THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, AUMENT, BARRAR, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, EVERETT, FARRY, GROVE, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, MILLER, MURT, PYLE, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, SCHRODER, TALLMAN AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 15, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 15, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, requiring compliance with Federal Selective Service

requirements as part of application for learners' permits or

drivers' licenses.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 1521.  Compliance with Federal Selective Service requirements.

(a)  General rule.--Any United States citizen or immigrant

who applies for a learner's permit, identification card or

driver's license or a renewal of such permit, card or license

and who is at least 18 years of age, but less than 26 years of

age, must comply with the requirements of section 3 of the

Military Selective Service Act (62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C. App. §

451 et seq.).

(b)  Effect of applicant's signature.--The applicant's

signature on the application shall serve as an indication that

the applicant either has already registered with the Selective

Service System or consents to registration if required to

consent unless the applicant affirmatively indicates lack of

consent by checking the box provided on the application.

(c)  Notification to applicant.--The department shall place a

check-off box as required under subsection (b) and the following

statement on the application:

By signing this application you are consenting to

registration with the Selective Service System, if so

required by Federal law, unless you affirmatively

indicate your lack of consent by placing a check mark in

the box provided herein. Failure to register, if required

to do so, is a felony.

(d)  Failure to consent.--If the applicant declines to

consent to registration with the Selective Service System, the

department shall not deny the applicant a license or

identification card for failure to consent to registration.

(e)  Reporting of information.--

(1)  The department shall forward, in electronic format

to the Selective Service System, the necessary personal

information of the applicants required to comply with the

Military Selective Service Act. If the applicant fails to

consent to registration, the department shall forward, in

electronic format to the Selective Service System, the

necessary personal information along with a notation that

registration was declined.

(2)  Within 60 days of forwarding the information to the

Selective Service System under paragraph (1), the department

shall notify the applicant in writing that the information

has been so forwarded.

(f)  Memorandum of understanding.--The department shall seek

to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Selective

Service System to obtain reimbursement of costs incurred by the

department in carrying out the provisions of this section. The

department shall publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin notice of

the execution of the memorandum of understanding within 14 days

of its execution.

Section 2.  The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1521 shall apply

upon publication of the notice under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1521(f).

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.