Bill Text: IL SB2075 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act. Removes motor driven cycle and moped from the definition of "cycle". Defines "Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider" and "Provider" as a for-profit or nonprofit business, community agency, community organization, community college, or State university that is capable of providing courses. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall put out notices to the public seeking Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Providers to provide courses in the State, and that such courses shall be open to all residents of the State who hold a currently valid driver's license and who have reached their 16th birthday before the first day of the course to be held. Allows providers to charge a nominal registration fee set by the Department. Provides that responses from potential providers shall include the location where classes are to be held at, the number of students they intend to train, whether they would be providing motorcycles or using motorcycles owned by the Department, and the cost for courses provided on a per student basis. Provides that contracts shall be awarded by the Department to providers based on training needs and cost effectiveness of each bid or proposal. Provides that a provider shall only be paid grant funds under one of the following conditions: a course was held; expenses submitted related to the maintenance of department owned equipment; or submitting other non-personnel expenses. Provides that a provider awarded a contract with grant funding shall: submit proof that each instructor employed by the provider meets the qualifications to teach the curriculum for the courses; have at least one employee on staff certified to do quality assurance or quality control visits where instructors are evaluated per curriculum standards on teaching; perform at least one quality assurance or quality control visit on each instructor employed during the year and submit the results of those visits to the Department; maintain appropriate liability insurance to cover training activities; submit requests for payment in a timely manner; and adhere to additional program rules and regulations. Prohibits a provider awarded a contract with grant funding from adopting any policy, requirement, or expectation regarding employee's manner of dress outside of the employee's scheduled work hours. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-27 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura [SB2075 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB2075-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2075 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Seth Lewis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Cycle Rider Safety Training Act. Removes motor driven cycle and moped from the definition of "cycle". Defines "Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider" and "Provider" as a for-profit or nonprofit business, community agency, community organization, community college, or State university that is capable of providing courses. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall put out notices to the public seeking Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Providers to provide courses in the State, and that such courses shall be open to all residents of the State who hold a currently valid driver's license and who have reached their 16th birthday before the first day of the course to be held. Allows providers to charge a nominal registration fee set by the Department. Provides that responses from potential providers shall include the location where classes are to be held at, the number of students they intend to train, whether they would be providing motorcycles or using motorcycles owned by the Department, and the cost for courses provided on a per student basis. Provides that contracts shall be awarded by the Department to providers based on training needs and cost effectiveness of each bid or proposal. Provides that a provider shall only be paid grant funds under one of the following conditions: a course was held; expenses submitted related to the maintenance of department owned equipment; or submitting other non-personnel expenses. Provides that a provider awarded a contract with grant funding shall: submit proof that each instructor employed by the provider meets the qualifications to teach the curriculum for the courses; have at least one employee on staff certified to do quality assurance or quality control visits where instructors are evaluated per curriculum standards on teaching; perform at least one quality assurance or quality control visit on each instructor employed during the year and submit the results of those visits to the Department; maintain appropriate liability insurance to cover training activities; submit requests for payment in a timely manner; and adhere to additional program rules and regulations. Prohibits a provider awarded a contract with grant funding from adopting any policy, requirement, or expectation regarding employee's manner of dress outside of the employee's scheduled work hours. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Cycle Rider Safety Training Act is amended
by changing Sections 2.01, 2.03, 4, and 7 and by adding Section
2.03a as follows:
(625 ILCS 35/2.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 802.01)
Sec. 2.01. "Cycle" means a motorcycle, motor driven cycle
or moped, as defined in The Illinois Vehicle Code.
(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
(625 ILCS 35/2.03) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 802.03)
Sec. 2.03. "Cycle Rider Safety Training Courses" and
"Courses" mean courses of instruction in the use and operation
of cycles, including instruction in the safe on-road operation
of cycles, the rules of the road and the laws of this State
relating to motor vehicles, which courses meet the minimum
requirements of this Act, the standards established in the
model national administrative standards for state motorcycle
rider training programs by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, and the rules and regulations issued hereunder
by the Department and which have been approved by the
Department as meeting such requirements.

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(Source: P.A. 82-649.)
(625 ILCS 35/2.03a new)
Sec. 2.03a. Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider.
"Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Provider" and "Provider"
means a for-profit or nonprofit business, community agency,
community organization, community college, or State university
that is capable of providing courses meeting the definition in
this Act in accordance with the rules set forth by the
Department and the regulations of this Act.
(625 ILCS 35/4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 804)
Sec. 4. (a) The Department shall, on an as needed basis,
put out notices to the public seeking Cycle Rider Safety
Training Course Providers to provide courses in this State.
Such courses shall be open to all residents of the State who
hold a currently valid driver's license and who have reached
their 16th birthday before the first day of the course to be
held. Such courses may be offered throughout the calendar
year.
Providers may charge a nominal registration fee set by the
Department, which shall be refunded upon completion of the
course.
Responses from potential providers shall include, at a
minimum, the location where classes are to be held at, the
number of students they intend to train, whether they would be

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providing motorcycles or using motorcycles owned by the
Department, and the cost for courses provided on a per student
basis.
Contracts shall be awarded by the Department to providers
based on training needs and cost effectiveness of each bid or
proposal.
(b) A provider shall only be paid grant funds under one of
the following conditions:
(1) a course was held, in which case the provider
shall be paid per student rate multiplied by the number of
students present on the first day of the course;
(2) expenses submitted related to the maintenance of
department owned equipment; or
(3) submitting other non-personnel expenses as deemed
appropriate by the Department.
(c) A provider awarded a contract with grant funding under
this Act shall:
(1) submit proof to the Department that each
instructor employed by the provider meets the
qualifications to teach the curriculum for the courses;
(2) have at least one employee on staff certified to
do quality assurance or quality control visits where
instructors are evaluated per curriculum standards on
teaching;
(3) perform at least one quality assurance or quality
control visit on each instructor employed during the year

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and submit the results of those visits to the Department;
(4) maintain appropriate liability insurance to cover
training activities;
(5) submit requests for payment in a timely manner;
and
(6) adhere to additional program rules and regulations
as determined by the Department.
(d) A provider awarded a contract with grant funding under
this Act shall not adopt any policy, requirement, or
expectation regarding employee's manner of dress outside of
the employee's scheduled work hours, nor may the provider pose
any questions regarding such on job applications or during
interviews with potential employees.
Any State or community college, State university or community
agency designated by the Department may organize a Regional
Cycle Rider Safety Training Center and may offer cycle rider
safety training courses through such Training Centers which it
operates. The curriculum and accreditation for the courses,
and the geographic areas in which each Training Center may
offer the courses, shall be provided for by rules and
regulations of the Department. Instructors of such courses
shall meet the qualification and certification requirements of
the regulations of the Department and the college, university
or community agency offering the program and may be employed
on a calendar year rather than a school year basis. Such
courses shall be open to all residents of the State who hold a

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currently valid driver's license and who have reached their
16th birthday without regard to whether such person is
enrolled in any other course offered by said State or
community college, State university or community agency. Such
courses may be offered throughout the calendar year. The
courses may be offered as credit or noncredit courses, but no
fee shall be charged except for a nominal registration fee
which shall be refunded upon completion of the course.
(Source: P.A. 86-1005.)
(625 ILCS 35/7) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 807)
Sec. 7. The Department is authorized to and shall award
contracts out of appropriations to the Department from "The
Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund" to qualifying providers
Regional Cycle Rider Safety Training Centers for the conduct
of approved Cycle Rider Safety Training courses.
(Source: P.A. 82-649.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2026.
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INDEX
Statutes amended in order of appearance
625 ILCS 35/2.01 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 802.01
625 ILCS 35/2.03 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 802.03
625 ILCS 35/2.03a new
625 ILCS 35/4 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 804
625 ILCS 35/7 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 807