1. (1) A governmental agency sponsor shall submit an annual motorcycle safety grant application to the department for approval. The sponsor shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenditures, including any of the following:

   1. (a) Instructor salaries.
   2. (b) Instructional materials.
   3. (c) Equipment.
   4. (d) Motorcycle insurance.
   5. (e) Other direct costs.
2. (2) A sponsor other than a private business enterprise shall be reimbursed at a rate based upon the availability of funds deposited in the motorcycle safety fund established by sections 312c, 801, and 811a of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being SS257.312c, 257.801, and 257.811a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and an appropriation determined by the legislature.
3. (3) The participant fee identified in section 811a of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, as amended, being S257.811a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall, if charged, be retained by the sponsor for funding the administration and implementation of the motorcycle safety education program. A local or intermediate school district that offers such a program shall not charge an applicant a course fee if academic credit is given toward a high school diploma for the course.

History: 1989 AACS.