,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbe,mr4 
,tub]ville introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,engli%
 pr(ici5cy z a pr]equisite = eligibility
 = ride %>e contracts1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,und]/&+ ,basic ,engli% ,requirem5ts
 ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,ub] ,act4  #b4     
,engli% pr(ici5cy & o!r driv]           
requirem5ts = ride %>e contract         
eligibility  7a7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! head ( an executive ag5cy may n
 aw>d an agreem5t or a contract ) any   
transportation network company or       
%>$-use mobility company = s]vices      
provid$ 9 ! cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates or  
,hawaii unless ea* driv] :o w be p]=m+  
"w "u ! agreem5t or contract-- 7,a7 is  
at lea/ #ba ye>s old2  7,b7 c read &    
speak ,engli% suffici5tly to conv]se ) !
 g5]al public1 law en=cem5t1 & o!r      

(ficials1 und]/& highway traffic signs1 
respond to (ficial inquiries1 & make    
entries on reports & records2  7,c7 c1  
by reason ( exp]i5ce1 tra9+1 or bo?1    
safely op]ate ! type ( vehicle ! driv]  
drives2  7,d7 has a curr5tly valid      
driv]'s lic5se issu$ only by "o ,/ate or
 jurisdiction2 &  7,e7 has successfully 
complet$ a driv]'s road te/4  7#b7      
,exception = ,am]ican ,sign ,language ,!
 requirem5t "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 does n
 apply to driv]s :o are deaf or he>+    
impair$ & use ,am]ican ,sign ,language4 
7b7 ,compliance c]tification & deb>m5t  
,a transportation network company or    
%>$-use mobility company %all be        
requir$1 = purposes ( eligibility = an  
agreem5t or contract describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 ( subsection 7a71 to c]tify to !  
head ( ! executive ag5cy t all driv]s = 
! company :o w be p]=m+ "w "u su*       
agreem5t or contract meet ! requirem5ts 
set =? 9 subsection 7a77#a74 ,any       
company f\nd to n be 9 compliance ) su* 
c]tification %all be deb>r$ f receiv+   

,f$]al contracts = a p]iod ( #e ye>s4   
7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,executive ag5cy ,! t]m executive ag5cy 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #acc ( 
title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,%>$-use mobility company ,! t]m %>$-use
 mobility company means a corporation1  
p>tn]%ip1 sole proprietor%ip1 or o!r    
lic5s$ & op]at+ entity t provides       
transportation s]vices t are %>$ among  
us]s1 includ+ taxis1 limos1 bike%>+1    
ride%>+ 7su* z c>pool+ & vanpool+71     
rides\rc+1 scoot] %>+1 or %uttle        
s]vices4  7#c7 ,transportation network  
company ,! t]m transportation network   
company means a corporation1 p>tn]%ip1  
sole proprietor%ip1 or o!r lic5s$ &     
op]at+ entity t uses a digital network  
to connect a transportation network     
company 7,,tnc7 rid] to a ,,tnc driv] :o
 provides a pre>rang$ ride4 ,a ,,tnc may
 n control1 direct1 or manage ! p]sonal 
vehicle or ! ,,tnc driv] :o connects to 
its digital network1 except :]e agre$ to
 by writt5 contract4