§ 41-21-517 — Commercial driver license training

The department of correction, in consultation with the department of safety, is authorized to create a commercial driver license training program for purposes of training offenders who, upon release from incarceration, may be suitable for careers in the transportation industry. A person who has been convicted of any of the following offenses is ineligible to participate in the training program created pursuant to this section: a human trafficking offense as defined in § 39-13-314 , or an equivalent offense in another jurisdiction; a sexual offense, a violent sexual offense, or a violent juvenile sexual offense, as such terms are defined by § 40-39-202 , or equivalent offenses in another jurisdiction; two (2) or more offenses of driving under the influence of an intoxicant under § 55-10-401 , or equivalent offenses in another jurisdiction; or vehicular assault under § 39-13-106 , aggravated vehicular assault under § 39-13-115 , vehicular homicide under § 39-13-213(a)(2) , or aggravated vehicular homicide under § 39-13-218 , or equivalent offenses in another jurisdiction. A training program created pursuant to this section must conform to the requirements in title 55, chapter 50; rules promulgated by the department of safety; and rules promulgated by the federal motor carrier safety administration. The departments of correction and safety are authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate this section, in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.

Legislative History

Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 992, s 5, eff. 7/1/2022.