Pupil safety: electric bicycle: safety and training program.
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Overview
This bill requires California schools to implement a standardized electric bicycle safety and training program for students in grades 7-12. The State Department of Education, in collaboration with the California Highway Patrol, will develop this program, which will include online components and require pupils to complete it or a related safety course before parking an electric bicycle on school grounds. Schools that already have electric bicycle safety policies in place before January 1, 2027, will be exempt from this requirement.
Key provisions
- Requires the State Department of Education to develop a standardized electric bicycle safety and training program for grades 7-12.
- Mandates that schools require pupils to complete the program or a related safety course before parking electric bicycles on campus.
- Authorizes collaboration with local law enforcement and government agencies to ensure program best practices.
- Encourages local educational agencies and parent organizations to offer training demonstrations.
- Establishes definitions for ‘classes of electric bicycles’ and ‘local educational agency’.
- Exempts schools with existing electric bicycle safety policies adopted before January 1, 2027, from the new requirements.
- Specifies a timeline for the Department of Education to develop the program (March 1, 2028).
Who is affected
- Students in grades 7-12
- School districts
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