WATER SKIING – Amends existing law to provide an exception for water skiing.

H 569 amends Idaho's water skiing law to create two specific exceptions to the requirement that a vessel towing a water skier must have an observer aboard. It allows vessels operating within legal slalom courses if equipped with a rearview mirror meeting size specifications (minimum 4x4 inches), or vessels meeting additional safety criteria: a stern platform for safe entry, recessed propellers, operation during designated hours (May 15-Sept 10 before 9am or Sept 11-May 14 anytime), and using a tow rope with a handle. The bill directly affects water ski operators and instructors who meet these conditions, removing the observer requirement while maintaining other safety rules like the 1-hour sunset-to-sunrise towing ban (except for tournaments) and the mandatory warning flag system.