PRINTER'S NO. 328
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
335
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, MATZIE, MURT, CALTAGIRONE, SCHLOSSBERG,
KORTZ, ROZZI, DAVIS, DRISCOLL, McNEILL, READSHAW, KAVULICH,
WARD, WATSON, KINSEY, M. QUINN AND NEILSON, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 3, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in licensing of drivers, further providing for
issuance and content of driver's license, providing for
contributions for autism spectrum disorder awareness and
establishing the Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Account.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1510 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
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(a.2) Autism spectrum disorder designation.--
(1) An individual who is diagnosed with an autism
spectrum disorder may request to have a notation of the
diagnosis placed on the individual's driver's license or
identification card. The individual must present the
department with a sworn statement from a qualified medical
professional licensed in this Commonwealth verifying the
diagnosis. By submitting the request, the individual consents
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for the department to make public the diagnosis on the
individual's driver's license or identification card.
(2) A parent or guardian of an individual under 18 years
of age or under guardianship may request the notation
provided under this subsection to be placed on the
individual's driver's license or identification card. The
parent or guardian must comply with all of the requirements
under paragraph (1).
(3) The department shall promulgate regulations
necessary to administer this subsection.
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Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 1521. Autism spectrum disorder awareness.
(a) Contributions.--The department shall provide an
applicant for an original or renewal driver's license or
identification card the opportunity to make a contribution of $1
to the Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Account established
under this section. The contribution shall be added to the
regular fee for an original or renewal driver's license or
identification card. One contribution may be made for each
issuance or renewal of a driver's license or identification
card. The department shall determine monthly the total amount
contributed under this section and shall report that amount to
the State Treasurer, who shall transfer that amount to the
Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Account.
(b) Account.--The Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Account
is established as a restricted account within the General Fund.
Money in the account shall be appropriated on a continuing basis
to the Department of Health for education and training of
working professionals on autism spectrum disorder.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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