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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a required training course on human trafficking for |
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commercial driver's license applicants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 522.021, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-2) An applicant for a commercial driver's license must |
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furnish to the department evidence satisfactory to the department |
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that the applicant has successfully completed a recognition and |
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prevention of human trafficking training course approved by the |
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department under Section 522.035. |
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SECTION 2. Section 522.022, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 522.022. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. The department may |
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not issue a commercial driver's license other than a non-domiciled |
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license to a person unless the person: |
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(1) has a domicile: |
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(A) in this state; or |
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(B) in another state and is a member of the United |
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States armed forces, including a member of the National Guard or a |
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reserve or auxiliary unit of any branch of the armed forces, whose |
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temporary or permanent duty station is located in this state; |
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(2) has passed knowledge and skills tests for driving |
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a commercial motor vehicle that comply with minimal federal |
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standards established by 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H; [and] |
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(3) has completed a recognition and prevention of |
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human trafficking training course approved by the department under |
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Section 522.035; and |
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(4) has satisfied the requirements imposed by the |
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federal act, federal regulation, or state law. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 522, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 522.035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 522.035. RECOGNITION AND PREVENTION OF HUMAN |
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TRAFFICKING TRAINING COURSE. (a) The department by rule shall: |
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(1) prescribe minimum standards for the training |
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course on the recognition and prevention of human trafficking that |
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is required for commercial driver's license applicants under |
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Section 522.022; and |
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(2) develop an approval procedure for training courses |
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that meet the minimum standards prescribed under this subsection. |
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(b) In adopting the rules, the department may consult with |
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organizations that develop training courses on the recognition and |
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prevention of human trafficking. |
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SECTION 4. (a) Not later than December 1, 2017, the |
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Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement Section 522.035, Transportation Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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(b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an |
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application for an original commercial driver's license submitted |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for an |
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original commercial driver's license submitted before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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application was submitted, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |