HF 828 — A bill for an act relating to commercial driver’s license driving skills tests, providing fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 521, HSB 102.) Effective date: 01/01/2022.

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Y 1 ^ 1 H o u s e F i l e 8 2 8 A NA C T RELATING TO COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE DRIVING SKILLS TESTS, P R O V I D I N G F E E I N C L U D IE F F E C T I V E D A T E P R O V I S I O N S .

B E I T E N A C TB YDT H EG E N E R A S S E M BO FT H ES T A T O FI O W A :

Section 321.145, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 11, , Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:

Revenues derived from trailer registration fees collected pursuant to sections 321.105 and 321.105A, fees charged for driver'sdriver’s licenses and nonoperator'snonoperator’s identification cards, fees charged for commercial driver'sdriver’s license driving skills tests pursuant to section 321.187A, fees charged for the issuance of a certificate of title, the certificate of title surcharge collected pursuant to section 321.52A, and revenues credited pursuant to section 423.43, subsection 2, and section 423C.5 shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the statutory allocations fund under the control of the department and ccredited ras efollows: d i t e d a s f o l l o w s :

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Section 321.186, subsection 11, , Code 2021, is amended tto oread ras efollows: a a sf o l l o w s :

The department may examine every new applicant for a driver'sdriver’s license or any person holding a valid driver'sdriver’s license when the department has reason to believe that the person may be physically or mentally incompetent to operate a motor vehicle, or whose driving record appears to the department to justify the examination.

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The department shall make every effort to have an examiner conduct the commGrcialcommercial driver'sdriver’s liccnsGlicense driving okilloskills tootstests at other locations in this state where skills may be adequately tested when requested by a person representing ten or more drivers requiring driving skills testing.

Section 321.187, subsection 2, paragraph a.a, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:

Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:

The fees for administering a commercial driver'sdriver’s license driving skills test as provided in sections 321.187A and 321M.6A shall not apply to a driving skills test administered by a third-party tester uunder nthis dsection. t h i s s e c t i o n .

321.187A Commercial driver'sdriver’s license driving skills tests ——— fees.

The department shall make every effort to accommodate a commercial driver'sdriver’s license applicant'sapplicant’s need to arrange an appointment for a driving skills test at an established test site other than where the applicant passed the required knowledge test.

The department shall report to the governor and the general assembly on any problems, extraordinary costs, and recommendations regarding the appointment scheduling pprocess. r o c e s s .

The department shall make every effort to have an examiner conduct the commercial driver'sdriver’s license driving skills tests at other locations in this state where skills may be adequately tested when requested by a person representing ten or more drivers requiring driving skills testing.

The driving skills test for a commercial driver'sdriver’s license shall consist of three parts that must be completed in the following order:

E, 6G, , and H.

The department may charge a scheduling fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars to a commercial driver'sdriver’s license applicant for the pre-trip vehicle inspection test.

The department shall not charge a fee under this section to an applicant who is an employee or volunteer of a government agency, as defined in section 553.3, and who provides reasonable proof that a commercial driver'sdriver’s license is necessary for the applicant'sapplicant’s employment or volunteer duties for the government agency.

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Fees authorized under this section are nonrefundable.

A6. l l f e e s a u t hi nrt h i s s e c t ii n a d d i tt oo n any other fees imposed by law.

All fees authorized in this section are in addition to any other fees imposed by law.

The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to aadminister dthis msection. i n i t h i s s e c t i o n .

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321H.6A321M.6A Commercial driver'sdriver’s license driving skills tests ——— fees.

A county certified to issue commercial driver'sdriver’s licenses under section 321M.6 may charge any of the following fees to a commercial driver'sdriver’s license applicant related to the administration of a driving skills test:

a,a. A fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars to administer the pre-trip vehicle inspection test.

b, A fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars to administer the bpre-trip avehicle sinspection v e h i cc o n t r o l st e s t .s c, A fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars to administer the on-road driving skills test.

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A fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars to administer the basic vehicle control skills test.