HF 2598 — A bill for an act relating to a required course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions.

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321.175 Human trafficking prevention training ——— commercial drivers.

An applicant for the initial issuance of a class A, B, or C commercial driver'sdriver’s license must certify to the department that the applicant successfully completed a course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention.

A course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention must last at least thirty minutes and include training based on the department'sdepartment’s approved human trafficking prevention training materials.

The departments may collaborate with other entities that specialize in and produce training materials regarding the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking particularly for persons who operate commercial motor vehiclesvehicles. House Pile 2598, p.

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The departments shall review and update the departments'departments’ approved human trafficking prevention training materials to account for changes and trends in human trafficking at least once every three years.

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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Forh. a person applying for the initial issuance of a class A, B, or C commercial driver's license, certify that the applicant has completed a course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention in a c c o r d w i ts e c t 3 2 1 .

1For 7a 5person .applying for the initial issuance of a class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license, certify that the applicant has completed a course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention in accordance with section 321.175.

This Act applies on and after March 1, 2027, or the date the department of transportation submits to the Iowa administrative code editor for publication in the Iowa administrative bulletin a statement by the director of transportation that the applicable phase of the department of transportation'stransportation’s new records system is implemented, whichever is earlier.

The department shall also forward a copy of the sstatement tto athe tIowa eCode meditor. e n t t o t h e I o w a C o d e e d i t o r .

______________________________ ______________________________ PAT CRASSLYGRASSLEY AlYAMY SINel^AIRSINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2598, Ninety-first General Assembly.

______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief CterkClerk of^<heof the House Approved i_______________, 2026 K______________________________ IKIM RREYNOLDS EGovernor Y N O L D S G o v e r n o r