HB 125: "An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 125 01 "An Act relating to a veteran's designation on an identification card or a driver's license 02 for Hmong veterans and Lao veterans." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 18.65.310(l) is amended to read: 05 (l) At the request of the person, the department shall provide a veteran 06 designation and United States flag replica on an identification card identifying the 07 person as a retired veteran, [OR] a veteran of the armed forces of the United States 08 discharged under honorable conditions, or a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran who 09 served in military operations in support of the United States in the Kingdom of 10 Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975. The department may not 11 charge a fee solely for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the person 12 shall provide proof of veteran status that shows the person is retired, was [OR] 13 discharged under honorable conditions, or is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. The 14 department shall consult with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs
01 to determine the proof necessary to show that a person is a Hmong veteran or 02 Lao veteran. With the approval of the person, the department shall make available to 03 the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a person 04 receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. Notwithstanding (a) of this 05 section, the department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid 06 identification card with a new identification card with a veteran designation. 07 * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.111(c) is amended to read: 08 (c) At the request of an applicant, the department shall provide a veteran 09 designation and United States flag replica on a license identifying the driver as a 10 retired veteran, [OR] a veteran of the armed forces of the United States discharged 11 under honorable conditions, or a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran who served in 12 military operations in support of the United States in the Kingdom of Laos 13 between February 28, 1961, and May 15, 1975. The department may not charge a 14 fee solely for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the driver shall make 15 available proof of veteran status that shows that the person is retired, was [OR] 16 discharged under honorable conditions, or is a Hmong veteran or Lao veteran. The 17 department shall consult with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs 18 to determine the proof necessary to show that a person is a Hmong veteran or 19 Lao veteran. With the approval of the applicant, the department shall make available 20 to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a driver 21 receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. The department may charge a 22 fee of $5 for replacement of a valid driver's license with a new license with a veteran 23 designation. A replacement license with a veteran designation issued for $5 under this 24 subsection shall retain the expiration date of the license it replaces.