SB 334 — AN ACT MAKING THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE KNOWLEDGE TEST AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN INCARCERATED PERSONS.

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HASKELL of the 26th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT MAKING THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE KNOWLEDGE TEST AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN INCARCERATED PERSONS.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Correction shall make suitable space and technology, as necessary, available for the administration(1) preparation of the commercial driver's license knowledge test as provided by or in conjunction with a regional workforce development board established under section 31-3k of the general statutes, and (2) administration of the commercial driver's license knowledge test, to incarcerated persons who will be reentering the community in six months or less and who are not subject to disqualification from driving a commercial motor vehicle or subject to suspension, revocation or cancellation of operating privileges in any state.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall assign personnel and provide other resources, as sSB334necessary, /to Fileadminister the commercial driver's license knowledge test Substitute Senate Bill No.

402334 1in sSB334a Filewritten No.or electronic manner in any institution or facility of the Department of Correction deemed appropriate by the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles and Correction.

402Approved necessary,May to10, administer2022 thePublic commercialAct driver'sNo. license knowledge test in a written or electronic manner in any institution or facility of the Department of Correction deemed appropriate by the Commissioners of Motor Vehicles and Correction.

This22-10 act2 shallof take2 effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2022 New section TRA Joint Favorable Subst.

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402 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Motor Vehicle Dept.

TF - Cost Up to Up to 20,000 20,000 Note:

TF=Transportation Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to assign personnel and provide other resources as appropriate to administer the commercial driver's license (CDL) knowledge test in Department of Correction (DOC) facilities, resulting in a cost to DMV of up to $20,000 annually.

The actual cost would be dependent on decisions to be made by DOC and DMV.

Additionally, the bill requires DOC to make space and technology available for the administration of the CDL knowledge test to certain incarcerated people, as described in the bill, and does not result in a fiscal impact to DOC.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation and the number and manner of tests administered.

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402 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 334 AN ACT MAKING THE COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE KNOWLEDGE TEST AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN INCARCERATED PERSONS.

SUMMARY This bill requires the Correction and Motor Vehicles departments (DOC and DMV) to take certain actions to make the commercial driver’s license knowledge test available to incarcerated individuals who are (1) reentering the community within six months;

(2) not subject to “disqualification”fromdriving acommercialvehicle;

and(3)notsubject to driving privilege suspension, revocation, or cancellation in any state.

Specifically, it requires the DOC commissioner to make available, as necessary, suitable space and technology to administer the test to these individuals.

It also requires the DMV commissioner to assign personnel and provide other resources, as necessary, to administer the test in writing or electronically at corrections facilities that the DOC and DMV commissioners deem appropriate.

Under the bill, “disqualification” means the withdrawal of the privilege of driving a commercial vehicle due to (1) operating privilege suspension, revocation, or cancellation;

(2) a determination that a personisnolongerqualifiedtodriveacommercialvehicleunderfederal standards;

or (3) specified convictions or administrative actions (e.g., driving under the influence and using a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2022 COMMITTEE ACTION Transportation Committee sSB334 / File No.

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402 Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 35 Nay 0 (03/24/2022) sSB334 / File No.

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