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handle is hein.crs/goveffj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional a Research Service Compliance Date Arrives for Rule Mandating Training for Aspiring Commercial Drivers February 2, 2022 Beginning February 7, 2022, most aspiring commercial drivers will need to complete specified training before they can get behind the wheel of a truck or bus. The new requirements, mandated by Congress, include a list of theory topics and driving skills that commercial driver trainees must learn, and establish qualifications for those who provide the training. Background In 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21, P.L. 112-141, @32304) directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to create a minimum standard curriculum for the training of new commercial drivers. The resulting Entry-Level Driving Training (ELDT) regulation applies to persons seeking to get, for the first time, a Class A or Class B commercial driver license (CDL); to upgrade from a Class B CDL to a Class A CDL; or to add an endorsement (an authorization added to an existing CDL required for the holder to drive certain types of commercial vehicles) allowing the holder to drive a school bus, a passenger bus, or a vehicle transporting hazardous materials. The ELDT regulation does not apply to persons seeking to renew an existing CDL, or to those not subject to CDL requirements (e.g., military drivers, and farmers and firefighters excepted by their state). The ELDT regulation is based on recommendations made in 2015 by FMCSA's Entry-Level Driver Training Advisory Committee, which included representatives of driver organizations, motor carriers, state licensing agencies, law enforcement agencies, trucking safety organizations, labor unions, and insurance companies. FMCSA issued a proposed rule in March 2016 and, after accepting public comments, published the final regulation in December 2016. The compliance date was set for 2020-and subsequently extended to February 7, 2022-to allow FMCSA time to set up an online training provider registry, to provide states time to pass necessary legislation and to modify their information systems to record CDL applicants' compliance, and to allow training providers time to comply with the new requirements. New Requirements Taking Effect The ELDT regulation establishes a curriculum composed of theory topics and driving skills (found in 49 C.F.R. Part 380 Appendix A through E) that must be covered in the training provided to driver-trainees. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11846 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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