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Bill Summary · SB 2075

Summary — SB 2075 (Cycle Rider Safety Training Act amendments)

Note on status: the header information you provided lists SB 2075 as “Died In Committee.” The legislative text you included, however, is the enrolled/public-act version titled Public Act 104‑0408 and contains votes, amendments, and an effective date of January 1, 2026. This summary describes the substantive changes reflected in the bill text (as submitted/engrossed/enrolled) rather than the conflicting status label.

Purpose

Amend the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act to (1) define and clarify who may be a “Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider,” (2) revise procurement, payment, quality-assurance, and operational rules for providers, and (3) add temporary emergency-rulemaking authority for the Department of Transportation (in some versions).

Key provisions and changes

  • Definitions
    • Adds a new definition (Section 2.03a) for “Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider” (provider). Providers may be community colleges, State universities, State/local government agencies, or for‑profit/nonprofit business entities operating in Illinois that can provide approved courses.
    • Excludes motorcycle dealers and businesses that derive income from selling motorcycles or have motorcycles for sale on site (including consignment) from being providers.
    • Other edits clarify the approval timeline for courses (approval/denial within 60 days in some versions).
  • Provider solicitation and contracts (Section 4)
    • The Illinois Department of Transportation (DOT) shall, as needed, issue public notices soliciting providers to offer cycle rider safety courses.
    • Courses must be open to Illinois residents age 16+ who hold a valid driver’s license and may be offered year‑round.
    • Providers may charge a nominal registration fee set by DOT; fee must be refunded upon course completion.
    • Provider proposals must specify location, intended student count, whether provider or program-owned motorcycles will be used, and per‑student cost.
    • DOT awards contracts based on training needs, cost-effectiveness, and organizational capacity.
  • Payment and allowable reimbursements
    • Providers are paid grant funds only under these circumstances:
    • A course was held — provider paid at the per‑student rate multiplied by number of students present on the first day.
    • Expenses submitted for maintenance of program equipment.
    • Other non‑personnel expenses as deemed appropriate by DOT.
  • Provider responsibilities and oversight
    • Providers receiving grants must:
    • Submit proof that each instructor meets course qualification requirements.
    • Maintain at least one staff member certified to perform quality‑assurance or quality‑control visits of instructors.
    • Perform at least one QA visit per instructor per year and submit results to DOT.
    • Maintain appropriate liability insurance.
    • Submit payment requests timely and follow additional DOT program rules.
    • Prohibits funded providers from adopting policies, requirements, or expectations concerning employees’ manners of dress outside scheduled work hours and from asking about such on job applications or interviews.
  • Regional Training Centers
    • State/community colleges, universities, or community agencies may organize Regional Cycle Rider Safety Training Centers and offer courses (credit or noncredit). Fees are limited to a nominal registration fee refundable upon completion.
  • Emergency rulemaking (in some drafts/enacted text)
    • Some versions add an emergency rulemaking provision authorizing DOT to adopt emergency rules to implement the changes; that authority is time-limited (repealed one year after effective date) in earlier drafts. A later House amendment removed the emergency-rule provision in some text.

Who is affected

  • Department of Transportation (implements solicitation, contracting, oversight).
  • Potential course providers (community colleges, universities, government agencies, qualified businesses) — must meet qualification and QA requirements; motorcycle dealers and sellers are excluded.
  • Instructors (must meet qualifications and be subject to QA evaluations).
  • Illinois residents age 16+ with a valid driver’s license who seek motorcycle training — access to courses and possible refundable nominal fees.
  • Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund (source of contract/grant payments).

Procedural/timeline notes

  • The enrolled text shows an effective date of January 1, 2026 (Public Act 104‑0408).
  • Multiple committee and floor amendments appear in the legislative history (Senate and House committee amendments). Some versions contained emergency rulemaking authority; a House amendment later removed the emergency-rule section from the final enrolled text.
  • If you need, I can extract and present the chronological legislative actions and versions (introduced, committee substitutes, Senate/House amendments, adoption votes) to reconcile the conflicting status information.

If you want, I can also produce a one‑page comparison showing exactly how the bill changes the current statutory text (line-by-line) or a short explainer on likely operational impacts for community colleges and private training providers.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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