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Senator
Zamarripa of the 36th offered the following amendment:
Amend
the Senate amendment to the House substitute to SB 84 by inserting
after "electors"
on line 4 on page 1
"; to require the Department of Driver
Services to establish a program utilizing mobile identification card issuance
units with which nursing homes and high rise apartment and assisted living
facilities can schedule on site opportunities for residents of such facilities
to obtain identification cards"
and by inserting after
line 8 on page 1 the following:
By redesignating Sections 4 and 5 as Sections 5 and 6, respectively, and inserting after line 32 on page 5 the following:
By redesignating Sections 4 and 5 as Sections 5 and 6, respectively, and inserting after line 32 on page 5 the following:
SECTION
4.
Said
title is further amended by adding a new Code Section 40-5-106 to read as
follows:
∀40-5-106.
(a)
The department shall establish a program utilizing mobile identification card
issuance units which nursing homes and high rise apartment and assisted living
facilities may request to come to such nursing homes and high rise apartment and
assisted living facilities upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times to
provide the residents thereof the opportunity to obtain identification cards
pursuant to this article.
(b)
The program shall include the provision of a toll-free number that citizens of
this state may call to schedule a visit by a mobile identification card issuance
unit to a nursing home or high rise apartment or assisted living
facility.
(c)
The mobile units shall be in good repair and shall have regularly scheduled
maintenance performed on them. Should a mobile unit break down or be rendered
unusable, such mobile unit shall be replaced in a timely manner. The department
shall promulgate rules and regulations to ensure that the mobile units are well
maintained and shall also place age and mileage limitations on such units to
ensure reliability.
(d)
The mobile units shall be capable of producing identification cards for persons
with physical disabilities on site.
(e)
The number of mobile units provided shall be related to the demand in the
communities for such
services.∀