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.