Amend CSHB 4337 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 522.015, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 522.015. LICENSE OR PERMIT ISSUED BY OTHER JURISDICTION. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a [A] person may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this state if:
(1) either:
(A) the person has a commercial driver's license or a commercial learner's permit issued by [:
[(A)] another state in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of a commercial motor vehicle driver's license; or
(B) the person:
(i) has a commercial driver's license or a commercial learner's permit issued by a foreign jurisdiction the testing and licensing standards of which the United States Department of Transportation has determined meet the requirements of the federal act; and
(ii) is authorized under federal law to work in the United States;
(2) the person's license or permit is appropriate for the class of vehicle being driven;
(3) the person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle and is not subject to an out-of-service order;
(4) the person has not had a domicile in this state for more than 30 days; and
(5) if the person has a permit, the person also has a driver's license issued by the same jurisdiction that issued the permit.
(b) If a person has a commercial driver's license or a commercial learner's permit described by Subsection (a)(1)(B)(i) and is not authorized under federal law to work in the United States but satisfies all of the other requirements of Subsection (a), the person may drive a commercial motor vehicle only in a county bordering the United Mexican States.