HBA-NRS H.B. 116 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 116 By: Najera Public Safety 7/16/2001 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current federal law, a man between the ages of 18 and 26 must register with the United States Selective Service System. A man who is not registered with the system in accordance with federal law is ineligible to receive federal funds and state student loans and may not be hired as a state employee. House Bill 116 requires the Department of Public Safety to electronically send information, including the applicant's social security number, from an application for a driver's license to the United States Selective Service System for the purpose of registering an applicant under the Military Selective Service Act. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Department of Public Safety in SECTION 2 (Section 521.147, Transportation Code) of this bill. ANALYSIS House Bill 116 amends the Transportation Code to authorize information provided on a driver's license application that relates to the applicant's social security number to be disclosed to the United States Selective Service System (system). The bill requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to develop by rule a selective service consent statement as a part of the application for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate. The bill provides that the consent statement must include a place to indicate consent or declination to register with the system and must state the benefits and penalties associated with consent or declination to register. The bill requires DPS to present the statement to each applicant who is subject to registration with the system and to record the applicant's response. The bill provides that a response of consent or declination to register with the system is required to complete the application. The bill requires DPS to electronically forward to the system only the information necessary for registration of an applicant consenting to registration. The bill authorizes DPS to post signs providing the information contained in the notification in English and Spanish at each location where applications for driver's licenses are accepted. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.