By: Garcia  S.B. No. 128          (In the Senate - Filed November 14, 2016; January 25, 2017,   read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;   March 27, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee   Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 27, 2017,   sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 128 By:  Garcia     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the inclusion of education and training regarding human   trafficking in the curriculum of commercial driver's license   training programs offered by public junior colleges and career   schools and colleges and to certain requirements for commercial   driver's licenses.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 130, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 130.0105 to read as follows:          Sec. 130.0105.  COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TRAINING   PROGRAM; CERTAIN CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board by rule shall require each public   junior college offering a commercial driver's license training   program to include as a part of that program education and training   on the recognition and prevention of human trafficking.          (b)  The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in   collaboration with the office of the attorney general, shall   establish the content of the education and training required by   this section.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 132, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 132.006 to read as follows:          Sec. 132.006.  COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE TRAINING   PROGRAM; CERTAIN CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The commission by   rule shall require each career school or college offering a   commercial driver's license training program to include as a part   of that program education and training on the recognition and   prevention of human trafficking.          (b)  The commission, in collaboration with the office of the   attorney general, shall establish the content of the education and   training required by this section.          SECTION 3.  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:                      (A)  comply with minimal federal standards   established by 49 C.F.R. Part 383, Subparts G and H; and                      (B)  include questions prescribed by the   department under Section 522.035 regarding the recognition and   prevention of human trafficking; and                (3)  has satisfied the requirements imposed by the   federal act, federal regulation, or state law.          SECTION 4.  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. (a)  The department by rule shall prescribe questions   for the commercial driver's license knowledge and skills tests   required by Section 522.022 regarding the recognition and   prevention of human trafficking.  In adopting rules under this   subsection, the department may consult with the Texas Higher   Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Workforce Commission, and   organizations that specialize in the recognition and prevention of   human trafficking.          (b)  The department shall provide informational materials   regarding the recognition and prevention of human trafficking for   distribution to commercial driver's license applicants. The   department may coordinate with organizations that specialize in the   recognition and prevention of human trafficking to provide   informational materials as required by this subsection.           SECTION 5.  (a)  Not later than December 1, 2017, the Texas   Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt rules necessary to   implement Section 130.0105, Education Code, as added by this Act.          (b)  Not later than December 1, 2017, the Texas Workforce   Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section   132.006, Education Code, as added by this Act.          (c)  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.          (d)  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an   application for an original commercial driver's license submitted   on or after December 1, 2017. An application for an original   commercial driver's license submitted before that date is governed   by the law in effect when the application was submitted, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 6.  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.     * * * * *