HBA-NRS H.B. 116 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 116 By: Najera Public Safety 2/13/2001 Introduced 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 United States Selective Service 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 from an application for a driver's license or personal identification certificate 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 this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 116 amends the Transportation Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to send, in an electronic format, information from an application for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license or personal identification certificate to the United States Selective Service System for the purpose of registering an applicant under the Military Selective Service Act. The bill requires DPS to send the information of a male applicant who, on the date of the application, is at least 18 years of age, but younger than 26 years of age. Before accepting an application from an applicant, the bill requires DPS to orally notify the applicant that the application for a driver's license or personal identification certificate also constitutes registration with the United States Selective Service System for persons who are subject to registration and who have not previously registered. The bill provides that the applicant's submission of application following this notification constitutes the applicant's consent to the sending of the information and registration. The bill authorizes DPS to post signs in English and Spanish at each location where applications for driver's licenses and personal identification certificates are accepted, which provide the information contained in the notification. The bill does not apply to an applicant whom DPS has previously sent information to the Selective Service System. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.