House Study Bill 43 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BILL) 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: 3 TLSB 1270XD (5) 88 ns/rh

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.188, subsection 1, Code 2019, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. Successfully complete any entry-level 3 driver training if required under 49 C.F.R. pt. 380, subpt. F, 4 or 49 C.F.R. pt. 383, subpt. E, prior to taking a knowledge 5 test or driving skills test, the passage of which is required 6 under paragraph “c” . 7 Sec. 2. Section 321.188, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 4. The department shall check the applicant’s driving 10 record as maintained by the applicant’s current licensing 11 state, the national commercial driver’s license information 12 system, the national drug and alcohol clearinghouse if required 13 under 49 C.F.R. §383.73, and the national driver register to 14 determine whether the applicant qualifies to be issued for 15 the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a commercial driver’s 16 license , as applicable . The department shall notify the 17 national commercial driver’s license information system of the 18 issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a commercial driver’s license 19 and shall post the driver’s self-certification of type of 20 driving as required by rule. The department shall also post 21 information from the medical examiner’s certificate required 22 under subsection 1 , paragraph “c” , to the national commercial 23 driver’s license information system, if required by rule. 24 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. The following applies to applicants 25 for which the issuance or upgrade of a commercial driver’s 26 license sought by the applicant is or will be issued by 27 the department of transportation on or after February 7, 28 2020, regardless of the date the applicant submitted to the 29 department the application or other information required for 30 the issuance or upgrade of the license: 31 The section of this Act enacting section 321.188, subsection 32 1, paragraph “0c”. 33 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. The following applies to applicants 34 for which the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a commercial 35 -1- LSB 1270XD (5) 88 ns/rh 1/ 2

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ driver’s license sought by the applicant is or will be issued 1 by the department of transportation on or after January 6, 2 2020, regardless of the date the applicant submitted to the 3 department the application or other information required for 4 the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of the license: 5 The section of this Act amending section 321.188, subsection 6 4. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill requires commercial driver’s license applicants 11 to successfully complete any entry-level driver training 12 if required under the code of federal regulations prior to 13 taking a required knowledge test or driving skills test. This 14 provision of the bill applies to applicants for which the 15 issuance or upgrade of a commercial driver’s license sought 16 by the applicant is or will be issued by the department of 17 transportation (DOT) on or after February 7, 2020, regardless 18 of the date the applicant submitted to the DOT the application 19 or other information required for the issuance or upgrade of 20 the license. 21 In addition, the bill requires the DOT to check the national 22 drug and alcohol clearinghouse if required under the code 23 of federal regulations to determine whether the applicant 24 qualifies for the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a commercial 25 driver’s license. This provision of the bill applies to 26 applicants for which the issuance, renewal, or upgrade of a 27 commercial driver’s license sought by the applicant is or will 28 be issued by the DOT on or after January 6, 2020, regardless 29 of the date the applicant submitted to the DOT the application 30 or other information required for the issuance, renewal, or 31 upgrade of the license. 32 The provisions of Code section 321.188 (commercial driver’s 33 license requirements) are applicable to the issuance of 34 commercial learner’s permits under Code section 321.180(2)(a). 35 -2- LSB 1270XD (5) 88 ns/rh 2/ 2