House File 339 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning the process for selecting a location for a
  2    driver's license issuance site operated by the department of
  3    transportation.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2203HH 82
  6 dea/cf/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 307.10, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  14A.  Approve any change in the location
  1  4 of an existing driver's license issuance site operated by the
  1  5 department and the location of any new site.
  1  6    Sec. 2.  Section 307.12, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  7 the following new subsection:
  1  8    NEW SUBSECTION.  17.  Recommend to the commission any
  1  9 proposed location or change in the location of a driver's
  1 10 license issuance site operated by the department.  The
  1 11 director shall hold at least one public hearing in the area
  1 12 served by a driver's license issuance site prior to
  1 13 recommending a location change for an existing site.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This bill establishes steps to be taken prior to selecting
  1 16 a location for a driver's license issuance site operated by
  1 17 the department of transportation.  Under the bill, the
  1 18 approval of the transportation commission is required for the
  1 19 location of a new driver's license issuance site or for a
  1 20 change in the location of an existing site.
  1 21    The department is required to make a recommendation to the
  1 22 transportation commission regarding any proposed new location
  1 23 or change in location.  In addition, the director of
  1 24 transportation shall hold at least one public hearing in the
  1 25 area served by an existing driver's license issuance site
  1 26 prior to recommending a change in the site's location.
  1 27 LSB 2203HH 82
  1 28 dea:nh/cf/24