Bill Text: IA HF418 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
43)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
226
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
TRANSPORTATION)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
commercial
driver’s
license
requirements,
1
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.187,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
1
2019,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
c.
Any
third-party
skills
test
examiner
used
by
the
3
third-party
tester
shall
meet
the
requirements
of
49
C.F.R.
4
§383.75
and
49
C.F.R.
§384.228
,
as
adopted
by
rule
by
the
5
department.
The
department
shall
adopt
rules
requiring
that
a
6
third-party
tester,
other
than
a
community
college
established
7
under
chapter
260C
,
shall
be
an
Iowa-based
motor
carrier,
or
8
its
subsidiary,
that
has
its
principal
office
within
this
state
9
and
operates
a
permanent
commercial
driver
training
facility
10
in
this
state
,
or
an
Iowa
nonprofit
corporation
that
serves
as
11
a
trade
association
for
Iowa-based
motor
carriers
.
The
rules
12
may
also
provide
that
a
third-party
tester
conduct
a
number
of
13
skills
test
examinations
above
the
number
required
under
49
14
C.F.R.
§383.75
in
order
to
remain
qualified
as
a
third-party
15
tester
under
this
section
.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
321.188,
subsection
1,
Code
2019,
is
amended
17
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
18
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0c.
Successfully
complete
any
entry-level
19
driver
training
if
required
under
49
C.F.R.
pt.
380,
subpt.
F,
20
or
49
C.F.R.
pt.
383,
subpt.
E,
prior
to
taking
a
knowledge
21
test
or
driving
skills
test,
the
passage
of
which
is
required
22
under
paragraph
“c”
.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
321.188,
subsection
4,
Code
2019,
is
amended
24
to
read
as
follows:
25
4.
The
department
shall
check
the
applicant’s
driving
26
record
as
maintained
by
the
applicant’s
current
licensing
27
state,
the
national
commercial
driver’s
license
information
28
system,
the
national
drug
and
alcohol
clearinghouse
if
required
29
under
49
C.F.R.
§383.73,
and
the
national
driver
register
to
30
determine
whether
the
applicant
qualifies
to
be
issued
for
31
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
32
license
,
as
applicable
.
The
department
shall
notify
the
33
national
commercial
driver’s
license
information
system
of
the
34
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license
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and
shall
post
the
driver’s
self-certification
of
type
of
1
driving
as
required
by
rule.
The
department
shall
also
post
2
information
from
the
medical
examiner’s
certificate
required
3
under
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“c”
,
to
the
national
commercial
4
driver’s
license
information
system,
if
required
by
rule.
5
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
applicants
6
for
which
the
issuance
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
7
license
sought
by
the
applicant
is
or
will
be
issued
by
8
the
department
of
transportation
on
or
after
February
7,
9
2020,
regardless
of
the
date
the
applicant
submitted
to
the
10
department
the
application
or
other
information
required
for
11
the
issuance
or
upgrade
of
the
license:
12
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
321.188,
subsection
13
1,
paragraph
“0c”.
14
Sec.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
applicants
15
for
which
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
16
driver’s
license
sought
by
the
applicant
is
or
will
be
issued
17
by
the
department
of
transportation
on
or
after
January
6,
18
2020,
regardless
of
the
date
the
applicant
submitted
to
the
19
department
the
application
or
other
information
required
for
20
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
the
license:
21
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
321.188,
subsection
22
4.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
Current
law
allows
third-party
testers
to
administer
driving
27
skills
tests
required
for
a
commercial
driver’s
license.
A
28
third-party
tester,
other
than
a
community
college,
must
be
29
an
Iowa-based
motor
carrier,
or
its
subsidiary,
that
has
its
30
principal
office
within
this
state
and
operates
a
permanent
31
commercial
driver
training
facility
in
this
state.
This
bill
32
allows
an
Iowa
nonprofit
corporation
that
serves
as
a
trade
33
association
for
Iowa-based
motor
carriers
to
be
a
third-party
34
tester.
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The
bill
requires
commercial
driver’s
license
applicants
1
to
successfully
complete
any
entry-level
driver
training
2
if
required
under
the
code
of
federal
regulations
prior
to
3
taking
a
required
knowledge
test
or
driving
skills
test.
This
4
provision
of
the
bill
applies
to
applicants
for
which
the
5
issuance
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
driver’s
license
sought
6
by
the
applicant
is
or
will
be
issued
by
the
department
of
7
transportation
(DOT)
on
or
after
February
7,
2020,
regardless
8
of
the
date
the
applicant
submitted
to
the
DOT
the
application
9
or
other
information
required
for
the
issuance
or
upgrade
of
10
the
license.
11
In
addition,
the
bill
requires
the
DOT
to
check
the
national
12
drug
and
alcohol
clearinghouse
if
required
under
the
code
13
of
federal
regulations
to
determine
whether
the
applicant
14
qualifies
for
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
commercial
15
driver’s
license.
This
provision
of
the
bill
applies
to
16
applicants
for
which
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
upgrade
of
a
17
commercial
driver’s
license
sought
by
the
applicant
is
or
will
18
be
issued
by
the
DOT
on
or
after
January
6,
2020,
regardless
19
of
the
date
the
applicant
submitted
to
the
DOT
the
application
20
or
other
information
required
for
the
issuance,
renewal,
or
21
upgrade
of
the
license.
22
The
provisions
of
Code
section
321.188
(commercial
driver’s
23
license
requirements)
are
applicable
to
the
issuance
of
24
commercial
learner’s
permits
under
Code
section
321.180(2)(a).
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