An act TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMPLETION 10 OF A HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION COURSE FOR THE 11 ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE, the official text

Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.

1 State of Arkansas            As Engrossed: H2/20/25
2 95th General Assembly
                                     A Bill

3 Regular Session, 2025                                           HOUSE BILL 1371

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5 By: Representative Wardlaw

6 By: Senator Hill

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8                             For An Act To Be Entitled

9   AN ACT TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMPLETION

10  OF A HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION COURSE FOR THE

11  ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE; AND FOR

12  OTHER PURPOSES.

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16                       TO REPEAL THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE

17                       COMPLETION OF A HUMAN TRAFFICKING

18                       PREVENTION COURSE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A

19                       COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE.

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21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

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23  SECTION 1. Arkansas Code � 27-23-108(e), concerning commercial driver

24 license qualification standards, is repealed.

25  (e) Human Trafficking Prevention Training.

26  (1) A person may be issued a Class A commercial driver license

27 only if he or she:

28                       (A) Completes a human trafficking prevention course

29 administered by the division or by a third party approved by the division to

30 present a human trafficking prevention course under regulations promulgated

31 as provided in this section; or

32                       (B) Becomes a Certified Trucker Against Trafficking by

33 completing the online certification course offered by Truckers Against

34 Trafficking and provides evidence of completion to the Department of Finance

35 and Administration with his or her application for a commercial driver

36 license under � 27-23-110.

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    As Engrossed: H2/20/25                                          HB1371

1   (2) A person who currently holds a Class A commercial driver

2 license is not required to comply with this subsection when applying for

3 renewal of the commercial driver license as required by � 27-23-111(g) so

4 long as he or she has completed the human trafficking prevention training

5 required under subdivision (e)(1) of this section at least once.

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