MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM CONTINUATION ACT
I. PURPOSE
Extends the Motorcycle Operator Safety Training (MOST) Program from its original repeal date of September 1, 2025, to September 1, 2034.
Updates program administration, eligibility requirements, and advisory board responsibilities.
Transfers oversight of vendor training standards from the Department of Transportation to the State Patrol.
II. PROGRAM CONTINUATION
Repeals the scheduled September 1, 2025 repeal of the MOST Program in § 24-34-104(26)(a)(XII).
Reschedules the repeal date to September 1, 2034, under § 24-34-104(35)(a)(VI).
Amends § 43-5-507 to reflect the new expiration date.
III. INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS
Reduces the minimum age requirement for a MOST instructor from 21 years old to 18 years old (§ 43-5-503(2)(a)).
IV. ADVISORY BOARD REVISIONS
Removes the advisory board’s responsibility for making recommendations on expenditures of fund money (§ 43-5-505(2)(d) repealed).
Retains board functions related to recommending training methods and program improvements.
V. ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
Transfers responsibility for setting standards for MOST vendors from the Department of Transportation to the State Patrol (§ 43-5-501(3.6) amended).
VI. IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE
Takes effect 90 days after the legislative session ends.
If challenged by referendum, will be decided in the November 2026 general election and take effect upon certification of results.
Summary
Sunset Process - Senate Transportation and Energy Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies (department) regarding the motorcycle operator training program (MOST program), as contained in the department's sunset review of the MOST program, as follows:
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Continues the MOST program in the office of the chief of the state patrol in the department of public safety for 9 years, until September 1, 2034 (sections 1 and 2 of the bill);
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Lowers the required minimum age to be a MOST instructor from 21 to 18 years of age (section 3);
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Removes the authority of the motorcycle operator safety advisory board to make recommendations on expenditures of money from the MOST fund (section 4); and
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Makes a technical change to align with the placement of the MOST program within the Colorado state patrol rather than the department of transportation (section 5).
