(1) The motorcycle safety education program shall offer motorcycle rider training courses designed to develop and instill the knowledge, at titudes, habits, and skills necessary for the proper operation of a motorcycle. The courses shall be taught by instructors approved under KRS 176.5063 and shall include no fewer than eight (8) hours of hands-on instruction for a novice course. (2) Rider training courses shall be open to a resident of any state who is eligible for a motor vehicle instruction permit in the person's home state. (3) Rider training courses shall be provided free of charge to applicants under eighteen (18) years of age. (4) The cabinet shall issue certificates of completion in a manner and form prescribed by administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to persons who satisfactorily complete the requirements of a motorcycle rider training course offered or authorized by the state program. (5) The Transportation Cabinet shall exempt applicants for a motorcycle instruction permit or operator's license or endorsement from the written test for a motorcycle instruction permit and the skills test for a motorcycle ope rator's license if the applicant presents satisfactory evidence of successful completion of an approved rider training course that includes a similar test of knowledge and skills. Applicants under this subsection who successfully completed their testing on a three (3) wheeled motorcycle shall be subject to the restrictions outlined in KRS 186.480(3). (6) (a) The Motorcycle Safety Education Commission shall publish a list of approved rider training courses which meet the licensing requirements. (b) The Motorcycle Safety Education Commission shall publish a list of approved instructor training courses which meet the licensing requirements.
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