Bill Summary: SF912 - Bill Dooley Bicycle Safety Act

• Requires school districts to provide age-appropriate active transportation safety training to students in kindergarten through grade 8, including pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, traffic laws, and protective equipment use, with specific deadlines for completion.

• Establishes an active transportation advisory committee within the Department of Transportation consisting of up to 18 public members and representatives from state agencies to make recommendations on safety, education, and development programs.

• Designates the Mississippi River Trail and Jim Oberstar Bikeway as state bicycle routes and clarifies bikeway design guidelines and technical assistance requirements for local units of government.

• Modifies bicycle traffic laws to allow operators to use safe judgment when riding position and adds "Idaho stop" provisions allowing bicyclists to proceed through stop signs and red lights without stopping when no vehicles are present in the vicinity.

• Appropriates $10 million annually for fiscal years 2024-2025 for the safe routes to school program and $25 million annually for the active transportation program, with $500,000 annually earmarked for youth active transportation safety curriculum development.