An Act
ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3231 By: Lawson, Alonso-Sandoval,
Pittman, Deck, Munson, and
Hefner of the House
and
Stanley and Kirt of the
Senate
An Act relating to children; enacting the Improving
Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth
Act; authorizing certain individuals to verify
whether certain children and youth are homeless;
providing procedural requirements; providing
specifics for written verification; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 6-105.3, as last amended by Section 6,
Chapter 47, 1st Extraordinary Session, O. S.L. 2023
(47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 6 -105.3), which relates
to identification cards; providing exception to age
requirement; providing exception to fee charge;
providing for noncodification; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
SUBJECT: Children
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 : ENR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 2
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 leg al 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 o f issuance, and
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 tha t 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 ENR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 3
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 li censes 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 lice nses 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 Noncomplia nt Identification Card
from a motor license agent or the Department of Public Safety,
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 Complian t 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 a ny 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 affidavit 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 a re 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; however, the identificat ion cards
issued to persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be
valid indefinitely from the month of issuance. ENR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 4
B. 1. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the
Department of Public Safety to provide REAL ID Noncompliant
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 driver 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 documentation 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
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 subsection.
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. The
Department may promulgate rules related to the issuance of
replacement REAL ID Compliant Identification Cards i n the event of
loss or theft.
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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 section 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
veteran described in subsection P of Section 6-101 of this title, or
persons who are homeless children and youth as 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 Dollars
($20.00) of an 8-year card shall be deposited in the Department of
Public Safety Revolving Fund;
4. Three Dollars ($ 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 approved applications or
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, 2023. Beginning
July 1, 2023, these monies shall be retained by 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 ENR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 6
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 provisio ns of this subsection:
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
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 ENR. H. B. NO. 3231 Page 7
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
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.
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Passed the House of Representatives th e 13th day of May, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives
Passed the Senate the 24th day of April, 2024.
Presiding Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________
Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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Governor of the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________