15A.352 Motorcycle rider training courses -- Exemption from motorcycle driver's license skill test. (1) The motorcycle safety education program shall offer motorcycle rider training courses designed to develop and instill the knowledge, attitudes, habits, and skills necessary for the proper operation of a motorcycle. The courses shall be taught by instructors approved under KRS 15A.354 and shall include no fewer than eight (8) hours of hands-on instruction for a novice course. (2) Rider training courses shall be open to any resident of the state who is eligible for a motor vehicle instruction permit. (3) Rider training courses shall be provided free of charge to applicants under eighteen (18) years of age. (4) The cabinet shall issue certificates of completion in a manner and form prescribed by administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to persons who satisfactorily complete the requirements of a motorcycle rider training course offered or authorized by the state program. (5) The Transportation Cabinet shall exempt applicants for a motorcycle driver's license or endorsement from the licensing skill test if they present satisfactory evidence of successful completion of an approved rider training course that includes a similar test of skill. (6) (a) The Motorcycle Safety Education Commission shall publish a list of approved rider training courses which meet the licensing requirements. (b) The Motorcycle Safety Education Commission shall publish a list of approved instructor training courses which meet the licensing requirements. Effective: July 14, 2018 History: Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2018. -- Created 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 122, sec. 2, effective July 1, 2005.