Section 129.15. Motorcycle riding course grants.

 

(1)   Application and contract. Upon application and approval, the department shall enter into grant contracts with applicants for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in conducting motorcycle riding courses.

(2)   General grant policies.

(a) The department in considering grant applications shall attempt to avoid or minimize the offering of duplicate courses by applicants in the same geographic area where demand for courses has not exceeded the student capacity of existing course providers.

(b) In allocating funds, the department may:

1. Give priority to training instructors.

2. Attempt to encourage courses in all areas of the state.

3. Avoid a concentration of grants in any one geographic area.

4. Give priority to funding basic rider courses over experienced rider courses.

5. Give priority to creating new programs over expanding existing programs.

6. Give priority to innovative or pilot programs.

(c) The department may award a grant or provide funding under this chapter to a Wisconsin technical college district, a school district, a unit of state, county, or municipal government, or any other person or legal entity that provides motorcycle education courses that does all of the following:

1. Meets the requirements of s. Trans 129.09 (1) or (2) .

2. Has facilities available to them, such as a standard range or a range that may be modified to acceptable standards and an adequately equipped classroom.

3. Has adequate motorcycles appropriately equipped for training purposes available.

4. Has enough authorized instructors available to teach proposed classes.

5. Has adequate financial resources to initiate a program and meet program expenses, except for government institutions.

6. Has maintained a permanent address for a period of 3 years, except for government institutions.

(3)   Course requirements. To be eligible for reimbursement, an applicant shall provide rider courses that meet all of the following minimum requirements:

(a) The course is open to the general public.

(b) The course meets the curriculum requirements of this chapter.

(c) The applicant has authority to use the course site by agreement, lease or ownership.

(d) The course instructor has been authorized to provide rider training by the department under s. Trans 129.09 .

(e) The applicant has adequate audio-visual equipment available to teach the course.

(f) The range is properly laid out and painted.

(4)   Reimbursement.

(a) Reimbursement under this section may not exceed either of the following:

1. 70% of the actual course cost.

2. An amount equal to actual course cost less the amount students are required to pay.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, "actual course cost" means allowable costs under Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-87, Cost Principals for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments, dated May 4, 1995.

(5)   Audits. The grant recipient shall be required to keep accurate records of the use of grant money, curricula, names of instructors and students, attendance, and the names of students who successfully complete a course for 5 years. The department may periodically audit these records.

(6)   Reporting requirement. To be eligible for funding under a grant, the grant recipient shall file the report required under s. Trans 129.08 (1) (d) within 30 days of course completion.

(7)   Instructors.

(a) If necessary to ensure the existence of a sufficient number of trained instructors, the department may contract with qualified chief instructors to provide instructor training.

(b) If there is a need for instructors, the department may reimburse the training costs of approved persons. Reimbursement may cover tuition, course material, meals, lodging and any pre-approved additional expenses. The department may reimburse 50% of these costs after successful completion of the training, and may reimburse the remaining 50% after the newly trained instructor has taught an entire riding course. If costs are less than $100 in claimed expenses, the entire amount may be paid after the newly trained instructor has taught an entire riding course.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1998, No. 505 , eff. 2-1-98; CR 07-084 : am. (2) (c) (intro.) Register February 2008 No. 626 , eff. 3-1-08.

Note

Application and grant contract forms are available from the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety, P.O. Box 7936, Madison, Wisconsin 53707. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The intent of this section is that courses be funded 70% by state money and 30% by student fees to encourage student commitment. OMB Circular No. A-87 was published in the Federal Register for May 17, 1995, (Volume 60, Number 95) Pages 26483-26507. Copies may be obtained from the State Law Library Reference Department, P.O. Box 7881, Madison, WI 53707-7881, [phone] or [phone]. The library does charge for photocopying. Copies are also on file with the Attorney General's office and the Legislative Reference Bureau. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1