(a) The department shall periodically audit CDL skills tests conducted by department employees. The audit may include, but is not limited to, overt observation of skills examinations, covert observations of skills examinations, and co-scoring of skills examinations.(b) By January 1, 2023, the department shall prepare informational materials for individuals preparing to take the CDL skills tests.(c) The department is authorized to partner with institutions of higher education to conduct research related to commercial drivers and CDLs, strategies to promote driving careers in the commercial trucking industry, and strategies to better enable drivers to obtain and retain CDLs.Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 992, s 3, eff. 7/1/2022.
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