1Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2Statutes, further providing for commercial driver's license
3qualification standards.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1.  Section 1607(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania 
7Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

8§ 1607.  Commercial driver's license qualification standards.

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10(b)  Waiver of test.--The department shall waive the skills
11test specified in this section for a commercial driver's license
12applicant:

13(1)  Holding a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 license who meets
14the requirements of Federal regulations. If permitted by
15Federal regulation, the department may waive the written test
16requirement for a commercial driver's license applicant
17holding a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 license.

18(2)  Who, subject to the limitations and requirements of

149 CFR 383.77 (relating to substitute for driving skills
2tests), meets all certifications required for waiver under 49
3CFR 383.77 and who certifies all of the following:

4(i)  That the applicant is a member of the active or
5reserve components of any branch or unit of the armed
6forces of the United States or a veteran who received an
7honorable discharge from any branch or unit of the active
8or reserve components of the armed forces of the United
9States.

10(ii)  That the applicant is or was regularly employed
11in a position in the armed forces of the United States
12requiring operation of a commercial motor vehicle.

13(iii)  That the applicant has legally operated, for
14at least two years [immediately preceding application]
15prior to applying for a commercial driver's license, a
16vehicle representative of the commercial motor vehicle
17the driver applicant operates or expects to operate,
18either under the exemption from this Commonwealth's
19commercial driver's license requirement provided by
20section 1606(b)(2) (relating to requirement for
21commercial driver's license) or the equivalent exemption
22of another state or while on active duty in a foreign
23jurisdiction.

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25Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.