STAND. COM. REP. NO. 473
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 969
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred H.B. No. 969 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The Department of Transportation testified in support of this measure with requested amendments.
In 2005, the federal government enacted the REAL ID Act of 2005, which required states to comply with federally mandated eligibility criteria in issuing driver's licenses, including requiring proof of lawful presence in the United States. As such, outdated computers and program software within the driver's licensing program needed to be replaced. While federal funding was used for the acquisition of computers and initial maintenance and software update costs, the State must absorb continuing costs for the purchase, maintenance, and updating of computer equipment and software, which, according to the Department of Transportation, is approximately $80,000 per year. Giving the Director of Transportation the ability to establish a minimal maintenance fee from all driver's license applicants will help to meet the needs and demands of the driver licensing program with regard to REAL ID Act requirements.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 969 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation,
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____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair |
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