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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 924
January Session, 2019
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
RECOMMENDATIONS REGA RDING MOTOR VEHICLE
REGISTRATION NOTICE, THE INTERNATIONAL RE GISTRATION
PLAN, CARRIERS, THE MEDICAL ADVISORY BOA RD AND OTHER
MOTOR VEHICLE STATUT ES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 14-22 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(a) A motor vehicle registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall 4
expire in accordance with schedules established by the commissioner. 5
If the expiration date of the registration of the motor vehicle, except the 6
registration of a motor vehicle used to transport passengers for hire, 7
falls on any day when the offices of the commissioner are closed for 8
business, the registration shall be deemed valid for the operation of the 9
motor vehicle until midnight of the next day on which the offices of the 10
commissioner are open for business. The commissioner shall prescribe 11
the date and manner of renewing registrations. Not less than thirty 12
days prior to the expiration of any valid registration, the department 13 Raised Bill No. 924
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shall send or transmit, in such manner as the commissioner 14
determines, an application for renewal to the registrant. In the case of a 15
motor vehicle registered to a leasing company licensed pursuant to 16
section 14-15, the department may send or transmit, in such manner as 17
the commissioner determines, an application for renewal of a leased 18
vehicle to the lessee of such vehicle. If a registrant is prohibited from 19
renewing a registration for failing to comply with one or more 20
provisions of law or owes fines or fees to the department related to any 21
motor vehicle owned or leased by the registrant or pursuant to 22
subsection (f) of section 14-50, the department may send or transmit, in 23
lieu of a renewal application, a notice that describes the compliance 24
issue or the type and amount of any fee or fine owed and states that 25
the registrant's registration will not be renewed until the compliance 26
issue is resolved or the fee or fine is paid in full. The commissioner 27
shall not be required to send or transmit a registrant's or lessee's 28
application or notice by mail if the United States Postal Service has 29
determined that mail is undeliverable to such person at the address for 30
such person that is in the records of the department. Except for the 31
processing of such application at an official emissions inspection 32
station as provided in subsection (b) of this section or by telephone as 33
provided in subsection (c) of this section, the commissioner may 34
require that the application be returned electronically or by mail in 35
order to be processed and approved, with only such exceptions, on a 36
hardship basis, as shall be established by the commissioner in 37
regulations adopted pursuant to chapter 54. 38
Sec. 2. Section 14-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the 39
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 40
For a fee of [six] seven dollars, the commissioner may furnish to 41
each holder of a livery or taxicab registration an additional passenger 42
motor vehicle number plate or set of number plates in accordance with 43
the provisions of subsection (a) of section 14-21b to be used on [such 44
vehicle] the motor vehicle in livery service or taxicab when not 45
engaged in public service business, provided such vehicle or taxicab 46
meets the criteria for registration as a passenger vehicle under the 47 Raised Bill No. 924
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provisions of this chapter. [On and after July 1, 1992, the fee shall be 48
seven dollars.] 49
Sec. 3. Section 14-34a of the general statutes is repealed and the 50
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 51
(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorized to enter into 52
reciprocal agreements or plans on behalf of the state of Connecticut 53
with the appropriate authorities of any of the states, territories or 54
possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any state 55
or province of any country providing for the registration of 56
commercial vehicles on an apportionment or allocation basis, and may, 57
in the exercise of this authority, enter into and become a member of the 58
International Registration Plan developed by the American 59
Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Any such reciprocal 60
agreement or plan may provide for, but shall not be limited to, the 61
following: (1) Full reciprocity in accordance with such agreement or 62
plan for commercial vehicles not based in Connecticut, operated solely 63
in interstate commerce and of specified types or gross or unladen 64
weights, in exchange for equivalent reciprocity for Connecticut based 65
commercial vehicles; (2) reciprocal exchange of audits of records of the 66
owners of such commercial vehicles by the states participating in any 67
such agreement or plan; and (3) any other matters which would 68
facilitate the administration of such agreement or plan, including 69
exchange of information for audits, enforcement activities and 70
collection and disbursement of proportional registration fees for other 71
jurisdictions in the case of Connecticut based commercial vehicles. 72
(b) Any [reciprocity] reciprocal agreement, arrangement or 73
declaration relating to commercial vehicles in effect between this state 74
and any jurisdiction not a party to such reciprocal agreement or plan, 75
or which relates to any matters not covered in such reciprocal 76
agreement or plan shall continue in force and effect until specifically 77
amended or revoked as provided by law. 78
(c) Notwithstanding any such agreement or plan, (1) any such 79 Raised Bill No. 924
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commercial vehicle garaged at any fixed location or which leaves from 80
and returns to one or more points within this state in the normal 81
course of operations, shall be taxable in this state as personal property 82
in the town where such vehicle is garaged; (2) registration shall be 83
denied to any such vehicle if any personal property taxes are unpaid 84
with respect to such vehicle, as provided in section 14-33; and (3) any 85
such vehicle based in this state shall be subject to the provisions of 86
sections 14-12, 14-15, 14-15a, 14-16a and chapter 247. 87
(d) At such time as the state of Connecticut may enter into and 88
become a member of the International Registration Plan pursuant to 89
subsection (a) of this section, the provisions of said plan, as it may be 90
amended from time to time, which are concerned with the registration 91
of any vehicle or the fees which relate to any such registration shall 92
control whenever any special act or any provision of the general 93
statutes, except subsection (c) of this section, conflicts with any 94
provision of said plan. A copy of the plan, as it may be amended from 95
time to time, shall be maintained on file by the Commissioner of Motor 96
Vehicles at the main office of the department, and shall be available for 97
public inspection. 98
(e) If the International Registration Plan requires that a member 99
jurisdiction accept registration or other documents under said plan in 100
electronic format, the registrant may show a legible electronic image of 101
such registration or document to any person who is required or 102
authorized, in connection with such person's employment, to view 103
such registration or document. If a registrant presents such registration 104
or document by displaying an electronic image on a cellular mobile 105
telephone or other electronic device, such person may not view, and 106
offering such display shall not be construed to be consent for such 107
person to view, any content on such telephone or electronic device 108
other than the registration or document. No person who is required or 109
authorized to view registrations or documents under said plan shall be 110
liable for any damage to, or destruction of, a cellular mobile telephone 111
or other electronic device provided to such person for the purpose of 112
displaying an electronic image of a registration or document. 113 Raised Bill No. 924
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[(e)] (f) Any commercial vehicle that is required to be registered in 114
another jurisdiction shall not operate on any highway of the state 115
without being so registered. Any commercial vehicle that is registered 116
in any other jurisdiction and is eligible for registration on an 117
apportionment basis shall not be operated on any highway without 118
such registration or a seventy-two-hour trip permit registration issued 119
by the commissioner. Any person who owns any motor vehicle 120
operated in violation of this subsection shall be fined five hundred 121
dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less 122
than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, except 123
if the motor vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 124
sixty thousand pounds, such owner shall be fined one thousand 125
dollars for the first offense, and for each subsequent offense, not less 126
than two thousand dollars nor more than four thousand dollars. 127
Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the general statutes is 128
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 129
1, 2019): 130
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any 131
person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the 132
provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-133
283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-134
198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, 135
subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 136
12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-137
113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-138
143b, 13a-247 or 13a-253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-139
90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 140
13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, 141
subsection (d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection [(e)] 142
(f) of section 14-34a, as amended by this act, subsection (d) of section 143
14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, as amended by this act, 14-50a or 14-58, 144
subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a or 14-67a, subsection (g) 145
of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-146
100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first 147 Raised Bill No. 924
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violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 148
as specified in subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 149
14-223a, section 14-240, 14-250 or 14-253a, subsection (a) of section 14-150
261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 151
14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 152
14-296aa, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-153
330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-154
25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 155
15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of 156
section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17b-157
124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of 158
section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-159
219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-160
335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 161
20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 162
20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, 163
subsection (c) of section 21a-2, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 164
21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-165
26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 166
21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-167
154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) 168
of section 21a-279a, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 169
22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 170
22-39e, 22-49 or 22-54, subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-171
90, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-172
320h, 22-324a, 22-326 or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-173
344, section 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 174
22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-175
256h, section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 176
22a-381e, section 22a-449, 22a-461, 23-37, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, 177
subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, 178
section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 179
25-135, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-180
55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-181
61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 182 Raised Bill No. 924
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26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 183
26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, 184
section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-185
226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-186
284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z 187
or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-188
161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 189
or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-190
381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 191
31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 192
31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, 193
section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection 194
(i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, 195
section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, 196
subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 197
46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-198
252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-199
331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of section 53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) 200
a violation under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any 201
regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 202
12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or 203
bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of building codes 204
and the health code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but 205
does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or 206
borough has established a payment and hearing procedure for such 207
violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set 208
forth in this section. 209
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is 210
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 211
1, 2019): 212
(b) No operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement 213
shall be issued or renewed in accordance with the provisions of this 214
section or section 14-36a, until the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, or 215
the commissioner's authorized representative, is satisfied that the 216 Raised Bill No. 924
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applicant is a proper person to receive such an operator's license 217
bearing an endorsement, holds a valid motor vehicle operator's license, 218
or, if necessary for the class of vehicle operated, a commercial driver's 219
license and is at least eighteen years of age. Each applicant for an 220
operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement or the 221
renewal of such a license shall furnish the [Commissioner of Motor 222
Vehicles] commissioner, or the commi ssioner's authorized 223
representative, with satisfactory evidence, under oath, to prove that 224
such person has no criminal record and has not been convicted of a 225
violation of section 14-227a or 14-227m or subdivision (1) or (2) of 226
subsection (a) of section 14-227n within five years of the date of 227
application and that no reason exists for a refusal to grant or renew 228
such an operator's license bearing a public passenger endorsement. 229
Each applicant for such an operator's license bearing a public 230
passenger endorsement shall submit with the application proof 231
satisfactory to the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner 232
that such applicant has passed a physical examination administered 233
not more than ninety days prior to the date of application [,] and 234
[which is in compliance with safety regulations established from time 235
to time by the United States Department of Transportation] meets the 236
physical qualification standards set forth in 49 CFR 391, as amended 237
from time to time. Each applicant for renewal of such license shall 238
present evidence that such applicant is in compliance with the 239
[medical qualifications] physical qualification standards established in 240
49 CFR 391, as amended [, provided an applicant for a Class D 241
operator's license bearing an endorsement described in subsection (c) 242
of section 14-36a, shall be deemed medically qualified if such applicant 243
(1) controls with medication, as certified by a licensed physician or a 244
licensed advanced practice registered nurse, a medical condition that 245
would otherwise deem such applicant not medically qualified, and (2) 246
would qualify for a waiver or exemption under 49 CFR 391, as 247
amended] from time to time. Each applicant for such an operator's 248
license bearing a public passenger endorsement shall be fingerprinted 249
before the license bearing a public passenger endorsement is issued. 250 Raised Bill No. 924
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Sec. 6. Subsection (h) of section 14-44 of the general statutes is 251
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 252
1, 2019): 253
(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 14-10, the 254
commissioner shall furnish to any board of education or to any public 255
or private organization that is actively engaged in providing public 256
transportation, including the transportation of school children, a report 257
containing the names and motor vehicle operator license numbers of 258
each person who has been issued an operator's license with one or 259
more public passenger endorsements, authorizing such person to 260
transport passengers in accordance with the provisions of section 14-261
36a, but whose license or any such public passenger endorsement has 262
been withdrawn, suspended or revoked by the [Commissioner of 263
Motor Vehicles] commissioner in accordance with the provisions of 264
this section, or any other provision of this title. The report shall be 265
issued and updated periodically in accordance with a schedule to be 266
established by the [Commissioner of Motor Vehicles] commissioner. 267
Such report may be transmitted or otherwise made available to 268
authorized recipients by electronic means. [The commissioner shall 269
ensure that each carrier, as defined in section 14-212, is reviewing such 270
report, pursuant to section 14-276, by (1) conducting random 271
compliance audits of carriers to determine whether a carrier is 272
performing such review as prescribed by said section 14-276, (2) 273
maintaining a record of each such review by a carrier for the prior two 274
years, and (3) making such record publicly available upon request.] 275
Sec. 7. Section 14-276 of the general statutes is repealed and the 276
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 277
(a) Registered school buses while transporting school children shall 278
be operated by holders of a valid passenger and school endorsement 279
issued in accordance with section 14-44, as amended by this act. Such 280
endorsement shall be held in addition to the commercial driver's 281
license required for the operation of such motor vehicles. A person 282
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passenger and school endorsement for the purpose of operating a 284
school bus, provided such person meets the minimum physical 285
requirements set by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and agrees to 286
submit to a physical examination at least twice a year or when 287
requested to do so by the superintendent of the school system in which 288
such person intends to operate a school bus. Any person to whom a 289
town has awarded a contract for the transportation of school children 290
who permits the operation of a registered school bus while 291
transporting school children by any person who does not hold a 292
passenger and school endorsement shall be fined not less than two 293
thousand five hundred dollars or more than five thousand dollars. 294
(b) Each carrier engaged in the transportation of students shall 295
register with the Department of Motor Vehicles in a manner prescribed 296
by the commissioner. Registration shall include the carrier's name, 297
address and the name of the employee or agent assigned to perform 298
the carrier's responsibilities under subsection (c) of this section. 299
[(b)] (c) Not less than once during the first and third week of each 300
month, a carrier shall review the report made by the Commissioner of 301
Motor Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of 302
section 14-44, as amended by this act, with reference to the name and 303
motor vehicle operator's license number of each person such carrier 304
employs to operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a 305
student transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212. If, 306
according to such report, any such employee's motor vehicle operator's 307
license or endorsement to operate a school bus or student 308
transportation vehicle has been withdrawn, suspended or revoked, 309
such carrier shall immediately prohibit such employee from operating 310
a school bus or student transportation vehicle. 311
[(c)] (d) Any carrier who fails to register with the commissioner, 312
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, or review the report made by 313
the commissioner, pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of this section, shall 314
be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars for the first 315
violation, and two thousand five hundred dollars for each subsequent 316 Raised Bill No. 924
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violation. Any carrier who fails to take immediate action to prohibit 317
the operation of a school bus or student transportation vehicle by an 318
operator who appears on a report, pursuant to subsection [(b)] (c) of 319
this section, shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand five 320
hundred dollars for the first violation, and five thousand dollars for 321
each subsequent violation. Upon appropriate justification presented to 322
the commissioner by any carrier, the commissioner may make a 323
determination to reduce any such penalty. 324
Sec. 8. Section 14-227k of the general statutes is repealed and the 325
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 326
(a) Any person who completes the terms of a license suspension and 327
is eligible for reinstatement of such person's motor vehicle operator's 328
license or nonresident operating privilege provided such person 329
installs and uses a functioning, approved ignition interlock device, but 330
who fails to install such ignition interlock device, is prohibited from 331
operating any motor vehicle until such person installs an ignition 332
interlock device and such person's motor vehicle operator's license or 333
nonresident operating privilege is reinstated by the Commissioner of 334
Motor Vehicles. 335
[(a)] (b) No person whose right to operate a motor vehicle has been 336
restricted pursuant to an order of the court under subsection (b) of 337
section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or by any 338
provision of law that requires the use of an ignition interlock device, 339
shall (1) request or solicit another person to blow into an ignition 340
interlock device or to start a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition 341
interlock device for the purpose of providing such person with an 342
operable motor vehicle, or (2) operate any motor vehicle not equipped 343
with a functioning ignition interlock device or any motor vehicle that a 344
court has ordered such person not to operate. 345
[(b)] (c) No person shall tamper with, alter or bypass the operation 346
of an ignition interlock device for the purpose of providing an 347
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vehicle has been restricted pursuant to an order of the court under 349
subsection (b) of section 14-227j, by the Commissioner of Motor 350
Vehicles or by any provision of law that requires the use of an ignition 351
interlock device. 352
[(c)] (d) (1) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision 353
(1) of subsection [(a)] (b) or subsection [(b)] (c) of this section shall be 354
guilty of a class C misdemeanor. 355
(2) Any person who violates any provision of subdivision (2) of 356
subsection [(a)] (b) of this section shall be subject to the penalties set 357
forth in subsection (c) of section 14-215. 358
[(d)] (e) Each court shall report each conviction under subsection 359
[(a)] (b) or [(b)] (c) of this section to the Commissioner of Motor 360
Vehicles, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-141. The 361
commissioner shall suspend the motor vehicle operator's license or 362
nonresident operating privilege of the person reported as convicted for 363
a period of one year. 364
Sec. 9. Section 14-276a of the general statutes is repealed and the 365
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 366
(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations, in 367
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing a procedure 368
for the [physical examination and] safety training of school bus 369
operators and operators of student transportation vehicles. Such 370
regulations shall provide [for minimum physical requirements for 371
such operators and] for minimum proficiency requirements for school 372
bus operators. The safety training administered by the commissioner 373
shall conform to the minimum requirements of number 17 of the 374
National Highway Safety Standards. Such safety training shall include 375
instruction relative to the location, contents and use of the first aid kit 376
in the motor vehicle. 377
(b) No person shall operate a school bus as defined in section 14-275 378
or a student transportation vehicle as defined in section 14-212, as 379 Raised Bill No. 924
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amended by this act, for the purpose of transporting school children 380
unless such person has prior to the issuance or renewal of [his] such 381
person's license endorsement: (1) Furnished evidence to the 382
satisfaction of the commissioner that [he] such person meets the 383
[minimum physical requirements set by the commissioner for 384
operation of a school bus or a student transportation vehicle] physical 385
qualification standards established in 49 CFR 391, as amended from 386
time to time; (2) successfully completed a course in safety training 387
[administered by the commissioner] and, in the case of school bus 388
operators, passed an examination in proficiency in school bus 389
operation given by the commissioner. Such proficiency examination 390
shall include a road test administered in either a type I school bus 391
having a gross vehicle weight exceeding ten thousand pounds or a 392
type II school bus having a gross vehicle weight of ten thousand 393
pounds or less. Any operator administered a road test in a type II 394
school bus [only] shall not be eligible for a license to operate a type I 395
school bus. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection 396
shall be deemed to have committed an infraction. 397
(c) Any town or regional school district may require its school bus 398
operators to have completed a safety training course in the operation 399
of school buses, consisting of a minimum of ten hours of behind-the-400
wheel instruction and three hours of classroom instruction. 401
(d) A carrier shall require each person whom it intends to employ to 402
operate a school bus, as defined in section 14-275, or a student 403
transportation vehicle, as defined in section 14-212, as amended by this 404
act, to submit to a urinalysis drug test in accordance with the 405
provisions of sections 31-51v and 31-51w and shall require each person 406
it employs to operate such vehicles to submit to a urinalysis drug test 407
on a random basis in accordance with the provisions of section 31-51x 408
and the standards set forth in 49 CFR Parts 382 and 391. No carrier 409
may employ any person who has received a positive test result for 410
such test which was confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) 411
of section 31-51u. No carrier may continue to employ as a driver, for 412
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test which was confirmed as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of 414
subsection (a) of section 31-51u. No carrier may continue to employ as 415
a driver, permanently, any person who has received a second positive 416
test result for such test which was confirmed as provided in 417
subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of section 31-51u. The 418
commissioner may, after notice and hearing, impose a civil penalty of 419
not more than one thousand dollars for the first offense and two 420
thousand five hundred dollars for each subsequent offense on any 421
carrier which violates any provision of this subsection. 422
Sec. 10. Section 14-46b of the general statutes is repealed and the 423
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 424
(a) There is established within the department a Motor Vehicle 425
Operator's License Medical Advisory Board, which shall advise the 426
commissioner on the medical aspects and concerns of licensing 427
operators of motor vehicles. The board shall consist of not less than 428
eight members or more than fifteen members who shall be medical 429
professionals and who shall be appointed by the commissioner. [from 430
a list of nominees submitted by the] The Connecticut State Medical 431
Society, the Connecticut Association of Optometrists [,] and [such 432
other] any professional medical associations or organizations [that 433
have as] whose members include physician assistants or advanced 434
practice registered nurses [. The Connecticut State Medical Society and 435
such other organizations shall] may submit nominees [representing] 436
for appointment to the board for the commissioner's consideration 437
who represent the specialties of (1) general medicine or surgery, (2) 438
internal medicine, (3) cardiovascular medicine, (4) neurology or 439
neurological surgery, (5) ophthalmology or optometry, (6) orthopedics, 440
(7) psychiatry, [and] or (8) occupational medicine. [The Connecticut 441
Association of Optometrists shall submit nominees representing the 442
specialty of optometry.] 443
(b) Initially, three members shall be appointed for a two-year term, 444
three members for a three-year term and the remainder of the 445
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four-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by the commissioner for 447
the unexpired portion of a term. The commissioner shall designate the 448
[chairman] chairperson of the board. 449
(c) Board members shall serve without compensation but shall be 450
reimbursed for necessary expenses or services incurred in performing 451
their duties, including the giving of testimony at any administrative 452
hearing when requested by the commissioner. Medical professionals 453
who are not members of the board and conduct examinations at the 454
request of the board shall be compensated for these examinations. 455
(d) The board shall meet at the call of the commissioner at least 456
annually. Special meetings may be held to fulfill the responsibilities 457
specified in section 14-46c. 458
(e) Any meeting of the board in which the medical condition of any 459
individual is discussed for purposes of making a recommendation on 460
his or her fitness to operate a motor vehicle shall be held in executive 461
session. 462
(f) As used in this section and section 14-46c, "medical professional" 463
means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice 464
registered nurse or optometrist. 465
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 14-22(a)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 14-28
Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 14-34a
Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 51-164n(b)
Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 14-44(b)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 14-44(h)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2019 14-276
Sec. 8 October 1, 2019 14-227k
Sec. 9 July 1, 2019 14-276a
Sec. 10 July 1, 2019 14-46b
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Statement of Purpose:
To implement recommendations by the Department of Motor Vehicles
regarding motor vehicle registration notice, the International
Registration Plan, carriers, the Medical Advisory Board and other
motor vehicle statutes.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]