Colorado § 43-5-505 - Advisory board.

§ 43-5-505. Advisory board.

(1) The motorcycle operator safety advisory board is hereby created. The board consists of:

(a) The director of the Colorado department of transportation or his or her designee;

(b) The executive director of the department of revenue or the executive director's designee;

(c) The chief of the Colorado state patrol or the chief's designee; and

(d) Nine members appointed by the chief of the Colorado state patrol:

(I) Two members who represent MOST vendors;

(II) One member who represents retail motorcycle dealers;

(III) One member who represents third-party testers;

(IV) Two members who represent instructor training specialists;

(V) One member who represents the motorcycle riding community;

(VI) Repealed.

(VII) One member who represents law enforcement agencies; and

(VIII) One member who represents motorcycle insurance providers.

(2) The board shall meet to:

(a) Recommend training methods to increase safety and reduce motorcycle crashes and injuries;

(b) Recommend training methods to increase program effectiveness;

(c) Recommend improvements to the program and training; and

(d) Make recommendations on expenditures of fund moneys.

(3) Each board member appointed under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section serves a two-year term; except that, of the board members appointed initially, one-half serve for a one-year term and the remaining members serve a two-year term.

(4) The board shall elect from among the board members listed in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) of this section a chair and vice-chair, both of whom serve two-year terms. The chair presides over all board meetings. The vice-chair presides in the absence of the chair.

(5) The board shall develop a vision and mission consistent with the program.

(6) The board shall meet at least quarterly.

Source: L. 94: Entire part added with relocations, p. 2541, § 4, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2013: Entire section RC&RE, (HB 13-1083), ch. 86, p. 276, § 5, effective August 7. L. 2017: (1)(a) and IP(1)(d) amended, (SB 17-243), ch. 256, p. 1073, § 5, effective January 1, 2018. L. 2020: (1)(d)(IV) amended and (1)(d)(VI) repealed, (HB 20-1285), ch. 292, p. 1440, § 4, effective July 13.

Editor's note: (1) Prior to the recreation of this section in 2013, subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1996. (See L. 94, p. 2541.)

(2) This section is similar to former § 43-5-505 as it existed prior to 1996.