253 Relating to: traffic violations resulting in harm to vulnerable highway users, driver education instruction, and providing a penalty. (FE)

  Date of enactment: April 8, 2014
2013 Assembly Bill 388   Date of publication*: April 9, 2014

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication."

2013 WISCONSIN ACT 253

An Act to create 38.04 (4) (e) 7., 115.28 (11) (g), 340.01 (74p) and 343.71 (5) (g) of the statutes; relating to: driver education instruction.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1 . 38.04 (4) (e) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

38.04 (4) (e) 7. Acquaints each student with the hazards posed by motor vehicles to vulnerable highway users, as defined in s. 340.01 (74p), and provides at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

Section 2 . 115.28 (11) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

115.28 (11) (g) Acquaint each student with the hazards posed by motor vehicles to vulnerable highway users, as defined in s. 340.01 (74p), and provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

Section 3 . 340.01 (74p) of the statutes is created to read:

340.01 (74p) "Vulnerable highway user" means any of the following:

(a) A pedestrian.

(b) A bicyclist.

(c) An operator of a moped or motor bicycle.

(d) An operator of, or passenger on, an animal-drawn vehicle, farm tractor, farm truck tractor, farm trailer, or implement of husbandry.

(e) A person riding upon in-line skates, a horse, or a play vehicle.

(f) A law enforcement officer, traffic officer, fire fighter, or emergency medical technician, while performing his or her official duties.

(g) A person who is rendering medical or emergency assistance to another person.

Section 4 . 343.71 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

343.71 (5) (g) Acquaints each student with the hazards posed by motor vehicles to vulnerable highway users and provides at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

Section 5 . Initial applicability.

(1) The treatment of sections 38.04 (4) (e) 7., 115.28 (11) (g), and 343.71 (5) (g) of the statutes first applies to driver education courses that begin on the effective date of this subsection.

Section 6 . Effective date.

(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after publication.