ENGR. S. A. TO ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT TO ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 3231 By: Lawson and Alonso-Sandoval of the House and Stanley of the Senate [ children - Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act - verification of whether children and youth are homeless - procedural requirements - written verification - identification cards - exception to age requirement - exception to fee charge – noncodification – codification - effective date ] AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthors: Pittman, Deck, and Munson AUTHOR: Add the following Senate Coauthor: Kirt AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, restore the title ENGR. S. A. TO ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Passed the Senate the 24th day of April, 2024. Presiding Officer of the Senate Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2024. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 3231 By: Lawson and Alonso-Sandoval of the House and Stanley of the Senate [ children - Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act - verification of whether children and youth are homeless - procedural requirements - written verification - identification cards - exception to age requirement - exception to fee charge – noncodification – codification - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be codified in the Oklahoma Sta tutes reads as follows: This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Improving Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act". SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be cod ified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 601.6d of Title 10, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows : ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 A. Persons who are believed to be homeless children and youth as defined in Section 600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statute s may be verified as being homeless by: 1. The director, or designee, of a homeless shelter; 2. The director, or designee, of a transitional living program; 3. The McKinney-Vento homeless liaison of a public scho ol; or 4. A continuum of care lead agency or its designee. B. Verification that a child or youth is homeless shall consist, at a minimum, of the following steps: 1. The child or youth shall be known to the person verifying his or her housing status; and 2. If verifying the status of a child or youth un der eighteen (18) years of age, the person verifying shall: a. check the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) referenced in Section 151.3 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the na me of the child or youth, b. send a letter by return r eceipt mail to the last known address of the parent or legal guardian of the child or youth informing the parent or legal gua rdian that the person verifying is assisting the child or youth in obtaining a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card, which shall be valid for a period of four (4) years from the month of issuance , and ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 c. if no response from the parent or legal guardian objecting to the child or youth obtainin g a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card is received within fifteen (15) business days, the person may prepare written verification stating that the child or youth is homeless. The written verification shall be printed on the letterhead of the entity authorized to verify the housing stat us of the child or youth and shall be dated, signed by the person verifying , and notarized. SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -105.3, as last amended by Section 6, Chapter 47, 1st Ext raordinary Session, O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 6-105.3), is amended to read as follows: Section 6-105.3 A. In addition to the lice nses to operate motor vehicles, the Department of Public Safety may issue cards to Oklahoma residents for purp oses of identification only. The identification cards shall be issued, renewed, replaced, canceled and denied in the same manner as driver licens es in this state. A licensee whose record reflects a notation of the person's proof of legal presence, verifi ed by the U.S. Department of Homelan d Security, or proof of U.S. citizenship, may obtain a REAL ID Compliant Identification Card or a Noncompliant Identification Card from a motor license agent or the Department of Public Safety, ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 regardless of the status o f the license held by the licensee. Provided, the licensee must comply with all REAL ID documentation requirements to obtain a REAL ID Compliant Identification Card. A person shall not apply for or possess more than one state-issued or territory-issued REAL ID Compliant Identification Card pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-101 of this title. The application for an identification card by any person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be signed and verified by a custodial legal parent or legal guardian, either in person before a person authorized to administer oaths or electronically if completing an online application, or a notarized af fidavit signed by a custodial legal parent or legal guardian submitted before a person authorized to administe r oaths by the person under the age of eighteen (18) years with the application. Provided, that persons under eighteen (18) years of age who are homeless children and youth, as defined in Section 600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes and verified as su ch through the process established i n Section 2 of this act, shall be allowed to apply for a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card, which shall be valid for a period of four (4) years from the month of issuance, without the signature of their parent or legal guardian. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the identification cards shall be valid for a period of either four (4) years from the month of issuance or eight (8) years from the month of issuance; ho wever, the identificat ion cards ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 issued to persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be valid indefinitely from the month of issuance. B. 1. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the Department of Public Safety to provide REAL ID N oncompliant Identification Cards to all inmates who do not have a curr ent state- issued identification card or driver li cense upon their release from custody. The identification cards shall be issued, replaced, canceled and denied in the same manner as dri ver licenses in this state. 2. The Department of Public Safety shall allow the use of a certified copy of a birth cer tificate coupled with a Department of Corrections-issued consolidated record card to serve as a valid form of photo identification documen tation to obtain a REA L ID Noncompliant Identification Card. 3. REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Cards issued wit h a consolidated record card from the Depa rtment of Corrections for inmates shall be valid for a period of four (4) years from the month of issuance for an allow able fee to be determined by the Department of Public Safety and are nonrenewable and nontransf erable. 4. The fee charged for the issuan ce or replacement of a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the D epartment of Public Safety Revolving Fund. Provided, however, REAL ID Noncompliant Identifica tion Cards issued to individuals required t o register pursuant to the Sex Offenders ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Registration Act shall only be valid for a period of one (1) year. No person sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be c harged a fee for a REAL ID Noncompliant Identi fication Card. 5. The Department of Public Safety is authorized to promulgate rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this subs ection. C. No person shall hold more than one state-issued or territory-issued REAL ID Compliant Driver License o r REAL ID Compliant Identification Card, as d efined in subsection G of Section 6-101 of this title. The Department shall not issue a REAL ID Compliant Identificati on Card to any applicant who has been previously issued a REAL ID Compliant Driver License o r REAL ID Compliant Identification Card unles s such license or identification card has been surrendered to the Department by the applicant. T he Department may promulgate rules related to the issuance of replacement REAL ID Compliant Identification Cards i n the event of loss or theft. D. The fee charged for the issuance or renewal of a REAL ID Compliant Identification Card shall be Twenty -five Dollars ($25.00) for a 4-year card and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for an 8 -year card. The fee charged for the issuance or renewal of a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to this sect ion shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for a 4 -year card and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for an 8-year card; however, no person sixty -five (65) years of age or older, or one hundred percent (100%) disabled ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 veteran described in subsection P of Section 6-101 of this title, or persons who are homeless children and youth a s defined in Section 600 of Title 10 of th e Oklahoma Statutes and verified through the process established in Section 2 of this act shall be charged a fee for an identification card. Of each fee charged pursuant to the provisions of this subsection: 1. Seven Dollars ($7.00) of a 4 -year card and Fourteen Dollars ($14.00) of an 8-year card shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1104 of this title; 2. Three Dollars ($3.00) of a 4 -year card and Six Do llars ($6.00) of an 8-year card shall be credited to the Department of Public Safety Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used solely for the purpose of the adminis tration and maintenance of the computerized imaging system of the Department; 3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4-year card and Twenty Dollar s ($20.00) of an 8-year card shall be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund; 4. Three Dollars ($ 3.00) of a 4-year card and Six Dollars ($6.00) of an 8-year card shall be deposited to the State Public Safety Fund created in Section 2 -147 of this title; and 5. Two Dollars ($2.00) for a 4-year card and Four Dollars ($4.00) for an 8-year card of the fee authorized by this subsection related to the issuance or renewal of an identificati on card by a motor license agent that does process ap proved applications or ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 renewals for REAL ID Compliant and REAL ID Non-Compliant Noncompliant Driver Licenses or Identification Card s shall be retained by the licensed operator through June 30, 202 3. Beginning July 1, 2023, these monies shall be retained b y the licensed operator pursuant to su bsection E of Section 1141.1 of this title. E. The fee charged for replacement of a REAL ID Compliant Identification Card, or REAL ID Non-Compliant Noncompliant Identification Card, shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00); however, no person sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be charged a fee for an identification card replacement. Of each fee charged pursuant to the provisions of this subse ction: 1. Seven Dollars ($7.00) shall be apportioned as provided in Section 1104 of this title; 2. Three Dollars ($3.0 0) shall be credited to the Department of Public Safety Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used solely for the purpose of the administration and maint enance of the computerized imaging system of the Department; 3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund; 4. Three Dollars ($3.00) shall be deposited to the State Public Safety Fund created in Section 2 -147 of this title; and 5. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the fee authorized by this subsection related to the replacement of an identification card by a motor license agent that does process approved applications or renewals ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 for REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID Non-Compliant Noncompliant Driver Licenses or Identification Cards shall be retained by the licensed operator through June 30, 2023. Beginning July 1, 2023, these monies shall be retained by the licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of Section 11 41.1 of this title. F. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is her eby authorized to reimburse, from fund s available to that agency, each motor license agent issuing an identification card to a person sixty-five (65) years of age or older, an amount not to exceed O ne Dollar ($1.00) for each card or driver license so issue d through June 30, 2023 . The Tax Commission shall develop proced ures for claims for reimbursement. G. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a pers on makes application for a new identifi cation card, or makes application to renew an identificati on card, and the person has been convicted of, or received a def erred judgment for, any offense required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, the identification card shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from the month of issua nce, but may be renewed yearly during the time the person is sub ject to registration on the Sex Offender Registry. The cost for such identification card shall be the same as for other identificatio n cards and renewals. H. Nothing in this section requires or authorizes the Department of Public Safety to issue a REAL ID Noncompliant ENGR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Identification Card without the documentation required by the provisions of paragraph 9 of subsection A of Section 6 -103 of this title. SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024. Passed the House of Representatives th e 4th day of March, 2024. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the___ day of __________, 2024. Presiding Officer of the Senate