shall require each person seeking 1 45 to rent a bicycle to provide the person's signature 1 46 either on the rental form or on a separate form 1 47 indicating both of the following: 1 48 (1) Receipt of a written explanation of the 1 49 provisions of this section and the penalties for 1 50 violations. 2 1 (2) A statement concerning whether a person under 2 2 fourteen years of age will operate the bicycle. 2 3 b. A person regularly engaged in the business of 2 4 renting bicycles shall provide a helmet to any person 2 5 required to wear a helmet under this section who will 2 6 operate the bicycle, if the person does not already 2 7 have a helmet. A reasonable fee may be charged for 2 8 the helmet rental. 2 9 c. A person regularly engaged in the business of 2 10 renting bicycles who complies with this section is not 2 11 liable for damages for any injuries sustained by a 2 12 bicycle operator or passenger as a result of the 2 13 operator's or passenger's failure to wear a helmet or 2 14 to wear a properly fitted or fastened helmet in 2 15 violation of this section. 2 16 3. a. A person who violates subsection 1 shall 2 17 receive a warning of the violation. The parent or 2 18 legal guardian of a person who violates subsection 1 2 19 prior to July 1, 2000, shall also receive a warning of 2 20 the violation. The parent or legal guardian of a 2 21 person who violates subsection 1 on or after July 1, 2 22 2000, is subject to a scheduled fine under section 2 23 805.8, subsection 2, paragraph "ai", unless the parent 2 24 or legal guardian, within a reasonable time, provides 2 25 proof that the person has purchased or otherwise 2 26 acquired a bicycle helmet which meets the standards in 2 27 subsection 1. 2 28 b. A person who violates subsection 2 on or after 2 29 September 1, 1999, is subject to a scheduled fine 2 30 under section 805.8, subsection 2, paragraph "ai". 2 31 Sec. 103. Section 805.8, subsection 2, Code 1999, 2 32 is amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 33 NEW PARAGRAPH. ai. For violations of section 2 34 321.435 which are subject to a fine pursuant to that 2 35 section, the scheduled fine is fifteen dollars. 2 36 Notwithstanding sections 602.8106 and 602.8108, all 2 37 moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be 2 38 deposited in the bicycle safety fund created in 2 39 section 135.110. 2 40 Sec. 104. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, 2 41 subsection 3, shall not apply to sections 101 through 2 42 103 of this Act."" 2 43 #3. Page 2, line 14, by inserting after the word 2 44 "study," the following: "providing a penalty,". 2 45 #4. By renumbering as necessary. 2 46 2 47 2 48 2 49 MATT McCOY 2 50 3 1 3 2 3 3 ELAINE SZYMONIAK 3 4 SF 424.511 78 3 5 nh/jw
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