The Kentucky House of Representatives is considering two bills regarding commercial driver licensing,
reports the Messenger-Inquirer newspaper.
The first bill would establish a residency requirement and criminal background check for anyone getting a commercial driver's license. It also would turn over testing to a third party, primarily the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, which has some truck driver training schools concerned.
The second bill requires people who apply for a license to operate a commercial driver training school to undergo criminal history background checks and offer at least 160 hours of instruction per student. The bill also sets instructor-student ratios for training, allowing only three students per instructor for on-the-road training.
The bills, House Bills 189 and 190, passed the House Transportation Committee last week.