House File 639 - Introduced



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                                       BY  FORD


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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for a study of issues in connection with
  2    officially accepting an identification card issued by the
  3    consular offices of foreign governments.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2538HH 82
  6 jp/es/88

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  1  1    Section 1.  CONSULAR IDENTIFICATION STUDY.  The department
  1  2 of transportation shall work with state and local agencies in
  1  3 performing a study of issues in connection with officially
  1  4 accepting an identification card issued by the consular
  1  5 offices of foreign governments, referred to as the "matricula
  1  6 consular".  The other state and local agencies shall include
  1  7 representatives of the departments of economic development,
  1  8 education, human services, and public safety, the Iowa state
  1  9 association of counties, the Iowa league of municipalities,
  1 10 and other public and private agencies that either have
  1 11 experience with the identification card or would be affected
  1 12 by its acceptance.  The study shall address any security
  1 13 issues that may be experienced in connection with accepting
  1 14 such identification and the study report shall provide
  1 15 findings and recommendations concerning this and other issues.
  1 16 The report shall be submitted to the governor and general
  1 17 assembly on or before December 15, 2007.
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill provides for a study of issues in connection with
  1 20 officially accepting an identification card issued by the
  1 21 consular offices of foreign governments, referred to as the
  1 22 "matricula consular".  The study is to be performed by the
  1 23 department of transportation along with other state and local
  1 24 agencies.  The department is required to submit a report by
  1 25 December 15, 2007, to the governor and general assembly
  1 26 providing findings and recommendations.
  1 27 LSB 2538HH 82
  1 28 jp:nh/es/88