83R10133 DRH-D
By: Burkett H.B. No. 2817
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the testing required for a commercial driver's license
for veterans of the United States armed forces with previous truck
driving experience.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 522.023, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j) To the extent allowed by federal law, the department
shall waive the knowledge test for a veteran of the United States
armed forces who previously held a commercial driver's license or
similar authority to operate a commercial motor vehicle or whose
service in the armed forces involved the operation of trucks
comparable to commercial motor vehicles. The department shall by
rule:
(1) determine the type of military service that is
comparable to the operation of commercial motor vehicles; and
(2) prescribe the form of proof required to establish
that the person previously held a commercial driver's license or
similar authority to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.