,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjba,mr4 ,"y
 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,te/]1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4
 ,cotton1 & ,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,secret>y ( ,transportation to        
promulgate regulations relat+ to        
comm]cial motor vehicle driv]s "u ! age 
( #ba1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,develop+ ,responsible ,individuals = a 
,vibrant ,economy ,act or ! ,,drive     
,safe ,act4  #b4 ,appr5tice%ip program =
 comm]cial driv]s "u ! age ( #ba  7a7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,appr5tice ,! t]m appr5tice means an    
employee "u ! age ( #ba :o holds a      
comm]cial driv]'s lic5se requir$ to     
op]ate a class ( vehicles describ$ 9 "p 
#chc ( title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations 7z 9 effect on ! date (    

enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7#b7 ,comm]cial  
driv]'s lic5se ,! t]m comm]cial driv]'s 
lic5se has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#cacja ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7#c7 ,comm]cial motor vehicle ,! t]m  
comm]cial motor vehicle means a         
comm]cial motor vehicle t meets !       
def9ition "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#d7 ( !  
def9ition ( ! t]m comm]cial motor       
vehicle conta9$ 9 section #cij4e ( title
 #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9  
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74
  7#d7 ,driv+ "t ,! t]m driv+ "t has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #cie4b (     
title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act74  7#e7 ,employee ,! t]m employee  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #caacb 
( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#f7 
,employ] ,! t]m employ] has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #caacb ( title #di1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#g7 ,exp]i5c$    
driv] ,! t]m exp]i5c$ driv] means an    
individual :o-- 7,a7 is n y\ng] ?an #ba 
ye>s ( age2  7,b7 has a m9imum ( #b ye>s

 ( exp]i5ce driv+ a comm]cial motor     
vehicle 9 int]/ate comm]ce2 &  7,c7 z ( 
! date on :i* ! individual s]ves z an   
exp]i5c$ driv] = purposes ( subsection  
7c77#c77;,b7-- 7i7 has held a comm]cial 
driv]'s lic5se = ea* ( ! #b prec$+      
cal5d> ye>s2 &  7ii7 = ! prec$+ cal5d>  
ye>1 has _h no-- 7,i7 prev5table        
accid5ts reportable to ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,transportation2 or  7,,ii7 po9t$ mov+  
violations4  7#h7 ,on-duty "t ,! t]m    
on-duty "t has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9     
section #cie4b ( title #di1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7#i7      
,po9t$ mov+ violation ,! t]m po9t$ mov+ 
violation means a violation t results 9 
po9ts be+ add$ to ! lic5se ( a driv]1 or
 a simil> comp>able violation1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7#aj7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (          
,transportation4  7b7 ,appr5tices ,an   
appr5tice may-- 7#a7 drive a comm]cial  
motor vehicle 9 int]/ate comm]ce :ile   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! #abj-;h\r probation>y    

p]iod "u subsection 7c77#a7 or !        
#bhj-;h\r probation>y p]iod "u          
subsection 7c77#b71 pursuant to an      
appr5tice%ip program e/abli%$ by an     
employ] 9 accordance ) ?is section2 &   
7#b7 drive a comm]cial motor vehicle 9  
int]/ate comm]ce aft] ! appr5tice       
completes an appr5tice%ip program       
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7c7         
,appr5tice%ip program ,an appr5tice%ip  
program ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7b7 is a 
program t consi/s ( ! foll[+            
requirem5ts3 7#a7 #abj-;h\r probation>y 
p]iod  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an appr5tice %all 
complete #abj h\rs ( on-duty "t1 ( :i* n
 few] ?an #hj h\rs %all be driv+ "t 9 a 
comm]cial motor vehicle4  7,b7 ,p]=mance
 b5*m>ks ,to complete ! #abj-;h\r       
probation>y p]iod "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !
 employ] ( an appr5tice %all det]m9e t !
 appr5tice is compet5t 9 ea* ( ! foll[+ 
areas3 7i7 ,int]/ate1 city traffic1     
rural #b-lane1 & ev5+ driv+4  7ii7      
,safety aw>5ess4  7iii7 ,spe$ & space   
managem5t4  7iv7 ,lane control4  7v7    

,mirror scann+4  7vi7 ,"r & left turns4 
7vii7 ,logg+ & comply+ ) rules relat+ to
 h\rs ( s]vice4  7#b7 #bhj-;h\r         
probation>y p]iod  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft]  
complet+ ! #abj-;h\r probation>y p]iod  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 an appr5tice %all     
complete #bhj h\rs ( on-duty "t1 ( :i* n
 few] ?an #afj h\rs %all be driv+ "t 9 a
 comm]cial motor vehicle4  7,b7         
,p]=mance b5*m>ks ,to complete !        
#bhj-;h\r probation>y p]iod "u          
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! employ] ( an        
appr5tice %all det]m9e t ! appr5tice is 
compet5t 9 ea* ( ! foll[+ areas3 7i7    
,back+ & maneuv]+ 9 close qu>t]s4  7ii7 
,pretrip inspections4  7iii7 ,fuel+     
proc$ures4  7iv7 ,weigh+ loads1 weight  
di/ribution1 & slid+ t&ems4  7v7 ,c\pl+ 
& unc\pl+ proc$ures4  7vi7 ,trip plann+1
 truck r\tes1 map read+1 navigation1 &  
p]mits4  7#c7 ,re/rictions ,dur+ ea*    
probation>y p]iod "u p>agraphs 7#a7 &   
7#b7-- 7,a7 an appr5tice may only drive 
a comm]cial motor vehicle t has-- 7i7 an
 automatic manual or automatic          

transmission2  7ii7 an active brak+     
collision mitigation sy/em2  7iii7      
=w>d-fac+ video ev5t capture2 &  7iv7 a 
gov]n$ spe$ ( #fe miles p] h\r-- 7,i7 at
 ! p$al2 &  7,,ii7 "u adaptive cruise   
control2 &  7,b7 an appr5tice %all be   
accompani$ 9 ! cab ( ! comm]cial motor  
vehicle by an exp]i5c$ driv]4  7#d7     
,records ret5tion ,an employ] %all      
ma9ta9 records1 9 a mann] requir$ by !  
,secret>y1 relat+ to ! satisfaction ( ! 
p]=mance b5*m>ks describ$ 9 p>agraphs   
7#a77;,b7 & 7#b77;,b7 by ea* appr5tice (
 ! employ]4  7#e7 ,reportable incid5ts  
,if an appr5tice is involv$ 9 a         
prev5table accid5t reportable to !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation or a po9t$  
mov+ violation :ile driv+ a comm]cial   
motor vehicle z "p ( an appr5tice%ip    
program describ$ 9 ?is subsection1 !    
appr5tice %all und]go rem$iation &      
additional tra9+ until ! appr5tice c    
demon/rate1 to ! satisfaction ( !       
employ]1 compet5ce 9 ea* ( ! p]=mance   
b5*m>ks describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a77;,b7 &

 7#b77;,b74  7#f7 ,completion ( program 
,an appr5tice %all be consid]$ to h     
complet$ an appr5tice%ip program on !   
date on :i* ! appr5tice completes !     
#bhj-;h\r probation>y p]iod "u p>agraph 
7#b74  7#g7 ,m9imum requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,no?+ 9 ?is section prev5ts an   
employ] f impos+ any additional         
requirem5t on an appr5tice p>ticipat+ 9 
an appr5tice%ip program "u ?is section4 
7,b7 ,te*nologies ,no?+ 9 ?is section   
prev5ts an employ] f requir+ or in/all+ 
a te*nology 9 a comm]cial motor vehicle 
9 addition to ! te*nologies describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#c77;,a74  7d7 ,regulations ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all promulgate 
regulations to implem5t ?is section4    
7e7 ,no effect on lic5se requirem5t     
,no?+ 9 ?is section exempts an appr5tice
 f any requirem5t to hold a comm]cial   
driv]'s lic5se 9 ord] to op]ate a       
comm]cial motor vehicle4  7f7 ,employ]  
responsibility ,an employ] %all n kn[+ly
 all[1 require1 p]mit1 or au?orize a    

driv] "u ! age ( #ba to op]ate a        
comm]cial motor vehicle 9 int]/ate      
comm]ce1 unless ! driv] is p>ticipat+ 91
 or has complet$1 an appr5tice%ip       
program t meets ! requirem5ts (         
subsection 7c74