ESHB 1175 -
By Senator Benton
OUT OF ORDER 04/20/2011
On page 14, after line 25 of the amendment, insert the following:
"(13) $90,000 of the highway safety account--state appropriation is
provided solely for identification verification purposes as required
under RCW 46.20.035. Consistent with this requirement, if an applicant
for a driver's license, driver's instruction permit, juvenile
agricultural driving permit, or identicard does not provide a valid
social security number as part of their application process as required
in RCW 26.23.150, the department shall verify the identity of the
applicant through the systematic alien verification for entitlements
program administered by the United States citizenship and immigrations
services. If the applicant's identity cannot be verified, the
application must be denied."
EFFECT: Requires the Department of Licensing to verify the identity of license/permit/identicard applicants through the SAVE system if the applicant does not provide a valid social security number. $90,000 of the total appropriation is provided solely for the costs associated with this requirement.