House committee substitute amends the 2nd edition as follows. 

Requires 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, to establish and implement the pilot program to issue special identification cards to eligible public high school students located in the four identified counties by October 1, 2025 (previously did not require the students to be located in the identified counties and required implementation by December 31, 2024). Makes technical and clarifying changes to the specified requirements of the pilot program. Deems the DMV responsible for the expense of the State Registrar in issuing certified copies of a student's birth certificate to a governing body of a public high school or the DMV upon a student's request in connection with a special identification card application. Postpones expiration of the pilot program to December 31, 2027 (was, December 31, 2026). Adds a new provision providing for GS 20-37.7 to supersede any conflict arising from the pilot program. Revises the applicability of the pilot program to only identify the four counties rather than include public high schools located in the counties.