85R1588 MM-D     By: Garcia S.B. No. 128       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a required training course on human trafficking for   commercial driver's license applicants.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 522.021, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:          (a-2)  An applicant for a commercial driver's license must   furnish to the department evidence satisfactory to the department   that the applicant has successfully completed a recognition and   prevention of human trafficking training course approved by the   department under Section 522.035.          SECTION 2.  Section 522.022, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 522.022.  LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.  The department may   not issue a commercial driver's license other than a non-domiciled   license to a person unless the person:                (1)  has a domicile:                      (A)  in this state; or                      (B)  in another state and is a member of the United   States armed forces, including a member of the National Guard or a   reserve or auxiliary unit of any branch of the armed forces, whose   temporary or permanent duty station is located in this state;                (2)  has passed knowledge and skills tests for driving   a commercial motor vehicle that comply with minimal federal   standards established by 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H; [and]                (3)  has completed a recognition and prevention of   human trafficking training course approved by the department under   Section 522.035; and                (4)  has satisfied the requirements imposed by the   federal act, federal regulation, or state law.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 522, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 522.035 to read as follows:          Sec. 522.035.  RECOGNITION AND PREVENTION OF HUMAN   TRAFFICKING TRAINING COURSE. (a) The department by rule shall:                 (1)  prescribe minimum standards for the training   course on the recognition and prevention of human trafficking that   is required for commercial driver's license applicants under   Section 522.022; and                (2)  develop an approval procedure for training courses   that meet the minimum standards prescribed under this subsection.          (b)  In adopting the rules, the department may consult with   organizations that develop training courses on the recognition and   prevention of human trafficking.          SECTION 4.  (a) Not later than December 1, 2017, the   Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules necessary to   implement Section 522.035, Transportation Code, as added by this   Act.          (b)  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an   application for an original commercial driver's license submitted   on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for an   original commercial driver's license submitted before the   effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the   application was submitted, and the former law is continued in   effect for that purpose.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.