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03 HB191/FA/2
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HB
191
ADOPTED
Senator Zamarripa of the 36th offered the following
amendment:
Amend HB 191 by adding after the word and symbol "motorcycles;" on line 9 of page 1 the following:
"to provide for a driver´s license for certain persons who are not citizens of the United States; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Support Recovery Act, so as to change certain provisions relating to the duty to furnish information about the obligor to the department;"
By renumbering Section 4 as Section 5, Section 5 as Section 6, Section 6 as Section 7, Section 7 as Section 9, Section 8 as Section 10, and Section 9 as Section 11.
By inserting a new Section 4 to read as follows:
Amend HB 191 by adding after the word and symbol "motorcycles;" on line 9 of page 1 the following:
"to provide for a driver´s license for certain persons who are not citizens of the United States; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Support Recovery Act, so as to change certain provisions relating to the duty to furnish information about the obligor to the department;"
By renumbering Section 4 as Section 5, Section 5 as Section 6, Section 6 as Section 7, Section 7 as Section 9, Section 8 as Section 10, and Section 9 as Section 11.
By inserting a new Section 4 to read as follows:
"SECTION
4.
Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to drivers´ licenses, is amended by adding a new Code
Section 40-5-28.2 to read as
follows:
'40-5-28.2.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "Free Trade Area of the Americas" means Argentina, the Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
(b) Any person who is a citizen of any nation included in the Free Trade Area of the Americas or who is a citizen of another country who provides to the department a driver´s license issued from his or her country of origin or general residency to the extent that such drivers´ licenses are acceptable under subsection (c) of Code Section 40-5-25, a federal tax identification number, a valid passport, or a certified citizenship or birth documents issued by a consulate or embassy in the United States, and who satisfies all applicable eligibility requirements for a noncommercial class of driver´s license other than United States citizenship or proof of legal authorization from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service may be issued a driver´s license for such class under this Code section.
(c) The information provided to the department under subsection (b) of this Code section shall be retained by the department. The information shall be available only to department personnel to be used for purposes of Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, child support enforcement, and federal and state tax purposes. Information collected pursuant to this subsection shall not be available to any public or private entity, except as authorized by federal or state law.
(d) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or submits any false document, including any false identification relating to information as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section in an application for a driver´s license provided for by this Code section shall be guilty of a violation of Code Section 16-10-20.
(e) Nothing in this Code section shall conflict with or supplant laws or policies of the United States government, the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, or the Internal Revenue Service.'"
By adding a new Section 8 to read as follows:
'40-5-28.2.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "Free Trade Area of the Americas" means Argentina, the Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Granada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
(b) Any person who is a citizen of any nation included in the Free Trade Area of the Americas or who is a citizen of another country who provides to the department a driver´s license issued from his or her country of origin or general residency to the extent that such drivers´ licenses are acceptable under subsection (c) of Code Section 40-5-25, a federal tax identification number, a valid passport, or a certified citizenship or birth documents issued by a consulate or embassy in the United States, and who satisfies all applicable eligibility requirements for a noncommercial class of driver´s license other than United States citizenship or proof of legal authorization from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service may be issued a driver´s license for such class under this Code section.
(c) The information provided to the department under subsection (b) of this Code section shall be retained by the department. The information shall be available only to department personnel to be used for purposes of Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, child support enforcement, and federal and state tax purposes. Information collected pursuant to this subsection shall not be available to any public or private entity, except as authorized by federal or state law.
(d) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or submits any false document, including any false identification relating to information as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section in an application for a driver´s license provided for by this Code section shall be guilty of a violation of Code Section 16-10-20.
(e) Nothing in this Code section shall conflict with or supplant laws or policies of the United States government, the Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, or the Internal Revenue Service.'"
By adding a new Section 8 to read as follows:
"SECTION 8.
Article 1 of Chapter 11 of Title 19 of the Official Code of
Georgia Annotated, relating to the Child Support Recovery Act, is amended by
striking paragraph (1) of subsection (a.1) of Code Section 19-11-9.1, relating
to the duty to furnish information about the obligor to the department, and
inserting in its place the following:
'(a.1)(1) In accordance with the mandate contained in 42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(13)(A)and notwithstanding any provision of Title 40 relating to motor vehicles
as now existing or hereafter amended, the Department of Motor Vehicle
Safety shall require an applicant for a driver´s license, a commercial
driver´s license, a learner´s permit, or an identification card to
provide to the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety the applicant´s social
security number as part of the application. Applicants who do not have a
social security number shall provide to the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety
the following documents: a driver´s license issued from his or her country
of origin or general residency to the extent that such drivers´ licenses
are acceptable under subsection (c) of Code Section 40-5-25, a federal tax
identification number, a valid passport, and a certified citizenship document or
birth document issued by a consulate or embassy in the United States. In
addition, any new driver's license issued on or after July 1, 2003 shall
indicate whether the licensee is a citizen of the United States. The Department
of Motor Vehicle Safety shall provide to the Department of Human Resources, in
addition to other information required to be provided to the Department of Human
Resources, such social security numbers or other forms of identification
authorized by this subsection of individuals who have been issued a
driver´s license, a commercial driver´s license, a learner´s
permit, or an identification card. The Department of Human Resources shall use
the information provided by the Department of Motor Vehicle Safety pursuant to
this Code section for the purpose of complying with the requirements of law
concerning the enforcement of child
support.'"
'(a.1)(1) In accordance with the mandate contained in 42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(13)(A)