Bill Text: IA HF418 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to commercial driver's license requirements, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 43.) Effective 7-1-19.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-23 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 982. [HF418 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF418-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
COMMERCIAL
DRIVER’S
LICENSE
REQUIREMENTS,
AND
INCLUDING
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
321.187,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
c.
Any
third-party
skills
test
examiner
used
by
the
third-party
tester
shall
meet
the
requirements
of
49
C.F.R.
§383.75
and
49
C.F.R.
§384.228
,
as
adopted
by
rule
by
the
department.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
requiring
that
a
third-party
tester,
other
than
a
community
college
established
under
chapter
260C
,
shall
be
an
Iowa-based
motor
carrier,
or
its
subsidiary,
that
has
its
principal
office
within
this
state
and
operates
a
permanent
commercial
driver
training
facility
in
this
state
,
or
an
Iowa
nonprofit
corporation
that
serves
as
a
trade
association
for
Iowa-based
motor
carriers
.
The
rules
may
also
provide
that
a
third-party
tester
conduct
a
number
of
skills
test
examinations
above
the
number
required
under
49
C.F.R.
§383.75
in
order
to
remain
qualified
as
a
third-party
tester
under
this
section
.
Sec.
2.
Section
321.188,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
Successfully
complete
any
entry-level
driver
training
if
required
under
49
C.F.R.
pt.
380,
subpt.
F,
or
49
C.F.R.
pt.
383,
subpt.
E,
prior
to
taking
a
knowledge
test
or
driving
skills
test,
the
passage
of
which
is
required
House
File
418,
p.
2
under
paragraph
“c”
.
Sec.
3.
Section
321.188,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4.
The
department
shall
check
the
applicant’s
driving
record
as
maintained
by
the
applicant’s
current
licensing
state,
the
national
commercial
driver’s
license
information
system,
the
national
drug
and
alcohol
clearinghouse
if
required
under
49
C.F.R.
§383.73,
and
the
national
driver
register
to
determine
whether
the
applicant
qualifies
to
be
issued
for
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license
,
as
applicable
.
The
department
shall
notify
the
national
commercial
driver’s
license
information
system
of
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license
and
shall
post
the
driver’s
self-certification
of
type
of
driving
as
required
by
rule.
The
department
shall
also
post
information
from
the
medical
examiner’s
certificate
required
under
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
,
to
the
national
commercial
driver’s
license
information
system,
if
required
by
rule.
Sec.
4.
Section
321.449,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
The
department
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
authorizing
a
person
who
is
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age
or
over,
but
under
twenty-one
years
of
age,
to
be
licensed
to
operate
a
commercial
motor
vehicle
in
interstate
commerce
if
the
person
holds
a
valid
commercial
driver’s
license
and
is
authorized
under
federal
law
to
operate
a
commercial
motor
vehicle
in
interstate
commerce.
Sec.
5.
COMMERCIAL
DRIVER’S
LICENSE
DRIVING
SKILLS
TEST
——
STUDY.
The
department
of
transportation
shall
conduct
a
study
on
access
in
this
state
to
the
driving
skills
test
required
for
issuance
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license.
The
department
shall
evaluate
and
may
recommend
additional
testing
options
to
increase
access
in
this
state
to
the
driving
skills
test
required
for
issuance
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report,
in
paper
or
electronic
format,
containing
the
department’s
findings,
evaluation,
and
any
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
31,
2019.
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
applicants
House
File
418,
p.
3
for
which
the
issuance
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license
sought
by
the
applicant
is
or
will
be
issued
by
the
department
of
transportation
on
or
after
February
7,
2020,
regardless
of
the
date
the
applicant
submitted
to
the
department
the
application
or
other
information
required
for
the
issuance
or
upgrade
of
the
license:
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
321.188,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“0c”.
Sec.
7.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
applicants
for
which
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license
sought
by
the
applicant
is
or
will
be
issued
by
the
department
of
transportation
on
or
after
January
6,
2020,
regardless
of
the
date
the
applicant
submitted
to
the
department
the
application
or
other
information
required
for
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
the
license:
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
321.188,
subsection
4.
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
CHARLES
SCHNEIDER
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
418,
Eighty-eighth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
CARMINE
BOAL
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2019
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
