Bill Text: OR SB763 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to eligible veterans under HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [SB763 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-SB763-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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                         Senate Bill 763

Sponsored by COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Requires Department of Veterans' Affairs to establish and
implement process for eligible veterans under HUD-Veterans
Affairs Supportive Housing Program to obtain single criminal
records check for presentation to owners of qualified rental
units.
  Requires Department of Transportation to issue identification
card to eligible veterans upon presentation of proof of
participation in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to eligible veterans under HUD-Veterans Affairs
  Supportive Housing Program; creating new provisions; and
  amending ORS 807.400.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + (1) As used in this section:
  (a) 'Eligible veteran' means a homeless veteran determined to
be eligible for rental assistance under the HUD-Veterans Affairs
Supportive Housing Program, and the eligible veteran's family.
  (b) 'Program' means the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing
Program under 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19).
  (2) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall establish and
implement a process by which an eligible veteran may obtain a
single criminal records check to be used to satisfy the
requirements of any owner of qualified rental units selected by
the eligible veteran and the veteran's family for tenancy and to
whom federal rent subsidy payments are or will be made under the
program.
  (3) The department may charge the eligible veteran no more than
a single fee to conduct or obtain the criminal records check
under this section.
  (4) The department and the state agency responsible for
administering the program in this state may not require an
eligible veteran to submit to more than one criminal records
check conducted or obtained under this section.
  (5) The department shall provide an eligible veteran with
written verification of the veteran's eligibility to participate
in the program, including written documentation of the results of
the criminal records check, for the purpose of participating in
the program and obtaining an identification card as provided in
ORS 807.400 (19).

  (6) The department shall adopt rules to implement the
provisions of this section. + }
  SECTION 2. ORS 807.400 is amended to read:
  807.400. (1) The Department of Transportation shall issue an
identification card to any person who:
  (a) Is domiciled in or is a resident of this state, as
described in ORS 807.062;
  (b) As required by ORS 807.021 and 807.730, provides the Social
Security number assigned to the person by the United States
Social Security Administration and proof of legal presence in the
United States or, if the person is not eligible for a Social
Security number, proof of legal presence in the United States and
proof that the person is not eligible for a Social Security
number;
  (c) Does not have a current, valid driver license;
  (d) Furnishes evidence of the person's full legal name, age and
identity as the department may require; and
  (e) Submits to collection of biometric data by the department
that establish the identity of the person as provided in ORS
807.024.
  (2) The department shall work with other agencies and
organizations to attempt to improve the issuance system for
identification cards.
  (3) Every original application for an identification card must
be signed by the applicant. The department shall require at least
one document to verify the address of an applicant for issuance
of an identification card in addition to other documents the
department may require of the applicant. If the address of an
applicant has changed since the last time an identification card
was issued to or renewed for the applicant, the department shall
require proof to verify the address of the applicant for renewal
of an identification card, in addition to anything else the
department may require.
  (4) Every identification card shall be issued upon the standard
license form described under ORS 807.110 and shall bear a
statement to the effect that the identification card is not a
license or any other grant of driving privileges to operate a
motor vehicle and is to be used for identification purposes only.
The department shall use the same security procedures, processes,
materials and features for an identification card as are required
for a license under ORS 807.110. The identification card is not
required to contain the residence address of persons listed in
ORS 807.110 (1)(e).
  (5) If the identification card is a limited term identification
card issued under ORS 807.730, the limited term identification
card shall indicate:
  (a) That it is a limited term identification card; and
  (b) The date on which the limited term identification card
expires.
  (6) Upon order of the juvenile court, the department shall
include on the card the fact that the person issued the
identification card is an emancipated minor.
  (7) Upon request of the person to whom the identification card
is issued and presentation of proof, as determined by the
department, that the person is a veteran, as defined in ORS
408.225, the department shall include on the card the fact that
the person is a veteran.
  (8) Each original identification card shall expire on a date
consistent with the expiration dates of licenses as set forth in
ORS 807.130.
  (9) Identification cards shall be renewed under the terms for
renewal of licenses as set forth in ORS 807.150.
  (10) The fee for an original identification card or a renewal
thereof shall be the fee established under ORS 807.410.
  (11) An identification card becomes invalid if the holder of
the card changes the holder's residence address from that shown
on the identification card and does not provide the department
with notice of the change as required under ORS 807.420.
  (12) If a person to whom an identification card was issued and
who changes the person's residence address appears in person at a
department office that issues identification cards, the
department may do any of the following:
  (a) Issue a replacement identification card containing the new
address upon receipt of the old identification card and payment
of the fee established for issuing a replacement identification
card with a changed address under ORS 807.410.  Except as
otherwise provided in subsection (14) of this section, the
replacement identification card shall bear the same
distinguishing number as the card being replaced.
  (b) Note the new address on the old identification card in a
manner to be determined by the department by rule.
  (13) An identification card becomes invalid if the holder of
the card changes the holder's name from that shown on the card,
including a change of name by marriage, without providing the
department with notice of the change as required under ORS
807.420. Upon receiving such notice and the old identification
card, the department shall issue a replacement identification
card upon payment of the fee required under ORS 807.410.
  (14) In the event that, for a reason identified by the
department by rule, a person needs a replacement identification
card that bears a distinguishing number different from the number
on the card being replaced, the person to whom the card was
issued may obtain a replacement card from the department upon
furnishing proof satisfactory to the department of the need for
such replacement and payment of the replacement fee under ORS
807.410.
  (15) If a person furnishes proof that the person is a veteran,
as defined in ORS 408.225, and the person's identification card
does not include the fact that the person is a veteran, the
department shall issue a replacement identification card that
includes the fact that the person is a veteran.
  (16) The department may establish by rule reasons for issuing
replacement identification cards that are in addition to the
reasons identified in subsections (12) to (15) of this section.
The fee for a replacement identification card is provided under
ORS 807.410.
  (17) Upon cancellation of an identification card, the card is
terminated and must be surrendered to the department. An
identification card may be canceled for any of the reasons that
driving privileges or a driver license may be canceled under ORS
809.310. The department may reissue an identification card
canceled under this subsection when the applicant has satisfied
all requirements for the identification card.
  (18) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the
department may issue an identification card to a person under
this subsection without charge when the person surrenders the
person's driver license or driver permit to the department for
reasons described in this subsection. If the department issues an
identification card under this subsection, the identification
card shall expire at the same time as the surrendered driver
license or driver permit would have expired. An identification
card issued under this subsection is subject to the same
requirements and fees for renewal or upon expiration as any other
identification card issued under this section. The department may
issue identification cards under this subsection for any of the
following reasons:
  (a) The person voluntarily surrenders the person's driver
license or driver permit to the department based upon the
person's recognition that the person is no longer competent to
drive.
  (b) The person's driving privileges are suspended under ORS
809.419 (1). This paragraph only applies if the person
voluntarily surrenders the person's driver license or driver
permit to the department as provided under ORS 809.500.
   { +  (19) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
the department shall issue an identification card to a homeless
veteran determined to be eligible for rental assistance under the
HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, 42 U.S.C.
1437f(o)(19), upon presentation of proof of eligibility to
participate in the program. The written verification provided by
the Department of Veterans' Affairs under section 1 of this 2013
Act is sufficient proof of eligibility under this subsection. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Section 1 of this 2013 Act and the amendments
to ORS 807.400 by section 2 of this 2013 Act apply to veterans
determined to be eligible for rental assistance under the
HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program on or after the
effective date of this 2013 Act. + }
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