123B.935 ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY TRAINING.

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Subdivision 1.Training required.

(a) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 with age-appropriate active transportation safety training. At a minimum, the training must include pedestrian safety, including crossing roads.

(b) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in grades 4 through 8 with age-appropriate active transportation safety training. At a minimum, the training must include:

(1) pedestrian safety, including crossing roads safely using the searching left, right, left for vehicles in traffic technique;

(2) bicycle safety, including relevant traffic laws, use and proper fit of protective headgear, bicycle parts and safety features, and safe biking techniques; and

(3) electric-assisted bicycle safety, including that a person under the age of 15 is not allowed to operate an electric-assisted bicycle.

(c) A nonpublic school may provide nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8 with training as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b). §

Subd. 2.

MS 2024 [Repealed, 1Sp2025 c 10 art 2 s 26] §

Subd. 3.Instruction.

(a) A district may provide active transportation safety training through distance learning.

(b) A district and a nonpublic school must make reasonable accommodations for the active transportation safety training of pupils known to speak English as a second language and pupils with disabilities. §

Subd. 4.Model program.

The commissioner of transportation must maintain a comprehensive collection of active transportation safety training materials that meets the requirements under this section.

History:

2023 c 68 art 4 s 12; 2024 c 127 art 3 s 8

History: History: 2023 c 68 art 4 s 12; 2024 c 127 art 3 s 8