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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1967 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3641
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rob Consalvo
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to educational requirements for class 2 motor vehicle licenses.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rob Consalvo14th Suffolk1/15/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1967 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3641
By Representative Consalvo of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3641) of
Rob Consalvo relative to the educational training for class 2 motor vehicle licenses.
Transportation.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to educational requirements for class 2 motor vehicle licenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 58 of Chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after clause (8) subsection (c) the following new
3clause:
4 (9) That such person attends eight hours of educational training related to the rules,
5regulations, and laws pertaining to the used car industry which is provided by an organization
6certified by the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, hereinafter referred to as
7NIADA, to provide educational training. NIADA shall establish the minimum core curriculum to
8be presented by certified training organizations and establish a standardized test which shall be
9administered by all certified educational training organizations to persons attending the
10educational training. Said NIADA shall consult with the Massachusetts Independent Automobile
11Association in establishing said core curriculum and standardized test. Upon an applicant’s
12successful completion of the training and obtaining a passing grade, the organization providing 2 of 2
13the training shall issue a class 2 education certificate to the person. The Class 2 education
14certificate shall be developed by the NIADA and include on the face a certificate number. All
15certified training organizations shall record the name and certificate number of all certificates
16issued to applicants successfully completing the educational training. A municipal licensing
17authority shall not issue or renew a Class 2 license unless a class 2 education certificate is
18presented to the licensing authority by the Class 2 licensee applicant. All class 2 licensees who
19have successfully obtained a class 2 education certificate shall thereafter attend 4 hours of
20continuing educational training every two years. Class 2 licensees shall be issued a continuing
21education certificate which shall also be a condition precedent to obtaining a class 2 license.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2027.