Iowa SF 152: A bill for an act relating to third-party testers who administer the knowledge and driving skills tests required for a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license.

Bill Text

Senate File 152 - Introduced
SENATE FILE 152
BY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1060)
A BILL FOR
An Act relating to third-party testers who administer the1
knowledge and driving skills tests required for a commercial2
learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license.3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:4
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Section 1. Section 321.187, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code1
2023, is amended to read as follows:2
c. Any third-party test examiner used by the third-party3
tester shall meet comply with the requirements of 49 C.F.R.4
pts. 383 and 384 applicable to third-party knowledge and5
driving skills testing, as adopted by rule by the department.6
The department shall adopt rules regarding who may qualify as a7
third-party tester. The department may adopt rules may also8
provide that doing any of the following:9
(1) Requiring a third-party tester to conduct a number of10
skills test examinations above the number required under 4911
C.F.R. §383.75 in order to remain qualified as a third-party12
tester under this section. A third-party tester, other than a13
community college established under chapter 260C, must be one14
of the following:15
(1) An Iowa-based motor carrier, or its subsidiary, that has16
its principal office within this state and operates a permanent17
commercial driver training facility in this state.18
(2) An Iowa nonprofit corporation that serves as a trade19
association for Iowa-based motor carriers.20
(3) A public transit system or regional transit system, as21
those terms are defined in section 324A.1, in this state.22
(2) Restricting the testing scope of a third-party tester.23
EXPLANATION24
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with25
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.26
Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT)27
must examine applicants for driver’s licenses. The DOT28
is authorized to designate community colleges and other29
third-party testers to administer the knowledge and driving30
skills tests required for a commercial learner’s permit or31
commercial driver’s license. A third-party tester, other than32
a community college, must be an Iowa-based motor carrier that33
operates a permanent commercial driver training facility in34
Iowa, an Iowa nonprofit corporation that serves as a trade35
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association for Iowa-based motor carriers, or a public or1
regional transit system.2
This bill strikes the provisions that identify particular3
types of third-party testers, other than community colleges;4
requires any third-party test examiner used by a third-party5
tester to comply with existing federal regulations applicable6
to third-party knowledge and driving skills testing, as adopted7
by rule by the DOT; and authorizes the DOT to adopt rules8
restricting the testing scope of a third-party tester.9
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