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Utah law currently requires commercial driver license (CDL) applicants to demonstrate sufficient English ability to converse with the public, understand highway signs, respond to official inquiries, and complete reports before they can pass their skills test. This bill would add a new requirement that CDL applicants sign a formal acknowledgment confirming they understand this English proficiency standard applies to their skills test, with the state keeping that signed form on file. It would also require the Driver License Division to track which CDL driver training schools were attended by applicants who fail or are unable to take their skills test due to English language proficiency, and direct the division to create rules for third-party testers and examiners to notify the state when such situations occur. The bill additionally makes several technical and clean-up changes to existing CDL application requirements, such as updating references to identification numbers and removing outdated provisions related to temporary CDLs no longer in use.