OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6875
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF AN IDENTITY CARD
OR MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE TO A PERSON
BEING DISCHARGED FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 8571
File Copy No.: 588
House Calendar No.: 359
Primary Analyst: ME 5/24/23
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Correction, Dept. GF - Cost 59,721 244,856
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 25,573 104,847
Department of Motor Vehicles TF - Cost Up to 5,000 Up to
20,000
Department of Motor Vehicles TF - Revenue
Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund; TF=Transportation Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact resulting in the following impact.
The amendment requires the Department of Correction (DOC) and
the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to ensure certain incarcerated
individuals have a state identity card or driver's license
2
when they are
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 42.82% of payroll in FY 24.
2
The amendment only includes renewal driver's licenses, it does not include issuing
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released from a correctional facility resulting in the costs described
below.
To meet the requirements of the amendment the DOC will have to
hire four new employees (three correctional counselor's and one
financial clerk) for a cost to the DOC of $59,271 in FY 24
3
and $244,856
in FY 25, along with associated fringe benefit costs of $25,573 in FY 24
and $104,847 in FY 25. The amendment requires the DOC to:
• Determine if each new inmate has an identity card or driver's
license and when it expires.
• Determine the documentation needed 24 and 13 months
before the discharge date for an inmate and facilitate the
process by providing forms, fees, waivers, mailing, etc.
Currently, DOC and DMV must ensure an inmate possess an identity
card or license if they request one, qualify for one, and pay the
associated fees. In FY 22 the DOC helped over 1,300 inmates secure a
driver's license or a non-driver ID and approximately 8,000 inmates
were discharged from correctional facilities.
The amendment results in a cost to DMV of up to $5,000 in FY 24 and
up to $20,000 in FY 25 for processing and issuance costs related to ID
cards and license renewals. The cost would be dependent on
implementation decisions made by DMV and DOC. The amendment
also results in a revenue gain to the Special Transportation Fund for ID
card and license renewal fees. It is unknown how many additional
incarcerated people will apply for IDs and driver's license renewals
under the amendment.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.
3
The costs in FY 24 reflect the amendments effective date of April, 1, 2024.