00                            SENATE BILL NO. 237                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to data sharing by the Department of Administration for driver's                                       
02 license data verification purposes; and providing for an effective date."                                               
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 28.05.068(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
05 (a)  If the department conveys, distributes, or communicates data to be used in                                         
06 a database, index, pointer system, or any other system managed by an entity other than                                  
07 the department [, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MOTOR                                                           
08 VEHICLE ADMINISTRATORS,] to comply with the requirements of P.L. 109-13,                                                
09 Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005), the department may not convey, distribute, or                                         
10 communicate to that entity any data not required to be conveyed, distributed, or                                        
11 communicated for the state to be certified by the United States Department of                                           
12 Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of P.L. 109-13,                                             
13       Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005).                                                                                 
14    * Sec. 2. AS 28.05.068(b) is amended to read:                                                                      

01 (b)  Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may [NOT] convey,                                              
02 distribute, or communicate data to a private entity only [ANY SCANNED OR                                        
03 STORED DOCUMENTS COLLECTED IN ORDER] to carry out the provisions of                                                     
04       AS 28.15.151(g) [AS 28.15].                                                                                   
05    * Sec. 3. AS 28.15.151 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
06 (g)  The department shall, upon request, furnish information maintained by the                                          
07 department under this section to a nonprofit organization or governmental or tribal                                     
08 entity approved by the United States Social Security Administration to facilitate                                       
09 driver's license data verification. In this subsection, "nonprofit organization" means an                               
10       organization that qualifies for exemption from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or                              
11       (4) (Internal Revenue Code).                                                                                      
12    * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).