SB44-SSA1,939,117 343.025 (2) Beginning in 1991, the department shall annually submit a report
8to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature
9under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the numbers of individuals, by counties in this state,
10to whom the department distributed explanatory materials under ss. 343.14 (8),
11343.20 (2m) and 343.50 (4).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2521w 12Section 2521w. 343.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,939,1413 343.03 (1) (a) The department shall institute a classified driver license system
14meeting all federal standards under 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and 49 CFR 383 and 384.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2522 15Section 2522. 343.03 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
16.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,939,1917 343.03 (1) (a) The department shall institute a classified driver license system
18meeting all federal standards under 49 USC 30304 (e) and 31301 to 31317 and 49
19CFR 383
and 384.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2523 20Section 2523. 343.03 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,940,321 343.03 (3) (a) Regular license. The standard license legend is "regular" or a
22readily recognizable abbreviation thereof. The regular license, without any express
23endorsements or restrictions as provided in this chapter, authorizes the licensee to
24operate only "class D" vehicles as described in s. 343.04 (1) (d), except as otherwise
25provided in this subsection. The license may be endorsed to permit operation of Type

11 motorcycles or school buses that are not commercial motor vehicles. A regular
2license may be subject to restrictions, including the attachment of a special
3restrictions card as provided in s. 343.17 (4).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2524 4Section 2524. 343.03 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,940,135 343.03 (3) (e) Occupational license. A license issued under s. 343.10
6authorizing only the operation of motor vehicles other than "Class A", "Class B" or
7"Class C" vehicles shall be labeled "Occupational License". Licenses issued under s.
8343.10 authorizing the operation of "Class A", "Class B" or "Class
C" vehicles shall
9be labeled "CDL Occupational".
An occupational license may authorize the operation
10of "Class D" or "Class M" vehicles, or both, but may not be endorsed to permit
11operation of the vehicle types described in s. 343.04 (2). The license may be subject
12to restrictions in addition to those provided in s. 343.10, including the attachment
13of a special restrictions card as provided in s. 343.17 (4).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2524r 14Section 2524r. 343.03 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,940,1515 343.03 (5) (title) Inquiries before issuance or renewal.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2525 16Section 2525. 343.03 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 343.03 (5) (a) and
17amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,940,2418 343.03 (5) (a) Before issuing a or renewing any license under this chapter, the
19department shall obtain driver record information from the national driver registry
20and commercial driver license information system to determine whether the
21applicant holds a commercial driver license, or a license that is revoked, suspended
22or canceled, or is otherwise disqualified. If the applicant is currently licensed in
23another state, the department shall obtain information on the applicant's license
24status with the state of licensure before issuing a license.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2526 25Section 2526. 343.03 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,941,5
1343.03 (5) (b) 1. Before issuing or renewing a commercial driver license, the
2department shall, within the time period specified in 49 CFR 384.232, request from
3any other jurisdiction that has issued an operator's license or commercial driver
4license to the person within the previous 10 years the driving record of the person
5as required under 49 CFR 384.206 (a) (2) (ii).
SB44-SSA1,941,116 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to a renewal of a person's commercial driver
7license if the department has previously issued or renewed a commercial driver
8license after the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], and, in
9connection with the previous issuance or renewal, the department recorded on the
10person's driving record under s. 343.23 (2) (a) the date on which the operator's record
11check under subd. 1. was performed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2527 12Section 2527. 343.03 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 343.03 (6) (a).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2528 13Section 2528. 343.03 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,941,1714 343.03 (6) (b) The department shall, upon request and within 30 days of the
15request, provide to the driver licensing agencies of other jurisdictions the driving
16record of any person currently or previously licensed by the department, as required
17under 49 CFR 384.206 (a) (2) (iii).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2529 18Section 2529. 343.03 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,941,2219 343.03 (6) (c) The department shall, upon request and within the time period
20specified in s. 343.23 (2) (am) 1. b. and c., provide the operating record file
21information specified in s. 343.23 (2) (am) 1. b. and c. to any of the following
22requesters:
SB44-SSA1,941,2323 1. The person holding the commercial driver license.
SB44-SSA1,941,2424 2. The U.S. secretary of transportation.
SB44-SSA1,942,2
1 3. Any employer or prospective employer of the person holding the commercial
2driver license, after notice to such person.
SB44-SSA1,942,43 4. Any driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction or law enforcement
4agency.
SB44-SSA1,942,65 5. Any governmental entity having access to the commercial driver license
6information system.
SB44-SSA1,942,77 6. Any authorized agent of a requester specified in subds. 1. to 5.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2530 8Section 2530. 343.03 (7) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,942,109 343.03 (7) (title) Notification of commercial driver license issuance and
10certain violations
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2531 11Section 2531. 343.03 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 343.03 (7) (a).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2532 12Section 2532. 343.03 (7) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,942,2013 343.03 (7) (b) Within 10 days after the disqualification of the holder of a
14commercial driver license from operating a commercial motor vehicle for at least 60
15days, or after the revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a commercial driver
16license for at least 60 days, the department shall notify the commercial driver license
17information system and, if the license was not issued by the department, the
18jurisdiction that issued the license of the disqualification, revocation, suspension, or
19cancellation and the violation that resulted in the disqualification, revocation,
20suspension, or cancellation.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2533 21Section 2533. 343.03 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,943,522 343.03 (7) (c) Within 30 days after a conviction of the holder of a commercial
23driver license issued by another jurisdiction for violating any state law or local
24ordinance of this state or any law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or
25band in this state in conformity with any state law relating to motor vehicle traffic

1control, other than parking violations, or after a conviction of the holder of an
2operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, other than a commercial driver
3license, for operating a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver
4license, the department shall notify the driver licensing agency of the jurisdiction
5that issued the license of the conviction.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2534 6Section 2534. 343.03 (7) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,943,168 343.03 (7) (c) Within 30 10 days after a conviction of the holder of a commercial
9driver license issued by another jurisdiction for violating any state law or local
10ordinance of this state or any law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or
11band in this state in conformity with any state law relating to motor vehicle traffic
12control, other than parking violations, or after a conviction of the holder of an
13operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, other than a commercial driver
14license, for operating a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver
15license, the department shall notify the driver licensing agency of the jurisdiction
16that issued the license of the conviction.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2534g 17Section 2534g. 343.04 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,943,2018 343.04 (1) (c) 2. The vehicle is transporting hazardous materials requiring
19placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR
2073
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2534i 21Section 2534i. 343.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,943,2522 343.04 (2) (a) Hazardous materials transporter. Hazardous materials
23transporter vehicles are vehicles transporting hazardous materials requiring
24placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR
2573
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2534k
1Section 2534k. 343.055 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,944,92 343.055 (3) Vehicles transporting hazardous materials, carrying passengers
3or towing double or triple trailers not waived.
Nothing in this section authorizes
4the operation of a combination vehicle with double or triple trailers, a vehicle
5transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding except as provided in sub. (1)
6(c), a vehicle transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin
7under 42 CFR 73,
or a vehicle carrying or designed to transport the driver and 15 or
8more persons, by a person who does not hold a valid operator's license properly
9endorsed to permit such operation.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2535 10Section 2535. 343.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,944,1811 343.06 (2) The department shall not issue a commercial driver license,
12including a renewal, occupational, or reinstated license, to any person during any
13period of disqualification under s. 343.315 or 49 CFR 383.51 or the law of another
14jurisdiction in substantial conformity therewith, as the result of one or more
15disqualifying offenses committed on or after July 1, 1987, or to any person whose
16operating privilege is revoked, suspended, or canceled
. Any person who is known to
17the department to be subject to disqualification as described in s. 343.44 (1) (d) shall
18be disqualified by the department as provided in s. 343.315.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2536g 19Section 2536g. 343.07 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,944,2320 343.07 (1m) (d) No person holding an instruction permit issued under this
21subsection may operate a vehicle transporting hazardous materials requiring
22placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR
2373
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2537 24Section 2537. 343.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,945,11
1343.10 (1) (b) The application shall be in a form established by the department
2and shall identify the specific motor vehicle that the applicant seeks authorization
3to operate, including the vehicle classification and any required endorsements. The
4application shall include an explanation of why operating the motor vehicle is
5essential to the person's livelihood and identify the person's occupation or trade. The
6application shall identify the applicant's employer, and include proof of financial
7responsibility as specified in s. 343.38 (1) (c) covering the vehicle or vehicles that the
8applicant requests authorization to operate. The application shall identify the hours
9of operation and routes of travel being requested by the applicant in accord with the
10restrictions of sub. (5). The applicant shall certify whether, to the best of personal
11knowledge, he or she is disqualified under s. 343.315.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2538 12Section 2538. 343.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2539 13Section 2539. 343.10 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2540 14Section 2540. 343.10 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2541 15Section 2541. 343.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,945,1816 343.10 (2) (c) No occupational license permitting the operation of a commercial
17motor vehicle may be granted to a person during a period of disqualification under
18s. 343.315
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2542 19Section 2542. 343.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,946,520 343.10 (7) (e) The occupational license issued by the department shall contain
21the restrictions required by sub. (5). The occupational license authorizes the licensee
22to operate a motor vehicle only when that operation is an essential part of the
23licensee's occupation or trade. If the department determines that the applicant is
24eligible under sub. (2), the department may impose such conditions and limitations
25upon the authorization to operate commercial or noncommercial motor vehicles as

1in the secretary's judgment are necessary in the interest of public safety and welfare,
2including reexamination of the person's qualifications to operate a commercial or
3noncommercial
motor vehicle or a particular type thereof. The department may limit
4such authorization to include, without limitation, the operation of particular
5vehicles, particular kinds of operation and particular traffic conditions.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2543 6Section 2543. 343.10 (7) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2544 7Section 2544. 343.12 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,946,108 343.12 (2) (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (2m), the department shall
9issue a school bus endorsement to a person only if such person meets all of the
10following requirements:
SB44-SSA1, s. 2545 11Section 2545. 343.12 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,946,1512 343.12 (2m) The department shall issue a school bus endorsement to a person,
13authorizing operation of a school bus that is a commercial motor vehicle, only if such
14person meets all of the requirements specified in sub. (2) and, in addition, meets all
15of the following requirements:
SB44-SSA1,946,1616 (a) Has been or is at the same time issued a valid commercial driver license.
SB44-SSA1,946,1817 (b) Qualifies for the endorsement under s. 343.17 (3) (d) 3., including passing
18the knowledge and driving skills tests required for obtaining such an endorsement.
SB44-SSA1,946,2019(c) Passes a knowledge test in compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR
20383.123
(a) (2).
SB44-SSA1,946,2421(d) Passes a driving skills test in compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR
22383.123
(a) (3). If the test specified under sub. (2) (h) and s. 343.16 (1) meets the
23requirements of 49 CFR 383.123 (a) (3), no additional driving skills test is required
24under this paragraph.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2546 25Section 2546. 343.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,947,12
1343.12 (3) The Notwithstanding sub. (2) (a) and (g), the department may issue
2a school bus endorsement under sub. (2) to a person who is more than 70 years of age
3if the person meets the requirements specified in sub. (2) (c) to (f) and (h) before
4issuance of the endorsement and annually takes and passes a physical examination
5prior to issuance or renewal of the endorsement to determine that the person meets
6the physical standards established under sub. (2) (g). Notwithstanding sub. (2) (a)
7and (g), the department may issue a school bus endorsement under sub. (2m) to a
8person who is more than 70 years of age if the person meets the requirements
9specified in subs. (2) (c) to (f) and (h) and (2m) (a) to (d) before issuance of the
10endorsement and annually takes and passes a physical examination prior to
11issuance or renewal of the endorsement to determine that the person meets the
12physical standards established under sub. (2) (g).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2547t 13Section 2547t. 343.12 (4) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
14renumbered 343.12 (4) (a) and amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,947,2215 343.12 (4) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a person may operate a school bus in
16this state if one or more of the following requirements are met: 1. The the person
17is a nonresident holding a valid commercial driver license with a "P" passenger an
18"S"
endorsement and the school bus is a commercial motor vehicle or, if the school bus
19is not a commercial motor vehicle, the person is a resident of Iowa, Illinois, Michigan,
20or Minnesota holding a valid operator's license and
any additional endorsements
21required by the person's home jurisdiction for the operation of a school bus and the
22origin or destination of the trip is in another state
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2549 23Section 2549. 343.12 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2550d 24Section 2550d. 343.12 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2551 25Section 2551. 343.12 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,948,5
1343.12 (4) (b) The department may, by rule, establish standards for the
2employment by an employer of a person under par. (a) 3. as an operator of a school
3bus in this state. The rules may require the person to meet the qualifications
4contained in sub. (2) or, (2m), or (3) and any rules of the department applicable to
5residents.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2551c 6Section 2551c. 343.125 of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,948,7 7343.125 Endorsements for transporting certain hazardous materials.
SB44-SSA1,948,9 8(1) In this section, ""H" endorsement" means an endorsement specified in s.
9343.17 (3) (d) 1m.
SB44-SSA1,948,11 10(2) The department may not issue or renew an "H" endorsement to a
11commercial driver license unless all of the following apply:
SB44-SSA1,948,1412 (a) The applicant has submitted to the department documentary proof, in one
13or more of the following forms, that the applicant is a U.S. citizen or that the
14applicant's permanent presence in the United States is authorized under federal law:
SB44-SSA1,948,1515 1. A U.S. passport.
SB44-SSA1,948,1816 2. A birth certificate bearing an official seal or other mark of authentication and
17issued by a state, county, or municipality within the United States or by a territory
18or possession of the United States.
SB44-SSA1,948,1919 3. A certification of birth abroad issued by the federal department of state.
SB44-SSA1,948,2020 4. A certificate of naturalization.
SB44-SSA1,948,2121 5. A certificate of U.S. citizenship.
SB44-SSA1,948,2222 6. A permanent resident card or alien registration receipt card.
SB44-SSA1,948,23237. Any other proof specified in 49 CFR 383.71 (a) (9).
SB44-SSA1,949,3
1(b) If the applicant submits proof described under par. (a) 6. or 7., the applicant
2submits his or her bureau of citizenship and immigration services alien registration
3number.
SB44-SSA1,949,44 (c) The applicant has passed any knowledge test required by the department.
SB44-SSA1,949,85 (d) The department of transportation has received notice from the federal
6transportation security administration of the federal department of homeland
7security that the applicant does not pose a security threat warranting denial of an
8"H" endorsement or that the applicant has received a waiver under 49 CFR 1572.143.
SB44-SSA1,949,10 9(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), an "H" endorsement shall expire 4 years
10after the licensee's next birthday after the date of issuance or renewal.
SB44-SSA1,949,1211 (b) 1. The initial period for which an "H" endorsement is valid is "." from the
12date on which the "H" endorsement is issued until the earlier of the following dates:
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