(a) Redesignation of Class 2, 3 or 4 drivers' licenses.-- For purposes of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1606(a) (relating to requirement for commercial driver's license), a driver with a valid driver's license endorsed with Class 2, 3 or 4 shall be considered a commercial driver until such time as established by regulation. (b) Class 2, 3 or 4 learner's permit examinations.-- The Department of Transportation shall require applicants with valid Class 2, 3 or 4 learners' permits issued prior to the effective date of this act to take the examinations required by this act. (c) Class 2, 3 or 4 licenses expiring before April 1, 1992.-- The department shall send to a driver holding a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 license issued by the department which expires before April 1, 1992, an application for a commercial driver's license with his license renewal so that he may obtain a commercial driver's license under this act upon successfully meeting the requirements of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1607 (relating to commercial driver's license qualification standards) and payment of the required fees. A driver with a valid Class 3 license issued by the department shall be eligible to make application for a Class A, B or C commercial driver's license. Except as provided elsewhere in this section, a driver with a valid Class 2 or 4 license issued by the department shall be eligible to make application for a Class B or C commercial driver's license. If a driver has not passed the commercial driver's license test by the date established by the department, his Class 2, 3 or 4 license shall be valid only as a Class C noncommercial license as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 1504(d)(3) (relating to classes of licenses). (d) Class 2, 3 or 4 licenses expiring after April 1, 1992.-- The department shall send to a driver holding a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 driver's license issued by the department which expires after April 1, 1992, an application for a commercial driver's license which shall indicate that his Class 2, 3 or 4 license shall expire on a date established by the department. A driver with a valid Class 3 license issued by the department shall be eligible to make application for a Class A, B or C commercial driver's license. A driver with a valid Class 2 or 4 license issued by the department shall be eligible to make application for a Class B or C commercial driver's license. Except as provided elsewhere in this section, if a driver has not passed the commercial driver's license test by the date established by the department, his Class 2, 3 or 4 license shall be valid only as a Class C noncommercial license as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 1504(d)(3). Upon meeting the requirements of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1607 and payment of the appropriate fees, the driver shall be issued a commercial driver's license. (e) Failure to pass driving skills test.-- A driver with a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 license issued by the department, who fails three times, or does not pass by the date established by the department, the driving skills tests required for a commercial driver's license under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1607, must make an application for a commercial learner's permit in order to obtain a commercial driver's license; and the Class 2, 3 or 4 license shall be valid only as a Class C noncommercial license as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 1504(d)(3). (f) Failure to pass knowledge test.-- A driver with a valid Class 2, 3 or 4 license issued by the department who is not required by the department to take, or passes by the date established by the department, the driving skills test required for a commercial driver's license under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1607 and who has taken the knowledge tests under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1607 three times but for the third time fails to pass the knowledge tests by the date established by the department shall be permitted to extend the opportunity to take the commercial driver's license knowledge tests for additional testing periods of 120 days or until March 31, 1992, whichever occurs first, upon payment of a $15 test extension fee for each additional extension. The driver's Class 2, 3 or 4 license shall remain valid for the test-extension period. If the driver fails to request an extension under this subsection or fails to pass the knowledge test by March 31, 1992, the Class 2, 3 or 4 license shall be valid only as a Class C noncommercial license as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 1504(d)(3). (g) Redesignation of Class 1 drivers' licenses.-- A driver holding a valid Class 1 driver's license issued by the department which expires after November 1, 1990, shall be considered to be a Class C noncommercial driver until expiration of the license. (h) Redesignation of Class 5 and 6 drivers' licenses.-- A driver holding a valid Class 5 or 6 driver's license issued by the department which expires after November 1, 1990, shall be considered to be a Class M driver until the expiration of the license. (i) Waiver of school bus driver recertification test.-- The department shall waive the school bus driver recertification driving test required by department regulations until December 31, 1992. (j) Expiration of limitation to one knowledge test.-- The limitation to one knowledge test for each class and for each endorsement for driving a commercial motor vehicle, contained in section 8 (section 1607(a)(1)) shall expire on April 1, 1992.
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