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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the knowledge test required for a commercial driver's |
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license. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 522.023(b) and (d), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The] |
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knowledge test must be conducted by the department. The department |
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shall provide each applicant who has a reading impairment an |
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opportunity to take the knowledge test orally or, at the |
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applicant's option, the applicant may have the questions read to |
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the applicant and may answer in writing. |
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(d) The department may authorize a person, including an |
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agency of this or another state, an employer, a private driver |
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training facility or other private institution, or a department, |
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agency, or instrumentality of local government, to: |
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(1) administer the skills test specified by this |
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section if: |
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(A) [(1)] the test is the same that would be |
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administered by the department; and |
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(B) [(2)] the person has entered into an |
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agreement with the department that complies with 49 C.F.R. Section |
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383.75; or |
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(2) administer the knowledge test specified by this |
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section if: |
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(A) the test is the same that would be |
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administered by the department; |
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(B) the administration of the test is authorized |
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by federal law; and |
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(C) the person provides each applicant who has a |
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reading impairment an opportunity to, at the applicant's option: |
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(i) take the knowledge test orally; or |
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(ii) have the questions read to the |
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applicant and answer in writing. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |