House
Study
Bill
664
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
BYRNES)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
testing
requirements
for
a
class
M
driver’s
1
license
or
a
motorcycle
endorsement
on
a
driver’s
license,
2
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MOTORCYCLE
RIDER
TESTING.
1
1.
Notwithstanding
761
IAC
604.31(2),
the
department
of
2
transportation
shall
not
waive
the
off-street
motorcycle
skill
3
test
requirement
for
an
applicant
for
a
class
M
driver’s
4
license
or
a
motorcycle
endorsement.
5
2.
The
department
shall
initiate
rulemaking
to
amend
761
IAC
6
604.31
to
eliminate
the
off-street
motorcycle
skill
test
from
7
the
list
of
driving
tests
that
may
be
waived
for
an
applicant
8
for
a
class
M
driver’s
license
or
a
motorcycle
endorsement.
9
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
10
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
Under
current
law,
an
applicant
for
a
class
M
driver’s
15
license
or
a
motorcycle
endorsement
on
another
driver’s
16
license
is
required
to
take
a
driving
test
that
consists
17
of
two
parts:
an
off-street
motorcycle
skill
test
and
an
18
on-street
driving
test.
The
department
of
transportation
is
19
authorized
to
waive
one
or
both
components
of
the
driving
20
test
for
certain
applicants,
including
applicants
who
have
21
successfully
completed
the
appropriate
driver
education
course
22
and
Iowa-approved
motorcycle
rider
education
course.
This
bill
23
prohibits
the
department
from
waiving
the
off-street
motorcycle
24
skill
test
requirement,
and
the
bill
requires
the
department
25
to
initiate
rulemaking
to
remove
waiver
of
the
off-street
26
motorcycle
skill
test
requirement
from
its
administrative
27
rules.
28
The
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment.
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