Section 2728 - Motorcycle rider education advisory committee(a) The Motorcycle Rider Education Advisory Committee ("Committee") is established to do all of the following: (1) Monitor the Motorcycle Rider Education Program ("Program") established under § 2726 of this title.(2) Receive input from State agencies and the general public regarding the Program.(3) Assess the future needs of and recommend improvements to the Program.(4) Review pending legislation related to the Program or owning or operating a motorcycle.(5) Review statistical data with regard to motorcycle accidents in the state and make relevant recommendations to the Office of Highway Safety.(b) The Committee is comprised of the following members:(1) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.(2) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(3) The Controller General, or a designee selected by the Controller General.(4) One employee of the Department of Transportation and 1 employee of the Office of Highway Safety, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(5) Nine members of the public, 6 of whom are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 3 of whom are appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.(c)(1) The appointed members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.(2) A vacancy on the Committee is to be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.(d)(1) The member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker is the Chair of the Committee and the member of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore is the Vice-Chair of the Committee.(e) The Chair shall guide the administration of the Committee by doing, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) Supervising the preparation and distribution of meeting notices, agendas, minutes, correspondence, and other records of the Committee.(2) Notifying an appointing authority of a vacancy on the Committee to be filled by the appointing authority.(f)(1) The Committee must meet at least quarterly. The Committee may meet at the call of the Chair.(2) A quorum of the Committee is a majority of the Committee's members.(3) Official action by the Committee requires the approval of majority of the Committee's members.(4) The Committee may adopt rules necessary for its operations.(g) The General Assembly shall provide reasonable and necessary support staff and materials for the Committee to carry out the Committee's purposes under subsection (a) of this section.Added by Laws 2023, ch. 253,s 1, eff. 3/20/2024.