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CHAPTER 129

SB 314-FN - FINAL VERSION

AN ACT relative to Selective Service Act Compliance through driver's license applications.

SPONSORS: Sen. Johnson, Dist 3; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Hess, Merr 11; Rep. Fields, Hills 18; Rep. Goley, Hills 37; Rep. Letourneau, Rock 13

This bill provides that a person who is required to be registered with the Selective Service System may authorize the department of safety to forward to the Selective Service System the necessary information for such registration.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

AN ACT relative to Selective Service Act Compliance through driver's license applications.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

129:1 State College and University System; Selective Service Registration Awareness and Compliance Act; Application; Driver's License Added. Amend RSA 187-A:39 to read as follows:

I. No person who is not in compliance with the Military Selective Service Act as provided in 50 U.S.C. app. section 451 et seq. shall:

(a) Be permitted to enroll in a state-supported institution of postsecondary or higher education.

(b) Be eligible to receive a loan, grant, scholarship, or other financial assistance for postsecondary higher education supported by state revenue, including federal funds, gifts, or grants accepted by the state, or to receive a student loan guaranteed by the state.

(c) Having attained the age of 18 years, be eligible for employment by or service to the state or any political subdivision of the state, including all state boards, commissions, departments, agencies, and institutions.

II. A person who has authorized the department of safety to submit information to the Selective Service System pursuant to RSA 263:5-c shall be considered to be in compliance with the Selective Service Act for purposes of this section.

129:2 New Section; Drivers' Licenses; Issuance of Licenses; Compliance With Federal Selective Service Requirements. Amend RSA 263 by inserting after section 5-b the following new section:

I. When applying for a driver's license or driver's license renewal, any male United States citizen or immigrant who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age may authorize the department to register him with the Selective Service System in compliance with the requirements of section 3 of the "Military Selective Service Act", 50 U.S.C. app. section 451 et seq., as amended.

II. The application form for a driver's license or driver's license renewal shall include a box to check off if the applicant is 18 years of age and wishes to authorize the department to submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in compliance with federal law. The applicant shall not be required to provide his social security number for Selective Service registration purposes. The department shall not release any information pursuant to this section unless the Selective Service System has provided assurance to the department that the Selective Service System shall not transfer to any non-governmental agency any information which the applicant submitted to the department for registration purposes.

III. Failure to authorize Selective Service registration as provided in this section shall not be a basis for denying driving privileges to the applicant.

IV. The commissioner may charge reasonable fees pursuant to RSA 260:14, XIII, for the collection and release of information to the Selective Service System under this section, provided that no such fee shall be charged to the applicant authorizing registration.