Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 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.

Note: Application and grant contract information is available from the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety, Motorcycle Safety Program, 4822 Madison Yards Way, Madison, Wisconsin 53707 or via email sent to wmsp@dot.wi.gov.

(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 and basic courses for experienced riders over other 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.

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 rider coaches available to teach proposed classes.

5. Has adequate financial resources to initiate a program and meet program expenses, 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 rider coach 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.

(g) All participants wear full or three-quarter helmets during range portions of the course.

(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 2 CFR part 200 .

Note: The intent of this section is that courses be funded 70% by government monies and 30% by student fees to encourage student commitment. Compliance with 2 CFR part 200 is required as part of using federal grants or monies to fund this program. 2 CFR part 200 is available online at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-2/subtitle-A/chapter-II/part-200.

(5) AUDITS. The grant recipient shall be required to keep accurate records of the use of grant money, curricula, names of rider coaches 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 (2) (d) within 30 days of course completion.

(7) RIDER COACHES.

(a) If necessary to ensure the existence of a sufficient number of trained rider coaches, the department may contract with qualified rider coach trainers to provide rider coach training. Rider coach trainers must be certified by the curriculum provider and must undergo all training and evaluations required to maintain that certification. Rider coach trainers shall be subject to the requirements of s. Trans 129.10 (2) and (3) and hold a rider coach license.

(b) If there is a need for rider coaches, the department may reimburse the training costs of approved persons. Reimbursement may cover all or part of tuition, course material, meals, lodging, and any pre-approved additional expenses. The department may reimburse costs to a new rider coach upon successful completion of the training, and after the newly trained rider coach has taught 2 entire rider education courses.

(8) NONDISCRIMINATION. To be eligible for funding under a grant, the grant recipient shall not discriminate against any persons on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, low income, or limited English proficiency.

Notes

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 129.15

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. Amended by, CR 23-043: am. (2) (b) 4., (c) 1., 4., r. (2) (c) 6., am. (3) (d), cr. (3) (g), am. (4) (b), (5) to (7), cr. (8) Register November 25 No. 827, eff. 12/1/2024

Because the department is a recipient of federal monies, all of its programs, including the motorcycle safety program, are subject to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. See 49 CFR part 21.