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SSB 1060
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 19, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 26, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 152
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 152 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 152 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Instead of only allowing certain groups like trucking companies or transit systems to test drivers, the Department of Transportation can now allow other types of third-party testers. These testers must follow federal rules for knowledge and driving skills exams. The Department of Transportation also gains the power to limit what specific types of tests these third parties are allowed to give.1
Read the official explanation
Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) must examine applicants for driver’s licenses. The DOT is authorized to designate community colleges and other third-party testers to administer the knowledge and driving skills tests required for a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license. _____ association for Iowa-based motor carriers, or a public or regional transit system. This bill strikes the provisions that identify particular types of third-party testers, other than community colleges; requires any third-party test examiner used by a third-party tester to comply with existing federal regulations applicable to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, as adopted by rule by the DOT; and authorizes the DOT to adopt rules restricting the testing scope of a third-party tester.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 19, 2023. On January 25, 2023 it recommended passage. [].
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