Bill Text: IL HB5644 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Electronic Driver's License Pilot Program Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall develop a program to test the use of electronic driver's licenses and designate a group of volunteer employees within its office to conduct a test of the app. At the end of the pilot program period, the Secretary shall report all the findings to the General Assembly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-10 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5644 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB5644-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Electronic Driver's License Pilot Program Act.
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6 | Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to create a | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | pilot program that would test the use of electronic driver's | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | licenses in this State and to report the findings to the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | General Assembly.
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10 | Section 10. Pilot Program. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (a) Six months after the effective date of this Act, the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Secretary of State shall develop a program to test the use of | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | electronic driver's licenses in this State for purposes similar | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | to the use of physical driver's licenses. | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (b) Six months after the effective date of this Act, the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Secretary shall designate a limited group of volunteer | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | employees within its office, who frequently use state or | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | private vehicles, to be part of a group that shall test an | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | electronic driver's license program for a period of at least 90 | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | days. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (c) The pilot program group may use all features of the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | electronic driver's license app, except for the purpose of |
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1 | purchasing alcohol, and shall be responsible for examining the | ||||||
2 | app's security features and ease of use.
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3 | (d) At the end of the pilot program period, the test group | ||||||
4 | shall give its findings to the Secretary who shall file a | ||||||
5 | report with the General Assembly. The report shall include, but | ||||||
6 | is not limited to: | ||||||
7 | (1) the overall function of the electronic licenses; | ||||||
8 | (2) the benefits to the State of having an electronic | ||||||
9 | driver's license app; | ||||||
10 | (3) the security concerns while using the app; and | ||||||
11 | (4) the cost projection for State-wide use of | ||||||
12 | electronic driver's licenses.
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13 | Section 15. Expiration. This Act is repealed on December | ||||||
14 | 31, 2018.
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