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H0075..............................................................by BLACK SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION - Adds to existing law to encourage Selective Service registration and compliance with the federal military Selective Service Act by placing limits on eligibility for certain state educational and employment opportunities unless a person is in compliance with the federal statute. 01/11 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 01/11 Rpt prt - to Educ
H0075|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 75 BY BLACK 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION; AMENDING TITLE 46, IDAHO 3 CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW CHAPTER 5, TITLE 46, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE 4 THE PURPOSE OF THE CHAPTER, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS, TO PROVIDE 5 ELIGIBILITY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TO 6 PROVIDE ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Title 46, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended 9 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER , to be known and desig- 10 nated as Chapter 5, Title 46, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 11 CHAPTER 5 12 SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION AWARENESS AND COMPLIANCE 13 46-501. PURPOSE OF THE CHAPTER. The purpose of this chapter is to encour- 14 age compliance with the federal military selective service act and to protect 15 the eligibility of the citizens of this state who are subject to the provi- 16 sions of the federal statute to receive federal financial assistance for post- 17 secondary education and for employment with the executive branch of the fed- 18 eral government. The federal selective service registration awareness and com- 19 pliance act requires persons subject to the provisions of the federal military 20 selective service act to be in compliance with the requirements of that fed- 21 eral statute as a condition of eligibility for enrollment at a state-supported 22 institution of postsecondary education, or for state-supported scholarships, 23 programs of financial assistance funded by state revenue including federal 24 funds, gifts or grants accepted by the state, or for employment by the state 25 or any political subdivision. 26 46-502. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature of the state of Idaho finds 27 that the military selective service act at 50 U.S.C. sec. 451 et seq. requires 28 all male citizens and every other male person residing in the United States, 29 except for lawfully admitted nonimmigrant aliens, upon reaching their eigh- 30 teenth birthday to register with the United States selective service system. 31 The legislature further finds that federal statutes limit eligibility for fed- 32 eral student financial assistance and eligibility for employment within the 33 executive branch of the federal government to persons who are in compliance 34 with the requirements of the federal military selective service act. 35 46-503. ELIGIBILITY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 36 -- RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE. (1) A person may not enroll in a 37 state-supported institution of postsecondary education unless he is in compli- 38 ance with the federal military selective service act. 39 (2) A person may not receive a loan, grant, scholarship or other finan- 40 cial assistance for postsecondary education funded by state revenue, including 2 1 federal funds or gifts and grants accepted by this state, or receive a student 2 loan guaranteed by the state unless he is in compliance with the federal mili- 3 tary selective service act. 4 (3) It shall be the duty of all officials having charge of and authority 5 over state-supported institutions of postsecondary education and over the 6 granting of state-supported financial assistance for postsecondary education 7 to assure themselves that applicants are in compliance with the federal mili- 8 tary selective service act. 9 46-504. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMPLOYMENT -- RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY COMPLI- 10 ANCE. (1) No male person who has attained the age of eighteen (18) years who 11 fails to be in compliance with the federal selective service act shall be eli- 12 gible for employment by or service for the state of Idaho, or a political sub- 13 division of the state, including all boards and commissions, departments, 14 agencies, institutions and instrumentalities. 15 (2) It shall be the duty of all officials having charge of and authority 16 over hiring of employees by the state or political subdivisions of the state 17 to assure themselves that applicants are in compliance with the federal mili- 18 tary selective service act. 19 46-505. EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER. A person shall 20 not be denied a right, privilege or benefit under this chapter by reason of 21 failure to present himself for and submit to the requirement to register pur- 22 suant to the federal military selective service act if: 23 (1) The requirement for the person to so register has terminated or 24 become inapplicable to the person; or 25 (2) The person is serving or has already served in the armed forces, or 26 has a condition that would preclude acceptability for military service.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 08506
This legislation would encourage compliance with the Military
Selective Service Act.
FISCAL NOTE
There would be no fiscal impact.
CONTACT PERSON: Darrell Manning
334-3904
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