A judge has ordered Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet to keep awarding commercial driver's licenses to truck driving school graduates, even if they don't meet the state's minimum residence requirements.

Last week, a memo from the Transportation Cabinet to circuit court clerks who issue the licenses said someone must live in the state for at least 30 days in order to get a Kentucky license. This would disqualify most of the trucking school students going through intensive three-week programs, according to the Associated Press - about two-thirds of them are from out of state.
Franklin County Circuit Court judge William Graham noted that this had been the longstanding practice for years. Changing that practice would be disruptive and expensive for the schools and the students, argued the attorney for the four trucking schools that filed suit.
Pat Foley, a lawyer for the cabinet, said the agency is most concerned about people avoiding residency requirements to get regular, non-commercial licenses.