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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the testing required for a commercial driver's license |
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for veterans of the United States armed forces with previous truck |
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driving experience. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.023, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) To the extent allowed by federal law, the department |
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shall waive the knowledge test for a veteran of the United States |
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armed forces who previously held a commercial driver's license or |
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similar authority to operate a commercial motor vehicle or whose |
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service in the armed forces involved the operation of trucks |
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comparable to commercial motor vehicles. The department shall by |
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rule: |
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(1) determine the type of military service that is |
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comparable to the operation of commercial motor vehicles; and |
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(2) prescribe the form of proof required to establish |
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that the person previously held a commercial driver's license or |
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similar authority to operate a commercial motor vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |