SB 2896: DOT; DLIR; COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES; MINIMUM AGE; COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS; APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS

Lowers the age of who may drive commercially within the State from nineteen to eighteen.  Repeals the requirement that a person only operates category 3 vehicles to qualify to drive commercially in the State.  Prohibits a person under twenty-one years of age from operating a commercial motor vehicle outside of state-approved commercial driver training programs or registered apprenticeship programs as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.  Requires the Department of Transportation to consult with DLIR to amend its rules to allow persons under twenty-one years of age to operate a commercial motor vehicle under certain conditions.  (SD1)