Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Transportation, to which was referred S.B. No. 1341, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require applicants for a motor vehicle driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification (ID) who are subject to the Military Selective Service Act to be in compliance with the filing requirements of the Military Selective Service Act prior to the issuance of a new or renewed license, permit, or state ID.

The City and County of Honolulu, the Commander of Region III Headquarters of the Selective Service System, the State Director of the Selective Service System, and the United Public Workers testified in support of the bill. The State Adjutant General, the Department of the Attorney General, and the American Friends Service Committee of Hawaii testified in opposition to the bill.

Your Committee finds that failing to register can result in substantial criminal penalties and loss of eligibility for federal student loans, job training, and many federal jobs. Linking Selective Service Registration with driver's licensing will help ensure that young men are aware of their obligation and will not be penalized by not registering.

Upon further consideration, your Committee notes that linking the Selective Service System with the State ID Program may present difficulties that will require more time to work out. Your Committee has, therefore, deleted the references to the State ID Program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1341, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1341, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.