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Committee asks staff to review potential local impact of new federal CDL policy
Summary
Chair Deb White asked staff to investigate a news report about a new federal policy affecting CDL eligibility and renewals for certain immigration-status groups; staff agreed to monitor and report back on possible impacts to local drivers and operations.
Chair Deb White raised an item under Other Business asking staff to assess a recent news report describing a federal policy change affecting commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) and to look into potential local impacts on MAT Bus drivers. White said the item was prompted by press coverage and asked staff to examine whether the policy — which the article described as restricting CDL issuance and renewal for certain immigration-status categories — could affect the agency’s driver pool.
Members encouraged staff to monitor federal policy developments and any federal funding risks that could follow policy or enforcement changes. One committee member asked whether staff could estimate how many current drivers might be affected; staff said they had several new Americans among drivers but could not provide a numerical estimate at the meeting and agreed to look into it.
Next steps: staff will research the policy text and guidance, determine whether local drivers could be affected, and report back with any quantitative estimates or recommended responses to the committee.
