BILL NUMBER: AB 866	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Davis

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2007

   An act to add Section 399.5 to the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to the National Guard.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 866, as introduced, Davis. National Guard: priority customer
service: Department of Motor Vehicles.
   Existing law provides certain protection and benefits for members
of the California National Guard.
   This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to
provide priority customer service, as defined, to qualified members
of the California National Guard, as defined. This bill would require
county veteran service officers to inform qualified members of their
ability to receive priority customer service at the Department of
Motor Vehicles, as provided.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 399.5 is added to the Military and Veterans
Code, to read:
   399.5.  (a) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide
qualified members with priority customer service.
   (b) County veteran service officers shall do both of the
following:
   (1) Verbally inform qualified members of their ability to receive
priority customer service from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
   (2) Provide qualified members with a letter verifying their
eligibility to receive priority customer service from the Department
of Motor Vehicles, that shall include a statement that the qualified
member has served on active duty in Iraq.
   (c) For purposes of this section:
   (1) "Qualified member" means a member of the California National
Guard who has served on active duty in Iraq.
   (2) "Priority customer service" means both of the following:
   (A) Prioritization of every application or document filed or
submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
   (B) Priority service at any Department of Motor Vehicles office,
including, but not limited to, counter assistance and appointments.