PRINTER'S NO. 3352
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2304
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY ROZZI, BULLOCK, MURT, HOWARD, SCHLOSSBERG, CIRESI,
KINSEY, KIM, READSHAW, HILL-EVANS, HOHENSTEIN, GALLOWAY,
BURGOS, KENYATTA, SANCHEZ, T. DAVIS, HARKINS, KOSIEROWSKI,
DONATUCCI, FREEMAN, LEE, RABB, SHUSTERMAN, McNEILL, SCHWEYER
AND GILLEN, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 24, 2020
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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(k) Foster youth and homeless youth.--When a foster youth or
homeless youth applies for a driver's license or an
identification card:
(1) The department shall exempt the foster youth or
homeless youth from the payment of the fee for issuing the
driver's license or identification card.
(2) The department may issue the driver's license or
identification card without the signature or presence of or
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permission from a parent or guardian.
(3) If the foster youth or homeless youth does not have
a residence or domicile, the department shall accept:
(i) a letter certifying that the individual is
homeless that is issued by the school district in which
the individual is enrolled, the director of an emergency
shelter or transition housing program or the director of
a basic center for runaway and homeless youth or a
transitional living program; or
(ii) the address of the office where a caseworker
for the individual is based if the individual is in
foster care.
(l) Definitions.-- As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Foster youth." An individual under 18 years of age, or if a
court retains dependency jurisdiction under 42 Pa.C.S. § 6351(j)
(relating to disposition of dependent child) , an individual up
to 21 years of age who is:
(1) under the care and responsibility of the
Commonwealth and is placed in foster care, as defined in 45
CFR 1355.20 (relating to definitions), under 42 Pa.C.S. §
6351 or 6352 (relating to disposition of delinquent child);
or
(2) placed under a voluntary placement agreement under
55 Pa. Code § 3130.65 (relating to voluntary placement
agreement).
"Homeless youth." The term shall have the same meaning as
"unaccompanied youth" under the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77, 101 Stat. 482) .
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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