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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| 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 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 15, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, requiring compliance with Federal Selective Service |
3 | requirements as part of application for learners' permits or |
4 | drivers' licenses. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
8 | Statutes is amended by adding a section to read: |
9 | § 1521. Compliance with Federal Selective Service requirements. |
10 | (a) General rule.--Any United States citizen or immigrant |
11 | who applies for a learner's permit, identification card or |
12 | driver's license or a renewal of such permit, card or license |
13 | and who is at least 18 years of age, but less than 26 years of |
14 | age, must comply with the requirements of section 3 of the |
15 | Military Selective Service Act (62 Stat. 604, 50 U.S.C. App. § |
16 | 451 et seq.). |
17 | (b) Effect of applicant's signature.--The applicant's |
18 | signature on the application shall serve as an indication that |
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1 | the applicant either has already registered with the Selective |
2 | Service System or consents to registration if required to |
3 | consent unless the applicant affirmatively indicates lack of |
4 | consent by checking the box provided on the application. |
5 | (c) Notification to applicant.--The department shall place a |
6 | check-off box as required under subsection (b) and the following |
7 | statement on the application: |
8 | By signing this application you are consenting to |
9 | registration with the Selective Service System, if so |
10 | required by Federal law, unless you affirmatively |
11 | indicate your lack of consent by placing a check mark in |
12 | the box provided herein. Failure to register, if required |
13 | to do so, is a felony. |
14 | (d) Failure to consent.--If the applicant declines to |
15 | consent to registration with the Selective Service System, the |
16 | department shall not deny the applicant a license or |
17 | identification card for failure to consent to registration. |
18 | (e) Reporting of information.-- |
19 | (1) The department shall forward, in electronic format |
20 | to the Selective Service System, the necessary personal |
21 | information of the applicants required to comply with the |
22 | Military Selective Service Act. If the applicant fails to |
23 | consent to registration, the department shall forward, in |
24 | electronic format to the Selective Service System, the |
25 | necessary personal information along with a notation that |
26 | registration was declined. |
27 | (2) Within 60 days of forwarding the information to the |
28 | Selective Service System under paragraph (1), the department |
29 | shall notify the applicant in writing that the information |
30 | has been so forwarded. |
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1 | (f) Memorandum of understanding.--The department shall seek |
2 | to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Selective |
3 | Service System to obtain reimbursement of costs incurred by the |
4 | department in carrying out the provisions of this section. The |
5 | department shall publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin notice of |
6 | the execution of the memorandum of understanding within 14 days |
7 | of its execution. |
8 | Section 2. The addition of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1521 shall apply |
9 | upon publication of the notice under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1521(f). |
10 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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