HF 2598 (LSB 6053HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 2598

BY  COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 697)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to human trafficking prevention training for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  321.175  Human trafficking prevention training —— commercial drivers.
   1.  An applicant for the initial issuance of a class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license must certify to the department that the applicant successfully completed a course of instruction regarding the operation of a motor vehicle that included approved human trafficking prevention training.
   2.  A person who offers a course of instruction regarding the operation of a commercial motor vehicle shall provide at least thirty minutes of approved human trafficking prevention training as part of the course. The training must be offered in the English language.
   3.  The department shall approve, in cooperation with the department of education and the state board of education, human trafficking prevention training materials regarding the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking. The departments may collaborate with other entities that specialize in and produce training materials regarding the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking particularly for persons who operate commercial motor vehicles. The departments shall make the approved human trafficking prevention training materials available to the public. The departments shall review and update the departments’ approved human trafficking prevention training materials to account for changes and trends in human trafficking at least once every three years.
   4.  The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321.188, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  h.  For a person applying for the initial issuance of a class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license, certify that the applicant has completed approved human trafficking prevention training in accordance with section 321.175.
    Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies on and after March 1, 2027, or the publication date of the issue of the Iowa administrative bulletin that includes a statement by the director of transportation that the applicable phase of the department of transportation’s new statewide records system is implemented, whichever is earlier. The department shall forward a copy of the statement to the Iowa Code editor prior to publication.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to human trafficking prevention training for persons who apply for a class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license (CDL). The bill requires an applicant for the initial issuance of such a CDL to certify to the department of transportation (DOT) that the applicant successfully completed a course of instruction regarding the operation of a motor vehicle that included approved human trafficking prevention training.
   The bill requires a person who offers a course of instruction regarding the operation of a commercial motor vehicle to provide at least 30 minutes of approved human trafficking prevention training in English as part of the course.
   Under the bill, the DOT must approve, in cooperation with the department of education and the state board of education, human trafficking prevention training materials regarding the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking, and make the approved materials available to the public. The departments may collaborate with other entities that specialize in and produce training materials regarding the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking particularly for persons who operate commercial motor vehicles. The departments are required to review and update the approved human trafficking prevention training materials to account for changes and trends in human trafficking at least once every three years.
   The bill applies on and after March 1, 2027, or the publication date of the issue of the Iowa administrative bulletin that includes a statement by the director of transportation that the applicable phase of the DOT’s new records system is implemented, whichever is earlier. The DOT is also required to forward a copy of the statement to the Iowa Code editor.