Sec. 312j.
(1) The department shall establish a pilot program that, as determined by the department, provides for the skills testing of an individual who holds a valid commercial learner's permit issued by a state other than this state.
(2) An individual who holds a valid commercial learner's permit issued by a state other than this state is not eligible for skills testing as described in subsection (1) unless all of the following are satisfied:
(a) The individual has successfully completed a truck driver training curriculum that has been approved by the department and provided by a person that has been approved to provide truck driver training under the driver education provider and instructor act, 2006 PA 384, MCL 256.621 to 256.705.
(b) The state that issued the commercial learner's permit is a participant in an electronic national commercial driver examination reporting system in which this state is also a participant.
(3) The pilot program described in subsection (1) shall continue until the department adopts curriculum requirements for a person providing instruction to individuals seeking a vehicle group designation or indorsement described in section 312e.
History: Add. 2016, Act 321, Eff. Feb. 20, 2017