S2429 — An Act to ensure benefits through enhanced Selective Service registration

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An Act to ensure benefits through enhanced Selective Service registration

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• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  Section 8N. (a) An applicant who applies for an operator’s license, learner’s permit, identification card or a renewal of any such permit or license and who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age authorizes the registrar to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in compliance with section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act through the applicant’s signature on the application unless the applicant indicates otherwise as described in subsection (b).

  This adds a new section that requires certain applicants to authorize registration with the Selective Service System.

• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  (b) The registrar shall give notice to any applicant who is at least 16 years of age but less than 26 years of age that the applicant has a duty under federal law to register with the Selective Service System at age 18. If the applicant has not registered within 30 days after reaching 18 years of age, they shall be informed that they still has an affirmative obligation under federal law to register with the Selective Service System before reaching 26 years of age.

  This adds a requirement for the registrar to notify young applicants about their duty to register with the Selective Service System.

• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  (c) If the applicant is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age the registrar shall notify the applicant that their signature on an application for any such license, permit, identification card or renewal shall constitute consent authorizing the applicant to be registered upon attaining 18 years of age as required by federal law, unless the applicant indicates otherwise as described in subsection (b).

  This specifies that applicants younger than 18 will be notified that consent to register will be assumed when they reach 18.

• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  (d) The registrar shall notify the applicant that a refusal to grant such consent shall not be grounds for denial of driving privileges nor shall it be a basis for the registrar to discriminate against the applicant, and that the opportunity to give such consent to the registrar is provided only for the convenience of the applicant.

  This ensures that refusal to consent to registration does not affect an applicant's driving privileges.

• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  (e) Failure to grant such authority as provided in this section shall not be a basis for the registrar or any other related government agency to discriminate against the applicant, including but not limited to the denial of driving privileges.

  This further emphasizes non-discrimination based on consent for registration.

• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  (f) The registrar shall not distribute or make available to any person or governmental agency in any way any list of those applicants who declined to grant the registrar authority to forward their information to the Selective Service System.

  This prohibits the registrar from creating and sharing lists of applicants who refuse to consent to registration.

• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  SECTION 2. Implementation of this act shall be contingent on the receipt by the registrar of motor vehicles of sufficient federal funds to pay a reasonable portion of the initial start-up costs for computer programming changes necessary to implement the requirements of this section related to the reporting of information to the Selective Service Administration.

  This stipulates that the implementation of these changes depends on federal funding.

• Chapter 90, Section 8M

  The registrar shall initiate and monitor efforts to obtain federal funds for the purposes stated in this act and shall report promptly to the joint committee on public safety and the house and senate committees on ways and means when federal funds have been received by the department.

  This establishes a requirement for the registrar to seek federal funding and report back to legislative committees.

Sponsors

• Patrick M. O'Connor · Primary

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