BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    �



                                                                  AB 390
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          Date of Hearing:   April 13, 2011

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                  AB 390 (Portantino) - As Amended:  March 29, 2011 

          Policy Committee:                              
          TransportationVote:12-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          No     Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to send, by 
          mail, early notification of the expiration date of a 
          state-issued identification card to the identification 
          cardholder. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor, absorbable costs to DMV.  (The DMV reports approximately 
          $425,000 in computer programming costs associated with providing 
          advance expiration notice to identification cardholders.  DMV 
          indicates, however, that it incurred these programming costs 
          several years ago in order to provide the advance notice 
          required by this bill.  Therefore, the bill would not result in 
          new computer programming costs.) 

           COMMENTS  

           1)Rationale.   The author and proponents contend that the blind 
            oftentimes possess state identification cards and use them as 
            their primary source of legal identification.  They note that 
            the blind cannot see the expiration date printed on their 
            identification cards and therefore depend upon notification by 
            mail from the DMV of a card's pending expiration, a practice 
            DMV began several years ago.  The author and proponents 
            express concern that the state's chronic budget problems may 
            lead to cancellation of programs and practices, such as early 
            notification of expiration of a state-issued identification 
            card, not required by statute.  This bill would address these 
            concerns by codifying current practice.









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           2)Support.   The California Council for the Blind (sponsor) 
            supports the bill.

           3)There is no registered opposition.  

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jay Dickenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081