Senate Amendment to House File 2372 H-8269 Amend House File 2372, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 1, before line 1 by inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 321.189, Code 2020, is amended by adding 4 the following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 10. Autism spectrum disorder status. A 6 licensee who has an autism spectrum disorder, as defined in 7 section 514C.28, may request that the license be marked to 8 reflect the licensee’s autism spectrum disorder status on 9 the face of the license when the licensee applies for the 10 issuance or renewal of a license. The department may adopt 11 rules pursuant to chapter 17A establishing criteria under which 12 a license may be marked, including requiring the licensee 13 to submit medical proof of the licensee’s autism spectrum 14 disorder status. When a driver’s license is so marked, the 15 licensee’s autism spectrum disorder status shall be noted 16 in the electronic database used by the department and law 17 enforcement to access registration, titling, and driver’s 18 license information. The department, in consultation with the 19 mental health and disability services commission, shall develop 20 educational media to raise awareness of a licensee’s ability to 21 request the license be marked to reflect the licensee’s autism 22 spectrum disorder status. 23 Sec. 2. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 24 2020, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 25 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (6) An applicant for a nonoperator’s 26 identification card who has an autism spectrum disorder, as 27 defined in section 514C.28, may request that the card be marked 28 to reflect the applicant’s autism spectrum disorder status 29 on the face of the card when the applicant applies for the 30 issuance or renewal of a card. The department may adopt rules 31 pursuant to chapter 17A establishing criteria under which a 32 card may be marked, including requiring the applicant to submit 33 medical proof of the applicant’s autism spectrum disorder 34 status. The department, in consultation with the mental health 35 -1- HF2372.4345.S (1) 88 mb 1/ 2 #1.
and disability services commission, shall develop educational 1 media to raise awareness of an applicant’s ability to request 2 the card be marked to reflect the applicant’s autism spectrum 3 disorder status. > 4 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 and 2 and inserting < An 5 Act regarding driver’s licenses, including the exemption of 6 certain farmers and hired help operating a special truck from 7 the requirement to be licensed as a chauffeur and the optional 8 inclusion of a mark reflecting autism spectrum disorder status 9 on a person’s driver’s license. > 10 3. By renumbering as necessary. 11 -2- HF2372.4345.S (1) 88 mb 2/ 2 #2.