(B) 
PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS.—In 
order to complete the 120-hour probationary 
period under subparagraph (A), an employer 
shall determine that the apprentice is com-
petent in each of the following areas: 
(i) Interstate, city traffic, rural 2- 
lane, and evening driving. 
(ii) Safety awareness. 
(iii) Speed and space management. 
(iv) Lane control. 
(v) Mirror scanning. 
(vi) Right and left turns. 
(vii) Logging and complying with 
rules relating to hours of service. 
(2) 280-HOUR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—After completing the 
120-hour probationary period under paragraph 
(1), the apprentice shall complete 280 hours of 
on-duty time, of which not less than 160 hours 
are driving time in a commercial motor vehicle. 
(B) 
PERFORMANCE
BENCHMARKS.—In 
order to complete the 280-hour probationary 
period under subparagraph (A), an employer 
shall determine that the apprentice is com-
petent in each of the following areas: 
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(i) Backing and maneuvering in close 
quarters. 
(ii) Pre-trip inspections. 
(iii) Fueling procedures. 
(iv) Weighing loads, weight distribu-
tion, and sliding tandems. 
(v) Coupling and uncoupling proce-
dures. 
(vi) Trip planning, truck routes, map 
reading, navigation, and permits. 
(3) RESTRICTIONS
FOR
120-HOUR
AND
280- 
HOUR PROBATIONARY PERIODS.—During the 120- 
hour probationary period under paragraph (1) and 
the 280-hour probationary period under paragraph 
(2)— 
(A) the apprentice may only drive a com-
mercial motor vehicle that has— 
(i) automatic manual or automatic 
transmissions; 
(ii) active braking collision mitigation 
systems; and 
(iii) forward-facing video event cap-
ture; and 
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(B) the apprentice shall be accompanied in 
the cab of the commercial motor vehicle by an 
experienced driver. 
(4) RECORDS RETENTION.—The employer shall 
maintain records, in a manner required by the Sec-
retary, relating to the satisfaction of the require-
ments of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) by the ap-
prentice. 
(5) REPORTABLE INCIDENTS.—If the appren-
tice is involved in a preventable accident reportable 
to the Department of Transportation or a pointed 
moving violation while driving a commercial motor 
vehicle as part of an apprenticeship program de-
scribed in this subsection, the apprentice shall un-
dergo remediation and additional training until the 
apprentice can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of 
the employer, competence in each of the performance 
benchmarks described in paragraphs (1)(B) and 
(2)(B). 
(6) COMPLETION OF PROGRAM.—The appren-
tice shall be considered to have completed the ap-
prenticeship program on the date on which the ap-
prentice completes the 280-hour probationary period 
under paragraph (2). 
(7) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act 
prevents an employer from imposing additional 
requirements on an apprentice taking part in 
an apprenticeship program established pursuant 
to this section. 
(B) TECHNOLOGIES.—Nothing in this Act 
prevents an employer from requiring or install-
ing additional technologies in a commercial 
motor vehicle in addition to the technologies de-
scribed in paragraph (3)(A). 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promul-
gate regulations to implement this Act. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON LICENSE REQUIREMENT.—Noth-
ing in this Act exempts an apprentice from any require-
ment to hold a commercial driver’s license in order to op-
erate a commercial motor vehicle. 
(f) EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY.—An employer shall 
not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver 
under the age of 21 to operate a commercial motor vehicle 
in interstate commerce unless the driver is participating 
in or has completed an apprenticeship program that meets 
the requirements of subsection (c). 
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