PRINTER'S NO. 267
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
294
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY A. DAVIS, SCHLOSSBERG, ISAACSON, RABB, SAINATO,
WARREN, READSHAW, CALTAGIRONE, FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, SCHWEYER,
KORTZ, STURLA, YOUNGBLOOD, KINSEY, FITZGERALD, LEE, STRUZZI,
KULIK, ULLMAN, MADDEN AND McNEILL, JANUARY 30, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 30, 2019
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.
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 subsections to read:
§ 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
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(b.1) Reduced-cost identification card for a homeless
individual.--The department shall issue an identification card
at a reduced cost to an individual who is ten years of age or
older, who is homeless and who has made application for the
identification card in the manner as the department shall
prescribe. The following apply:
(1) The reduced cost of the identification card shall be
one-half of the full cost of an identification card as
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prescribed by the department in the year in which the
applicant has applied for the identification card.
(2) The department may require additional documentation
to verify the homeless status of an applicant.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
"homeless" shall have the meaning given to it in section 103
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law
100-77, 42 U.S.C. § 11302).
(b.2) Reduced-cost identification card for an individual in
poverty.--The department shall issue an identification card at a
reduced cost to an individual who is ten years of age or older,
who is a member of a household in poverty and who has made
application for the identification card in the manner as the
department shall prescribe. The following shall apply:
(1) The reduced cost of the identification card shall be
one-half of the full cost of an identification card as
prescribed by the department in the year in which the
applicant has applied for the identification card.
(2) The department may require additional documentation
to verify an applicant's poverty status.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
"poverty" shall mean a household with total income at or
below the poverty guideline, adjusted for household size, as
published annually by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services in the Federal Register.
(b.3) Reduced-cost identification card for a disabled
individual.--The department shall issue an identification card
at a reduced cost to an individual who is ten years of age or
older, who is considered disabled as described in section
1338(a) (relating to person with disability plate and placard)
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and who has made application for the identification card in the
manner as the department shall prescribe. The following shall
apply:
(1) The reduced cost of the identification card shall be
one-half of the full cost of an identification card as
prescribed by the department in the year in which the
applicant has applied for the identification card.
(2) The department may require a health care provider's
statement as described in section 1338(c) to verify an
applicant's disabled status.
(b.4) Reduced-cost identification card for senior
citizens.--The department shall issue an identification card at
a reduced cost to a senior citizen who has made application for
the identification card in the manner as the department shall
prescribe. The following shall apply:
(1) The reduced cost of the identification card shall be
one-half of the full cost of an identification card as
prescribed by the department in the year in which the
applicant has applied for the identification card.
(2) The department may require additional documentation
to verify an applicant's status as a senior citizen.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
"senior citizen" shall have the meaning given to it in 74
Pa.C.S. § 1503 (relating to definitions).
(b.5) Reduced-cost identification card for veterans.--The
department shall issue an identification card at a reduced cost
to a veteran who has made application for the identification
card in the manner as the department shall prescribe. The
following shall apply:
(1) The reduced cost of the identification card shall be
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one-half of the full cost of an identification card as
prescribed by the department in the year in which the
applicant has applied for the identification card.
(2) The department may require additional documentation
to verify an applicant's status as a veteran.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term
"veteran" shall have the meaning given to it in 51 Pa.C.S. §
7202 (relating to definitions).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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