Commercial driver applicants would complete human-trafficking training

Commercial driver license applicants would complete a course on recognizing and reporting suspected human trafficking before receiving a license. This applies to people applying for a New Jersey commercial driver license. The course may be no longer than 30 minutes. Applicants would submit electronic proof of completion before the commission issues the license, in addition to other licensing requirements. Completion would not prevent an applicant from scheduling appointments, filing an application, or taking required examinations. The supplied text does not state the exact effective date. The requirement would apply when a license is issued after implementation.

Drivers renewing a commercial driver license would complete the same training, while the Motor Vehicle Commission would develop, review, and administer the course. This applies to people renewing a New Jersey commercial driver license and to the Motor Vehicle Commission, in consultation with the Commission on Human Trafficking. The commission would keep approved training providers and make free training materials available online. The commission could use materials from nationally recognized organizations, work with private partners, and allow schools or employers to provide the training. A driver who completes the course and reports suspected trafficking in good faith would not face civil or criminal liability for that report under the described provision. The renewal requirement would begin two years after the bill's effective date. The commission would review the course at least every two years and submit a report three years after that effective date.