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AL SB89
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
SB89 Summary
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Amends Section 32-6-49.8 of the Alabama Code to require the Department of Public Safety to waive the commercial driver's license (CDL) skills test for applicants who meet the requirements of federal regulation 49 C.F.R. part 383.77
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Changes the waiver provision from permissive ("may waive") to mandatory ("shall waive") for military personnel with commercial motor vehicle driving experience who meet federal standards
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Allows U.S. Armed Forces personnel on U.S. military bases to administer the CDL skills test, in addition to other authorized third parties
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Maintains existing requirement that applicants must pass knowledge tests and meet all other federal and state requirements for CDL issuance
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and gubernatorial approval
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles, commercial driver's licenses, military commercial motor vehicle, exempt from skills test under certain conditions, Sec. 32-6-49.8 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
2/5/2013