Bill Text: CA AB2141 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2141 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Department of Motor Vehicles.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 47, Statutes of 2020. [AB2141 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB2141-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2141

Introduced by Assembly Member Mathis

February 10, 2020

An act to amend Section 1651.3 of the Vehicle Code, relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2141, as introduced, Mathis. Department of Motor Vehicles.

Existing law expresses the policy of the state to recognize the training and experience that individuals gain while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to develop policies to assist persons who are leaving active duty to obtain commercial driver’s licenses, as specified. Existing law prohibits those policies from waiving any requisites, fees, or examinations required by law for a commercial driver’s license.

This bill would remove the requirement that the policies not waive any fees.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 1651.3 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:

1651.3.

It is the policy of this state to recognize the training and experience that individuals gain while serving in the ~~armed forces~~ Armed Forces of the United States. In furtherance of this policy, the department, in conjunction with the military services of the United States, shall develop policies to assist persons who are leaving active duty to obtain commercial driver’s licenses. These policies shall not waive any ~~requisites, fees,~~ requisites or examinations required by law for a commercial driver’s license. These policies shall specify how this training and experience may be used to obtain these licenses. The department shall consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs before adopting these policies. The department shall perform the duties required by this section within existing budgetary resources of the agency within which the department operates.