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House
File
2100
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2100
BY
A.
MEYER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
the
use
of
a
language
other
than
English
for
1
commercial
driver’s
license
examinations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
1.18,
subsection
5,
paragraph
i,
Code
1
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
i.
Any
oral
or
written
communications,
examinations,
or
3
publications
,
other
than
examinations
for
a
commercial
driver’s
4
license,
produced
or
utilized
by
a
driver’s
license
station,
5
provided
public
safety
is
not
jeopardized.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
321.187,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
1.
The
department
shall
examine
applicants
for
driver’s
9
licenses.
The
department,
a
third-party
test
examiner,
or
a
10
third-party
tester
shall
not
use
a
language
other
than
English
11
to
examine
an
applicant
for
a
commercial
driver’s
license.
12
Examiners
of
the
department
shall
wear
an
identifying
badge
and
13
uniform
provided
by
the
department.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
Under
current
law,
the
English
language
is
the
official
18
language
of
the
state
of
Iowa.
All
official
documents,
19
regulations,
orders,
transactions,
proceedings,
programs,
20
meetings,
publications,
or
actions
taken
or
issued,
which
are
21
conducted
or
regulated
by,
or
on
behalf
of,
or
representing
22
Iowa
and
all
of
its
political
subdivisions
are
required
to
be
23
in
the
English
language.
However,
there
are
exceptions
to
24
this
requirement,
including
communications,
examinations,
and
25
publications
produced
or
utilized
by
driver’s
license
stations.
26
This
bill
provides
that
the
driver’s
license
examination
27
exception
does
not
apply
to
commercial
driver’s
license
28
(CDL)
examinations.
The
bill
also
prohibits
the
department
29
of
transportation
or
designated
third
parties
from
using
a
30
language
other
than
English
to
examine
an
applicant
for
a
CDL.
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