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Utah's commercial driver license (CDL) law currently requires applicants to demonstrate sufficient English ability to read traffic signs, respond to official inquiries, and fill out reports — this bill adds a new requirement that CDL applicants sign a formal acknowledgment stating they understand this English proficiency standard must be met to pass their skills test, and requires the state to keep that signed form on file. The bill also requires the Driver License Division to track which CDL training schools were attended by applicants who fail or cannot take their skills test due to English language barriers, and requires those training schools to notify the state when such failures occur. People seeking commercial driver licenses who have limited English proficiency are most directly affected, as they must now formally acknowledge the English requirement before testing — and their training schools are subject to new reporting obligations tied to their outcomes.