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What changed in SF 2337

The bill as introduced, compared with the version both chambers passed (89th General Assembly).

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Section 1. Section 321.187, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:

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2. The department may by rule designate community colleges established under chapter 260C and other third-party testers to administer the knowledge and driving skills test tests required for a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license, provided that all of the following occur:

a. The driving skills test is the same as that which would otherwise be administered by the state. The fees for administering a commercial driver’s license driving skills test as provided in sections 321.187A and 321M.6A shall not apply to a driving skills test administered by a third-party tester under this section.

b. The third-party tester contractually agrees to comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R. §383.75 pts. 383 and 384 applicable to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, as adopted by rule by the department.

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 pts. 383 and 384 applicable to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, 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, either 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 be an Iowa nonprofit corporation that serves as a trade association for Iowa-based motor carriers regarding who may qualify as a third-party tester. 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. A third-party tester, other than a community college established under chapter 260C, must be one of the following:

(1) 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.

(2) An Iowa nonprofit corporation that serves as a trade association for Iowa-based motor carriers.

(3) A public transit system or regional transit system, as those terms are defined in section 324A.1, in this state.

3. As used in this section, “third-party tester” and “third-party skills test examiner” mean as defined in 49 C.F.R. §383.5.:

a. “Third-party test examiner” means a person employed by a third-party tester who is authorized by the department to administer the knowledge and driving skills tests under this section.

b. “Third-party tester” means a person designated by the department to employ knowledge and driving skills test examiners to administer knowledge and driving skills tests under this section.