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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act Authorizing the Issuance on Request of Acquired Brain Injury Identification Cards’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1.  29-A MRSA §1410-A  is enacted to read:
§ 1410-A. Acquired brain injury identification cards
Beginning January 1, 2020, the Secretary of State shall issue, on the request of a person who elects to receive it, an acquired brain injury identification card in accordance with this section.
 
1.  Issuance.     Upon receipt of a completed application and payment of a fee of $5 by an applicant, the Secretary of State shall issue a wallet-sized acquired brain injury identification card to the applicant. For the purposes of this section, "acquired brain injury" has the same meaning as in Title 22, section 3086. Each acquired brain injury identification card must contain:
 
A.  The name and address of the person to whom the card is issued;
 
B.  The seal of the State;
 
C.  A statement that the card holder has an acquired brain injury; and
 
D.  Any additional information about acquired brain injury as determined by the Secretary of State under subsection 3.
The issuance of an acquired brain injury identification card does not license, permit or privilege a person to operate a motor vehicle and may not be used for official identification purposes in place of a driver's license or nondriver identification card.
 
2.  Application.     A completed application for an acquired brain injury identification card must contain the following:
 
A.  The name, date of birth, address and telephone number of the person requesting the card; and
 
B.  Any appropriate documentation that a person has an acquired brain injury as determined by the Secretary of State by rule.
 
3.  Additional information.     The Secretary of State may determine by rule any additional information about acquired brain injury that must be placed on an acquired brain injury identification card.
 
4.  Rulemaking.     Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Administration - Motor Vehicles 0077
 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for materials and equipment to produce acquired brain injury identification cards.

HIGHWAY FUND	2019-20	2020-21	
All Other	$5,936	$0	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$5,936	$0	
 
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Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment strikes and replaces the bill and:
1. Directs the Secretary of State to issue wallet-sized acquired brain injury identification cards to persons who voluntarily request a card;
2. Allows the Secretary of State to require documentation of an acquired brain injury;
3. Provides requirements for the application for and issuance of an acquired brain injury identification card; and
4. Allows the Secretary of State to determine by rule any additional information about acquired brain injury that must be placed on an acquired brain injury identification card.
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)