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Relating to commercial driver’s license requirements, and including applicability provisions. Effective 7-1-19
Sponsored by the House Transportation (companion To Sf 226 By Committee on Transportation) Committee
Topics:Transportation
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 7, 2019
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeApril 3, 2019
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 3, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeApril 4, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 8, 201950–0
- Done: To the GovernorApril 22, 2019
- Done: Signed into lawApril 23, 2019
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What’s in it
Current law allows third-party testers to administer driving skills tests required for a commercial driver’s license. A third-party tester, other than a community college, must 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. This bill allows an Iowa nonprofit corporation that serves as a trade association for Iowa-based motor carriers to be a third-party tester. The bill requires commercial driver’s license applicants to successfully complete any entry-level driver training if required under the code of federal regulations prior to taking a required knowledge test or driving skills test.
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This provision of the bill applies to applicants 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 (DOT) on or after February 7, 2020, regardless of the date the applicant submitted to the DOT the application or other information required for the issuance or upgrade of the license. In addition, the bill requires the DOT to check the national drug and alcohol clearinghouse if required under the code of federal regulations to determine whether the applicant qualifies for the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a commercial driver’s license. This provision of the bill 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 DOT on or after January 6, 2020, regardless of the date the applicant submitted to the DOT the application or other information required for the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of the license.180(2)(a).
Changed since by amendments S-3128, H-1103; see Amendments.
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