Senate File 2021 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  ZIEMAN


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the provision of commercial driver licensing
  2    services in all Iowa counties.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 5166XS 82
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321M.6, subsection 4, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    4.  The department is not obligated to shall provide
  1  4 service in a county for issuance of commercial driver's
  1  5 licenses, including service for hazardous materials
  1  6 endorsements, if the county fails to meet certification
  1  7 standards under this section or if the county does not
  1  8 otherwise provide commercial driver licensing service.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill requires the department of transportation to
  1 11 provide service for issuance of commercial driver's licenses
  1 12 in any county that fails to meet the department's standards
  1 13 for issuance or does not otherwise provide commercial driver
  1 14 licensing service.  The bill specifies that the service to be
  1 15 provided shall include hazardous materials endorsements.
  1 16 Currently, commercial driver's licenses, with all related
  1 17 endorsements, are issued at all of the 18 driver licensing
  1 18 stations operated by the department.  County treasurers who
  1 19 offer driver licensing services may issue commercial driver's
  1 20 licenses only if certified to do so by the department.
  1 21 LSB 5166XS 82
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