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Senate File 2167 -S-5010 IntroducedAmend SENATESenate FILEFile 2167 BYas ROWLEYfollows: A BILL FOR An Act relating to human trafficking prevention training for persons applying for certain commercial driver’s licenses.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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NEW SECTION.
321.175 Human trafficking prevention training —— commercial drivers.
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2.Page 1, lines 11 and 12, by striking <shall not be offered in a language other than English.> and inserting <must be offered in the English language.> 3.
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The___. department shall approve, in cooperation with the department of education and the state board of education, human trafficking prevention training materials regarding the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking.
TheAPPLICABILITY. 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 vehicles.
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4.Title page, line 2, by striking <certain commercial driver’s licenses.> and inserting <the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions.> 6.
TheBy departmentrenumbering mayas adoptnecessary. rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
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Section 321.188, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
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For a person applying for a class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license, certify that the applicant has completed approved human trafficking prevention training in accordance with section 321.175.
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2167 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
This bill relates to human trafficking prevention training for persons who apply for a class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license (CDL).
The bill requires such an applicant to certify to the department of transportation (DOT) that the applicant successfully completed a course of instruction regarding the operation of a motor vehicle that included approved human trafficking prevention training.
The bill requires a person who offers a course of instruction regarding the operation of a commercial motor vehicle to provide at least 30 minutes of approved human trafficking prevention training in English as part of the course.
Under the bill, the DOT must approve, in cooperation with the department of education and the state board of education, human trafficking prevention training materials regarding the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking, and make the approved materials available to the public.
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 vehicles.
The departments are required to review and update the approved human trafficking prevention training materials to account for changes and trends in human trafficking at least once every three years.
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