Bill 142 explained in plain English
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Air Brake Endorsements), 2019
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to exempt drivers with existing air brake endorsements from retaking the examination upon licence renewal and sets conditions for new endorsement applicants.
Bill 142, the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Air Brake Endorsements), 2019, proposes changes to the Highway Traffic Act regarding air brake endorsements on driver's licences. Specifically, it aims to exempt drivers who already hold an air brake endorsement from retaking the examination when renewing their licence. It also clarifies requirements for new applicants seeking an air brake endorsement.
- Amends Section 32 of the Highway Traffic Act.
- Creates new subsections (5.1) and (5.2) regarding air brake endorsement examination requirements.
- Specifies that a person holding a driver's licence with an air brake endorsement is not required to retake examinations for that endorsement upon renewal of their licence.
- States that an applicant for an air brake endorsement must take required examinations, unless they previously held a valid air brake endorsement within the three years prior to applying.
- Individuals holding a driver's licence with an air brake endorsement.
- Individuals applying for an air brake endorsement on their driver's licence.
- Right for existing air brake endorsement holders to not retake examinations upon licence renewal.
- Obligation for new air brake endorsement applicants to take required examinations, with an exception for those who held a valid endorsement within the past three years.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what the 'examinations that are required by the regulations' refer to for the air brake endorsement.
- The bill does not detail the process or specific content of these examinations.
Modifies the requirements for obtaining and renewing an air brake endorsement on a driver's licence.
Source: Section 32
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