Bill Summary for H 780 (2023-2024)

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Apr 20 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 780 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 18, 2023
AN ACT TO ALLOW NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS WHO ARE AT LEAST SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE TO OBTAIN A NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR FREE AND TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO ISSUE SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO STUDENTS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN ANSON, GASTON, MECKLENBURG, AND UNION COUNTIES.
Intro. by Budd, Torbett, Pickett.

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Requires by December 31, 2024, that the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), in conjunction with the State Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the governing bodies of public school units with high schools in Anson, Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Union Counties, implement a pilot program to issue a State Identification Card (a special identification card, as described, that is also Real ID Act compliant) to eligible public high school students. Sets out minimum standards for the pilot program concerning eligibility, who can receive the card for free, required notification to parents and students, obtaining the cards, providing information to the DMV, and issuance and use of a certified copy of a student's birth certificate. Sets the pilot to expire on December 31, 2026. Limits applicability to public high schools in Anson, Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Union counties.