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H0658aa.......................................by TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACCOUNT III - Adds to and amends existing law to
create a new Emergency Medical Services Account III for the purchase of
vehicles and equipment for use by emergency medical services personnel in
the performance of their duties, to provide funds for the account by
increasing the fee for driver's licenses and instruction permits by $4.00,
and to make the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services of the Department of
Health and Welfare responsible for distributing moneys from the account to
qualifying applicants based on specified criteria.
02/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12 Rpt prt - to Transp
03/03 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
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03/06 To Gen Ord
03/10 Rpt out amen - to engros
Rpt engros - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/11 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 39-26-5
AYES -- Bieter, Bivens, Boe, Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Cuddy, Deal,
Denney, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hansen, Henbest,
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones(9), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kendell, Lake,
Linford, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Newcomb, Pischner,
Richman, Ridinger, Robison, Stone, Trail, Watson, Zimmermann,
Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Black(15), Black(23), Callister,
Clark, Crane, Ellsworth, Geddes, Hadley, Kjellander, Kunz,
Loertscher, Mortensen, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson,
Stoicheff, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Wheeler, Wood
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Crow, Jones(22), Kempton, Stubbs
Floor Sponsor - Hornbeck
Title apvd - to Senate
03/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg as amen - to Transp
H0658|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 658 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DEFENSE COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; AMENDING CHAPTER 1, TITLE 39, IDAHO 3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 39-146B, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH 4 THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACCOUNT III AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE BUREAU 5 OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE 6 SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS FROM THE ACCOUNT TO QUALI- 7 FIED APPLICANTS; AMENDING SECTION 49-306, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE THE FEES 8 FOR DRIVERS' LICENSES AND COMMERCIAL DRIVER INSTRUCTION PERMITS AND TO 9 PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE INCREASE TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 10 ACCOUNT III; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE REVIEW; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR 11 SECTIONS 1 AND 3 OF THIS ACT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SECTION 12 2 OF THIS ACT. 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 14 SECTION 1. That Chapter 1, Title 39, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 15 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION , to be 16 known and designated as Section 39-146B, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 17 39-146B. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACCOUNT III. (1) There is hereby 18 created in the dedicated fund of the state treasury an account known as the 19 emergency medical services account III. Subject to appropriation by the legis- 20 lature, moneys in the account shall be used exclusively for the purpose of 21 acquiring vehicles and equipment for use by emergency medical services person- 22 nel in the performance of their duties which include highway safety and emer- 23 gency response to motor vehicle accidents. 24 (2) The bureau of emergency medical services of the department of health 25 and welfare shall be responsible for distributing moneys from the account to 26 qualifying nonprofit and governmental entities that submit an application for 27 a grant from the account. The bureau shall approve grants based on the follow- 28 ing criteria: 29 (a) The requesting entity is a nonprofit or governmental entity which 30 holds a current license as an ambulance or nontransport service issued by 31 the state of Idaho; 32 (b) The requesting entity has demonstrated need based on criteria estab- 33 lished by the bureau; 34 (c) The requesting entity has provided verification that it has received 35 the approval and endorsement of a city or county within its service area; 36 (d) The requesting entity has certified that the title to any vehicle 37 purchased with funds from the account shall be in the name of the city or 38 county which endorsed the application and shall submit proof of titling as 39 soon as practicable. 40 (e) The state of Idaho shall retain a security interest in the vehicle to 41 secure the performance of the grant recipient to utilize the vehicle con- 42 sistent with the intent described in the application. 43 (3) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (2)(c) and (2)(d) of 2 1 this section, the bureau of emergency medical services is authorized to 2 approve and issue a grant to an applicant in the absence of an endorsement if 3 the endorsement is withheld without adequate justification. 4 SECTION 2. That Section 49-306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 5 amended to read as follows: 6 49-306. APPLICATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Every 7 application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license shall be made 8 upon a form furnished by the department and shall be verified by the applicant 9 before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the 10 department and sheriffs and their deputies are authorized to administer the 11 oaths without charge. Every application for a permit or driver's license shall 12 be accompanied by the following fee, none of which is refundable: 13 (a) Class A, B, C license with endorsements ..... $248 14 .50 15 (b) Class D license ................... $204 .50 16 (c) Class A, B, C instruction permit .. $159 .50 17 (d) Class D instruction permit ................................... $11.50 18 (e) Duplicate driver's license or permit issued under section 49-318, 19 Idaho Code ........................................................ $11.50 20 (f) Driver's license extension issued under section 49-319, Idaho Code 21 ................................................................... $ 6.50 22 (g) License classification change (upgrade) ...................... $15.50 23 (h) Endorsement addition ......................................... $11.50 24 (i) Class A, B, C skills tests ................................... $35.00 25 (j) Class D skills test .......................................... $15.00 26 (k) Motorcycle endorsement skills test ............................$ 5.00 27 (l) Knowledge test ............................................... $ 3.00 28 (m) Seasonal driver's license.......... $237 .50 29 (n) One time motorcycle "M" endorsement .......................... $11.50 30 (o) Motorcycle endorsement instruction permit .................... $11.50 31 (2) Every application shall state the full name, date of birth, place of 32 birth, sex, Idaho residence address and mailing address, if different, of the 33 applicant, height, weight, hair color, and eye color, and for a class A, B, or 34 C driver's license or seasonal driver's license the applicant's social secu- 35 rity number as verified by the applicant's social security card. A driver's 36 license or instruction permit issued on and after January 1, 1993, shall not 37 contain an applicant's social security number. Applications on file shall be 38 exempt from disclosure except as provided in sections 49-202, 49-203, 49-203A 39 and 49-204, Idaho Code. Every application shall also state whether the appli- 40 cant has previously been licensed as a driver, and if so, when and by what 41 state or country, and whether a driver's license or privileges have ever been 42 suspended, revoked, denied, disqualified, cancelled or whether an application 43 has ever been refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, 44 revocation, denial, disqualification, cancellation or refusal and the 45 applicant's oath that all information is correct as signified by the 46 applicant's signature. The applicant may be required to submit proof of iden- 47 tity and date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certifi- 48 cate and other satisfactory evidence to satisfy the issuing officer or the 49 department. If an applicant for a driver's training instruction permit cannot 50 provide a certified copy of his birth certificate at the time of application, 51 the department may issue a temporary driver's training instruction permit in 52 accordance with the provisions of section 49-305, Idaho Code. 53 (3) Whenever an application is received from a person previously licensed 3 1 in another jurisdiction, the department shall request a copy of the driver's 2 record from the other jurisdiction and shall contact the national driver reg- 3 ister. When received, the driver's record from the previous jurisdiction shall 4 become a part of the driver's record in this state with the same force and 5 effect as though entered on the driver's record in this state in the original 6 instance. 7 (4) Whenever the department receives a request for a driver's record from 8 another licensing jurisdiction, the record shall be forwarded without charge. 9 (5) The department shall contact and notify the commercial driver license 10 information system of the proposed application for a class A, B or C driver's 11 license to insure identification of the person and to obtain clearance to 12 issue the license. 13 (6) When the fees required under this section are collected by a county 14 officer, they shall be paid over to the county treasurer not less often than 15 monthly, who shall immediately: 16 (a) Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each driver's 17 license or instruction permit application fees, application for a dupli- 18 cate driver's license or permit, classification change, seasonal driver's 19 license and additional endorsement in the current expense fund; and 20 (b) Deposit two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) from each motorcycle 21 endorsement and motorcycle endorsement instruction permit fee in the cur- 22 rent expense fund; and 23 (c) Deposit an amount equal to three dollars ($3.00) from each fee for a 24 knowledge test in the current expense fund; and 25 (d) Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each fee for a 26 motorcycle endorsement skills test in the current expense fund; provided 27 however, if a contractor administers the skills test he shall be entitled 28 to the five dollar ($5.00) fee; 29 (e) Remit the remainder to the state treasurer; and 30 (f) Deposit eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) from each fee for a 31 class D skills test into the county current expense fund, unless the test 32 is administered by a department-approved contractor, in which case the 33 contractor shall be entitled to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) of 34 each fee. 35 (7) When the fees required under this section are collected by a state 36 officer or agency, they shall be paid over to the state treasurer. 37 (8) The state treasurer shall distribute the moneys received from fees 38 imposed by the provisions of this section, whether collected by a county offi- 39 cer or by a state officer or agency as follows: 40 (a) Two dollars ($2.00) of each fee for a driver's license or seasonal 41 driver's license shall be deposited in the emergency medical services 42 account II created in section 39-146A, Idaho Code , and four dollars 43 ($4.00) of each such fee shall be deposited in the emergency medical ser- 44 vices account III created in section 39-146B, Idaho Code ; and 45 (b) Sixteen dollars and fifty cents ($16.50) of each fee for a seasonal 46 or class A, B, or C driver's license shall be deposited in the state high- 47 way account; and 48 (c) Ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) of each fee for a class A, B, or 49 C instruction permit or driver's license classification change shall be 50 deposited in the state highway account; and 51 (d) Four dollars ($4.00) of each fee for a class A, B, or C 52 instruction permit shall be deposited in the emergency medical services 53 account III created in section 39-146B, Idaho Code; and 54 (e) Six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) of each fee for a dupli- 55 cate seasonal or class A, B, or C driver's license, class A, B, or C 4 1 driver's license extension, or additional endorsement shall be deposited 2 in the state highway account; and 3 (ef ) Four dollars ($4.00) of each fee for a 4 motorcycle endorsement and motorcycle endorsement instruction permit shall 5 be deposited in the state highway account; and 6 (fg ) Five dollars and thirty cents ($5.30) of 7 each fee for a class D driver's license shall be deposited in the driver 8 training account; and 9 (gh ) Seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20) of 10 each fee for a class D driver's license shall be deposited in the highway 11 distribution account; and 12 (hi ) Two dollars and sixty cents ($2.60) of 13 each fee for a class D instruction permit, duplicate class D license or 14 permit, and class D license extension shall be deposited in the driver 15 training account; and 16 (ij ) Three dollars and ninety cents ($3.90) of 17 each fee for a class D instruction permit, duplicate class D license or 18 permit, and class D license extension shall be deposited in the highway 19 distribution account; and 20 (jk ) Five dollars ($5.00) of each fee for a 21 class A, B, or C skills test shall be deposited in the state highway 22 account; and 23 (kl ) One dollar ($1.00) of each fee for a class 24 A, B, C or D driver's license shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety 25 program fund established in section 33-4804, Idaho Code. 26 (lm ) Three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) of 27 each fee for a class D skills test shall be deposited into the state high- 28 way account. 29 (9) The contractor administering a class A, B, or C skills test shall be 30 entitled to thirty dollars ($30.00) of the skills test fee. A contractor 31 administering a class A, B, or C skills test may collect an additional fee for 32 the use of the contractor's vehicle for the skills test. 33 (10) The department may issue seasonal class B or C driver's licenses 34 that: 35 (a) Will only be valid for driving commercial vehicles that normally 36 require class B or C commercial driver's licenses; 37 (b) Will be valid for seasonal periods that begin on the date of issuance 38 and that are not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in a twelve (12) 39 month period; 40 (c) May only be obtained twice in a driver's lifetime; 41 (d) Are valid only within a one hundred fifty (150) mile radius of the 42 place of business or farm being serviced; and 43 (e) Will be valid only in conjunction with valid Idaho class D driver's 44 licenses. 45 (11) The department may issue seasonal class B or C driver's licenses to 46 drivers who: 47 (a) Have not violated the single license provisions of 49 CFR part 383; 48 (b) Have not had any license suspensions, revocations or cancellations; 49 (c) Have not had any convictions in any vehicle for any offense listed in 50 section 49-335(1) or 49-335(2), Idaho Code, or any one (1) serious traffic 51 offense; 52 (d) Have at least one (1) year of driving experience with a class D or 53 equivalent license in any type motor vehicle; and 54 (e) Are at least sixteen (16) years old. 5 1 SECTION 3. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW. It is the intent of the legislature that 2 the director of the Department of Health and Welfare shall be responsible for 3 submitting a report on the effectiveness of the provisions of this act. The 4 report shall be submitted to the First Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh 5 Idaho Legislature no later than January 13, 2003. The report shall include: 6 the amount of revenue which has accrued to the account in each fiscal year, a 7 detailed accounting of the distribution of moneys from the account, a determi- 8 nation of whether administration of the account is cost-effective, an evalua- 9 tion of the extent to which moneys appropriated from the account have contrib- 10 uted to the purposes for which the account was established, and any other 11 information which will assist the legislature in its review. 12 SECTION 4. Sections 1 and 3 of this act shall be effective on and after 13 July 1, 1998. 14 SECTION 5. Section 2 of this act shall be effective on and after January 15 1, 1999.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 07861C1
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Creates Emergency Medical Services Account III exclusively
dedicated to the purpose of acquiring vehicles and equipment
for emergency medical services personnel in the performance
of their duties which include highway safety and emergency
response to motor vehicle accidents. Sets the requirements
for grant application and approval; adds $4.00 EMT fee to
all driver's licenses, A, B & C instruction permits and
seasonal driver's license and provides deposit of said funds
in the emergency medical services account III. Establishes
legislative review on the effectiveness of these provisions
to be reported in 5 years, January 13, 2003 to the 57th
legislature.
FISCAL NOTE
The amendment providing for an increase in driver's license
fees and to be deposited in a separate EMS Account will
affect the Idaho Transportation Department's automated
computer system.
An estimated one-time contractor cost to modify the
required programs will be $4,275.00
CONTACT: Rep. Hornbeck, 208/332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE
Bill No. H 658