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Maintaining a high compliance rate is of
concern to officials because it means that any future draft
instituted by Congress and the President in a national
emergency would be fair and equitable. Also, men who fail to
register with Selective Service are not eligible for certain
programs and benefits that Congress and most states and
territorial legislatures and the District of Columbia have
linked to registration. They include student loans and grants
for college, government jobs, and job training. Additionally,
immigrant men residing in the U.S. who failed to register when
they were at least 18 years old, but not yet 26 years old, may
be denied U.S. citizenship by the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
Many states and territories have passed
legislation that supports the federal Selective Service
registration requirement. Generally, these state laws require
that a man be registered with Selective Service (or prove he is
exempt from the registration requirement) before he can receive
state student financial assistance and/or be eligible for state
government jobs. Most of the state laws mirror, reinforce, or
strengthen two federal laws below:
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The Solomon Amendment added
Section 12(f) to the Military Selective Service Act in
September 1982. Male students who have a requirement to
register with Selective Service must satisfy that requirement
as an eligibility precondition for receipt of Title 4 federal
student financial aid. Title 4 aid includes such need-based
programs as Guaranteed Student Loans and Pell Grants.
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In November 1985, the Thurmond Amendment
to the Defense Authorization Act established Title 5, U.S.
Code, Section 3328, which requires Selective Service
registration (of men who are required to register) as a
prerequisite for appointment to most federal jobs.
Currently, 31 states and one territory have
enacted what is often called “Solomon-like” or “Thurmond-like”
legislation linking a man’s eligibility for state-funded higher
education benefits or state jobs to the federal Selective
Service registration requirement.
Driver’s License Legislation –
Background: In an effort to ensure
compliance with federal law among young men, many states and
territories, and the District of Columbia, have enacted
legislation which links Selective Service registration with the
process of applying for a driver’s license, renewal, or state
identification card. As a result of such legislation, in May
2002, the state of Delaware, which enacted driver’s license
legislation in 2000, became the first state to reach nearly 100
percent registration compliance since Selective Service began
compiling this data. In that same year, seven other states
increased their compliance rates by 3 percent or more after
enacting similar driver’s license legislation.
Description of Typical State Driver’s License
Legislation –
These laws are simple and inexpensive to
implement. They instruct the state’s Department of Public Safety
or Motor Vehicles to include a consent statement on all
applications or renewals for driver’s permits, licenses, and
I.D. cards. The statement tells the applicant that by submitting
the application he is consenting to his registration with the
Selective Service System, if so required by Federal law.
NOTE: Females are not required to register with
Selective Service under current law. Men age 26 and older are
too old to register with Selective Service.
Transmission of applicants’ data to the Selective Service System
is accomplished electronically through an existing arrangement
each state has with the data sharing system of the American
Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVAnet) at no
extra cost to the state.
There are two forms of driver’s license
legislation:
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Optional, where a man, age 18 through
age 25, can opt to have his information transferred to
Selective Service for registration by checking a box when
applying for a state learner’s permit, driver’s license or
renewal, or I.D. card.
Thirteen states, two territories, and the District of Columbia
have driver’s license legislation which provides for the
option to get registered with the Selective Service System.
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Automatic, where a man, age 18 through
age 25, consents to have his information automatically
transferred to Selective Service for registration when he
applies for a state learner’s permit, driver’s license or
renewal, or I.D. card.
Twenty-seven states and two territories have driver’s license
legislation which automatically registers men with the
Selective Service System.
NOTE: All driver's license legislations only
apply to men under age 26.
Summary of Legislations to Date:
Thirty-one states and one of the four
territories have "Solomon-like" and/or "Thurmond-like"
legislation linking a man’s eligibility for state-funded higher
education benefits or state jobs to his compliance with the
federal Selective Service registration requirement.
Forty states, four territories, and the District of
Columbia have enacted laws linking a man’s application
for a driver’s license, renewal, or I.D. card with his Selective
Service registration.
Five states have no legislation supporting
registration with the Selective Service System: Nebraska,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wyoming.
Registration is the LAW. The effect of
these supporting laws is twofold. They increase public awareness
of the registration requirement and ensure that recipients of
public funds are in compliance with federal law.
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia
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NOTE: Start date is defined as the date when
Selective Service actually started receiving the data
transmissions from the states or territories or District of
Columbia, depending on the terms of the driver’s license
legislation.
* Denotes those states, territories, and the
District of Columbia with optional driver’s license legislation.
Alabama: Requires Selective Service
registration to be eligible to enter institutions of higher
learning. Registration is also required as a prerequisite for
state employment and promotion. This legislation was signed by
Gov. Guy Hunt in 1991, and became effective on January 1, 1992.
Then, on October 1, 2001, an Alabama law became effective in
which a person age 18 through age 25, who is required to be
registered with Selective Service under federal law and who
applies for a state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or
state I.D. card, is automatically registered with the Selective
Service System. Gov. Don Siegelman signed this legislation on
May 17, 2001. The start date when Selective Service began
receiving electronic data transmissions was November 1, 2001.
Alaska: Requires men to register
with the Selective Service System as a precondition to state
employment, to receive state financial aid for school, and
unique to Alaska, to receive a permanent fund dividend. Signed
by Gov. Tony Knowles on June 27, 2002, this bill became
effective on January 1, 2004. Alaska does not have a driver’s
license legislation supporting Selective Service registration.
Arizona: Requires
registration with the Selective Service System as a condition
for state financial aid for school as well as a precondition for
state employment. Signed by Gov. Rose Mofford in 1988. On April
24, 2003, Gov. Janet Napolitano signed into law a bill that
states a person under the age of 26, who is required to be
registered with Selective Service under federal law and who
applies for a state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or
state I.D. card, consents to automatic registration with the
Selective Service System. This law became effective on January
1, 2004, which was also the start date when Selective Service
began receiving electronic data transmissions.
Arkansas: Requires registration
with the Selective Service System as a condition for receiving a
state education loan, scholarship, or other state financial
assistance. Signed into law by Gov. Bill Clinton on February 22,
1989. Also, requires compliance with the Military Selective
Service Act as a precondition for state employment or enrollment
in a public institution of higher learning. Signed by Gov. Mike
Huckabee in 1997. On February 20, 2001, Gov. Huckabee signed
into law a bill that states a person age 18 through age 25, who
is required to be registered with Selective Service under
federal law and who applies for a state driver’s license or
renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, consents to automatic
registration with the Selective Service System. This law became
effective on January 1, 2002, which was also the start date when
Selective Service began receiving electronic data transmissions.
California: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state student
financial aid. Signed into law by Gov. Pete Wilson in 1997.
There are no Thurmond-like or driver’s license legislations in
place.
Colorado: Requires statement of
compliance from male students born after December 31, 1959,
before they are allowed to enroll at a state supported college
or university. Gov. Dick Lamm allowed the bill to become law in
1987. On August 8, 2001, a Colorado law became effective in
which a person age 18 through age 25, who is required to be
registered with Selective Service under federal law and who
applies for a state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or
state I.D. card, is automatically registered with the Selective
Service System. Gov. Bill Owens signed the bill on May 30, 2001.
The start date when Selective Service began receiving electronic
data transmissions was September 4, 2001. There is no
Thurmond-like legislation in place.
Connecticut: A driver’s license
legislation states that a person age 18 through age 25, who is
required to be registered with Selective Service under federal
law and who applies for a state driver’s license or renewal,
permit, or state I.D. card, consents to automatic registration
with the Selective Service System. This bill passed state
legislature and was signed by the governor. The start date was
September 1, 2013, when Selective Service began receiving
electronic data transmissions from these applications. There are
no Solomon- or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
Delaware: Requires Selective Service registration
as a precondition for state employment and state student
financial aid. Signed by Gov. Michael N. Castle in 1986. On
August 3, 2000, Gov. Thomas R. Carper signed into law a bill
which states that a person age 18 through age 25, who is
required to be registered with Selective Service under federal
law and who applies for a state driver’s license or renewal,
permit, or state I.D. card, consents to automatic registration
with the Selective Service System. August 3, 2000, was also the
start date when Selective Service began receiving electronic
data transmissions from driver’s license and renewal, permit, or
state I.D. card applications.
*District of Columbia: On April
27, 2001, Mayor Anthony Williams signed a law stipulating that
men, age 18 through age 25, in the District can opt out from
being registered with the Selective Service System when they
apply to obtain or renew a District driver’s license. The
effective date was October 1, 2002, and the start date when
Selective Service began receiving data transmissions was October
30, 2002. There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like legislations in
place.
Florida: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state student
financial aid. Signed by Gov. Bob Graham in 1985. A law signed
by Gov. Bob Martinez in 1988, requires registration as a
precondition for state employment. On September 1, 2001, a
Florida law became effective which states that a person age 18
through age 25, who is required to be registered with Selective
Service under federal law and who applies for a state driver’s
license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, consents to
automatic registration with the Selective Service System. Gov.
Jeb Bush signed this legislation on June 5, 2001. The start date
when Selective Service began receiving electronic data
transmissions was October 1, 2001.
Georgia: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state student
financial aid. Signed by Gov. Joe Frank Harris in 1986. A law,
signed by Gov. Zell Miller on July 1, 1998, requires proof of
registration as a precondition for state employment. On July 1,
2001, a Georgia law became effective in which a person under the
age of 26, who is required to be registered with Selective
Service under federal law and who applies for a state driver’s
license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, is automatically
registered with the Selective Service System. Gov. Roy Barnes
signed this legislation on April 18, 2001. July 1, 2001, was the
start date when Selective Service began receiving electronic
data transmissions.
*Guam: On May 3, 2004, Gov. Felix
P. Camacho signed a law stipulating that men age 18 through age
25 in Guam may opt to get registered with the Selective Service
System when they apply to obtain or renew a state driver’s
license. This law became effective on September 1, 2004. The
start date was December 9, 2004, when Selective Service began
receiving electronic data transmissions. There are no Solomon-
or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
Hawaii: A law became effective on
January 1, 2002, in which a person age 18 through age 25, who is
required to be registered with Selective Service under federal
law and who applies for a state driver’s license or renewal,
permit, or state I.D. card, is automatically registered with the
Selective Service System. This law was signed by Gov. Benjamin
J. Cayetano on May 3, 2001. The start date when Selective
Service began receiving electronic data transmissions was
January 1, 2002. There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like
legislations in place.
*Idaho: Young men must be
registered with the Selective Service System to be eligible for
state employment and state enrollment in post-secondary
institutions, including financial aid for this schooling. Signed
by Gov. Dirk Kempthorne on March 26, 1999. On March 21, 2002,
Gov. Kempthorne signed a law stipulating that men of Selective
Service registration age in Idaho may opt to get registered with
the Selective Service System when they apply to obtain or renew
a state driver’s license. This law became effective on July 1,
2002, the same date when Selective Service began receiving
electronic data transmissions.
Illinois: Enacted three pieces of
legislation: One requires Selective Service registration as a
precondition for state student financial aid and another
requires registration as a precondition for state employment.
Gov. James Thompson signed these in 1984 and 1989, respectively.
Then, the third legislation became effective on January 1, 2002,
in which a person age 18 through age 25, who is required to be
registered with Selective Service under federal law and who
applies for a state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or
state I.D. card, is automatically registered with the Selective
Service System. Gov. George Ryan signed this legislation on July
20, 2001. January 1, 2002, was the start date when electronic
data was transmitted to Selective Service.
*Indiana: On April 25, 2007,
Governor Mitch Daniels signed into law a bill which states men
of Selective Service registration age may opt to get registered
with the Selective Service System when obtaining a state
driver’s license or an I.D. card. The start date when Selective
Service began receiving data transmissions was June 25, 2009.
There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
*Iowa: On April 21, 2003, Gov. Tom
Vilsack signed into law a bill stipulating that men, age 18
through age 25, in Iowa may opt to get registered with Selective
Service when they apply to obtain or renew a state driver’s
license, permit, or state I.D. card. This law became effective
on July 1, 2003, which was also the start date when Selective
Service began receiving electronic data transmissions. There are
no Solomon- or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
Kansas: On April 10, 2003, Gov.
Kathleen Sebelius signed into law a bill in which a person age
18 through age 25, who is required to be registered with
Selective Service under federal law and who applies for a state
driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, is
automatically registered with the Selective Service System. This
law became effective on July 1, 2003, which was also the start
date when Selective Service began receiving electronic data
transmissions. There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like
legislations in place.
*Kentucky: State regulations
require a statement of compliance with the Military Selective
Service Act as a precondition for participating in the state
educational loan program. Then, on March 12, 2003, Gov. Paul E.
Patton signed into law a bill which states that men, age 18
through age 25, in Kentucky may opt to get registered with the
Selective Service System when they apply to obtain or renew a
state driver’s license. This law became effective on July 1,
2003; the start date when Selective Service began receiving
electronic data transmissions from opted-in applications was
November 17, 2003. There is no Thurmond-like legislation in
place.
Louisiana: Enacted three pieces of
legislation. One requires Selective Service registration for
entry to any state school. Gov. Edwin Edwards signed this
legislation in 1985. The second requires registration to be
eligible for certain classified and unclassified state civil
service positions. Signed by Gov. Murphy J. (Mike) Foster in
1999. Then, on July 1, 2003, a third Louisiana law became
effective which states that a person age 18 through age 25, who
is required to be registered with Selective Service under
federal law and who applies for a state driver’s license or
renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, consents to automatic
registration with the Selective Service System. Gov. Foster
signed this legislation on June 18, 2003. The start date when
Selective Service began receiving electronic data transmissions
was August 19, 2002.
*Maine: Requires Selective Service
registration as a precondition for state student financial aid.
Signed by Gov. John McKernan in 1987. The driver’s license
legislation in which men can opt to have their information
transmitted to the Selective Service System for registration was
enacted (without governor’s signature) on May 18, 2011. Maine’s
Department of Motor Vehicles began collecting and sending
Selective Service’s Registration Form 1s in June 2011; there are
no electronic data transmissions underway. There is no
Thurmond-like legislation in place.
*Maryland: On May 6, 2002, Gov.
Parris N. Glendening signed a law requiring Maryland Motor
Vehicle Administration to place the option on application forms
for men under the age of 26 to get registered with the Selective
Service System. However, the law never went into effect because
there was a question of available funding. Therefore, there is
no start date when Selective Service would begin to receive
electronic data transmissions. There are no Solomon- or
Thurmond-like legislations in place.
Massachusetts: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state student
financial aid. Gov. Michael Dukakis allowed the bill to become
law in 1984. There are no Thurmond-like or driver’s license
legislations in place.
*Michigan: On January 4, 2007,
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed into law a bill that gives
men under the age of 26 the option to consent to have their
information forwarded to Selective Service for registration when
obtaining a state driver’s license or renewal, or an I.D. card.
The start date when Selective Service began receiving data
transmissions for those applicants who opted-in for Selective
Service registration was October 1, 2010. There are no Solomon-
or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
Minnesota: On May 13, 2004, Gov.
Tim Pawlenty signed a law in which a person under the age of 26,
who is required to be registered with Selective Service under
federal law and who applies for a state driver’s license or
renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, consents to be registered
automatically with the Selective Service System. This law became
effective May 16, 2005, which was also the start date when
Selective Service began receiving electronic data transmissions.
There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
Mississippi: Enacted three pieces
of legislation. One requires Selective Service registration as a
precondition for state student financial aid. Gov. William
Allain signed this legislation in 1984. Another requires
registration as a precondition for state employment and was
signed by Gov. Kirk Fordice in 1999. A third legislation, which
was signed on March 19, 2002, by Gov. Ronnie Musgrove, states
that men age 18 through age 25, who are required to be
registered with Selective Service under federal law and who
apply for a state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state
I.D. card, are automatically registered with the Selective
Service System. This law became effective on September 1, 2002;
the start date when Selective Service began receiving electronic
data transmissions was January 1, 2003.
*Missouri: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state employment and
state student financial aid. Signed by Gov. Mel Carnahan on July
14, 1999. On July 11, 2002, Gov. Bob Holden signed a law giving
Missouri men under the age of 26 the option to get registered
with Selective Service when they apply to obtain a state
driver’s license or renewal, or instruction permit application.
This law became effective on August 28, 2002, and the start date
when Selective Service began receiving electronic data
transmissions for those who opted-in for Selective Service
registration on their application was July 1, 2003.
*Montana: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state employment and
state student financial aid. Signed by Gov. Judy Martz on April
21, 2001. Then, on April 7, 2005, legislation was signed which
gives men age 18 through age 25 the option to get registered
with the Selective Service System. This law became effective
October 1, 2005, which was also the start date when Selective
Service began receiving Registration Form 1s for those who
opted-in on their application to get registered with the
Selective Service System.
Nebraska: No legislation linking
compliance with the Military Selective Service Act.
*Nevada: On May 22, 2009, Gov. Jim Gibbons
signed a law stipulating that men age 18 through age 25 in
Nevada may opt to get registered with the Selective Service
System when they apply to obtain or renew a state driver’s
license. This law became effective on July 1, 2010, which was
also the start date when Selective Service began receiving data
transmissions. There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like
legislations in place.
*New Hampshire: Young men must be
registered with Selective Service to be eligible for state
employment and state enrollment in post-secondary institutions,
including financial aid for this schooling. Signed by Gov.
Jeanne Shaheen July 31, 1998. On May 8, 2002, Gov. Shaheen
signed a law stipulating that men under the age of 26 in New
Hampshire may opt to consent to get registered with the
Selective Service System when they apply to obtain or renew a
state driver’s license. This law became effective on July 7,
2002; the start date when Selective Service began receiving data
transmissions from those who opted-in for Selective Service
registration on their application form was September 9, 2002.
New Jersey: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state student
financial aid. Gov. Christine Todd Whitman signed this
legislation in 1997. There are no Thurmond-like or driver’s
license legislations in place.
New Mexico: On April 8, 2003, Gov.
Bill Richardson signed into law a bill which states that men,
age 18 through age 25, who are required to be registered with
Selective Service under federal law and who apply for a state
driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, consent
to automatic registration with the Selective Service System.
This law became effective on July 1, 2003. Selective Service had
been receiving electronic data transmissions since July 1, 2001,
when the legislation was initially worded such that men had the
option to have their information forwarded to Selective Service
for registration. When the legislation was revised for automatic
registration, the data transmission process was already in
place. There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like legislations in
place.
New York: On September 17, 2002,
Gov. George E. Pataki signed into law a bill which states that
men, age 18 through age 25, who are required to be registered
with Selective Service under federal law and who apply for a
state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card,
consent to automatic registration with the Selective Service
System. This law became effective on March 17, 2003, which was
the start date when Selective Service began receiving electronic
data transmissions. There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like
legislations in place.
North Carolina: Enacted three
pieces of legislation: One requires Selective Service
registration for certain veterans’ dependents financial aid
programs and another requires registration as a precondition for
state employment and state educational assistance. Gov. James
Martin signed these bills in 1985 and 1989, respectively. Then,
a third legislation was signed into law on October 17, 2002, by
Gov. Michael Easley, which states that a person under the age of
26, who is required to be registered with Selective Service
under federal law and who applies for a state driver’s license
or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, is automatically
registered with the Selective Service System. This law became
effective on April 1, 2003. The start date when Selective
Service began receiving electronic data transmissions from
driver’s license applications was November 3, 2003.
North Dakota: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for student financial
aid. Signed by Gov. George Sinner in 1987. There are no
Thurmond-like or driver’s license legislations in place.
Northern Mariana Islands: Requires
Selective Service registration as a prerequisite to employment
with the Commonwealth government. Signed by Gov. Pedro P.
Tenorio, the legislation became effective March 15, 1999. A law
signed on November 30, 2001, by Gov. Tenorio, states that a
person under the age of 26, who is required to be registered
with Selective Service under federal law and who applies for a
state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card,
consents to automatic registration with the Selective Service
System. The start date when Selective Service began receiving
electronic data transmissions from driver’s license applications
was November 1, 2001. There is no Solomon-like legislation in
place.
Ohio: Requires Selective Service
registration as a precondition for state student financial aid.
Requires any resident male not registered with Selective Service
to pay out-of-state tuition rate. Gov. Richard Celeste allowed
this bill to become law in 1986. On November 2, 2001, Gov. Bob
Taft signed a law which states that a person age 18 through age
26, who is required to be registered with Selective Service
under federal law and who applies for a state driver’s license
or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, consents to automatic
registration with the Selective Service System. This law became
effective on August 1, 2002, which was also the start date when
Selective Service began receiving data transmissions from
applications. There is no Thurmond-like legislation in place.
Oklahoma: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state student
financial aid. Signed by Gov. Henry Bellmon in 1987. On June 1,
2000, Gov. Frank Keating signed into law a bill which states
that a person age 18 through age 25, who is required to be
registered with Selective Service under federal law and who
applies for a state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or
state I.D. card, is automatically registered with the Selective
Service System. This law became effective November 1, 2000, for
collecting registration forms; the start date when Selective
Service began receiving electronic data transmissions from
applications was on March 1, 2005. There is no Thurmond-like
legislation in place.
Oregon: No legislation linking
compliance with the Military Selective Service Act.
Pennsylvania: No legislation
linking compliance with the Military Selective Service Act.
*Puerto Rico: A driver’s license
legislation was signed into law by the governor on December 12,
2011, which gives men, age 18 through age 25, the option to
consent for their information be forwarded to Selective Service
for registration. There is no data transmission at this time.
There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
Rhode Island: On June 27, 2002, a
bill became law (without governor’s signature) which states that
a person under the age of 26, who is required to be registered
with Selective Service under federal law and who applies for a
state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card,
consents to automatic registration with the Selective Service
System. The start date when Selective Service began receiving
data transmissions was January 1, 2003. There are no Solomon- or
Thurmond-like legislations in place.
South Carolina: On June 5, 2002,
Gov. Jim Hodges signed into law a bill which states that a
person age 18 through age 25, who is required to be registered
with Selective Service under federal law and who applies for a
state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card,
consents to automatic registration with the Selective Service
System. The start date when Selective Service began receiving
data transmissions was June 28, 2004. There are no Solomon- or
Thurmond-like legislations in place.
South Dakota: Requires Selective
Service registration before acceptance to all state schools and
as a precondition to state employment. Signed by Gov. George S.
Mickelson in 1988. On February 23, 2002, Gov. William J. Janklow
signed into law a bill which states that a person age 18 through
age 25, who is required to be registered with Selective Service
under federal law and who applies for a state driver’s license
or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card, consents to automatic
registration with the Selective Service System. This law became
effective July 1, 2002, which was also the start date when
Selective Service began receiving electronic data transmissions
from these applications.
Tennessee: Requires Selective
Service registration before acceptance to all state schools.
Signed by Gov. Lamar Alexander in 1984. Registration is also
required as a precondition for state employment. Gov. Ned
McWherter signed this legislation in 1987. On May 29, 2002, Gov.
Don Sundquist signed into law a bill which states that a person
under the age of 26, who is required to be registered with
Selective Service under federal law and who applies for a state
driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card,
consents to automatic registration with the Selective Service
System. This law became effective on December 1, 2002. The start
date when Selective Service began receiving electronic data
transmissions from driver’s license applications was June 2,
2003.
Texas: Requires men to be in
compliance with the federal Selective Service registration
requirement to be eligible for state student financial
assistance. The law was passed in 1997. Effective September 1,
1999, state employment is contingent upon Selective Service
registration or exemption. On June 15, 2001, Gov. Rick Perry
signed a law stipulating that men, age 18 through age 25, in
Texas have the option to get registered with the Selective
Service System when they apply to obtain or renew a state
driver’s license. This law became effective on December 9, 2002,
and Selective Service started receiving data transmissions on
that same date. Later, an amendment to the existing driver’s
license legislation was signed into law by the governor on May
28, 2011, which states that a person under the age of 26, who is
required to be registered with Selective Service under federal
law and who applies for a state driver’s license or renewal,
permit, or state I.D. card, is automatically registered with the
Selective Service System. The effective date for automatic
transmission was September 1, 2011, and Selective Service
continued to receive electronic data transmissions from these
applications as before.
Utah: Requires Selective Service
registration as a precondition for state student financial aid.
Signed by Gov. Michael O. Leavitt in March 1998. On March 15,
2001, Gov. Leavitt signed into law a bill which states that a
person under the age of 26, who is required to be registered
with Selective Service under federal law and who applies for a
state driver’s license or renewal, permit, or state I.D. card,
consents to automatic registration with the Selective Service
System. The law became effective on May 14, 2001, which was the
start date when Selective Service began receiving electronic
data transmissions. There is no Thurmond-like legislation in
place.
Vermont: No legislation linking
compliance with the Military Selective Service Act.
Virgin Islands: Legislation,
signed on February 20, 2002, by Gov. Charles Turnbull,
stipulates that young men in the Commonwealth, under the age of
26, who are required to be registered with Selective Service
under federal law consent to be automatically registered with
the Selective Service System when they apply to obtain a state
driver’s license or renewal, permit, or I.D. card. This law
became effective July 1, 2002, which was also the start date
when Selective Service began receiving electronic data
transmissions. There are no Solomon- or Thurmond-like
legislations in place.
Virginia: Enacted three pieces of
legislation. One requires Selective Service registration as a
precondition for student financial aid. Signed by Gov. James
Gilmore on April 14, 1998, and became effective July 1, 1998.
Another requires registration as a precondition for state
employment and was signed by Gov. Gilmore on April 5, 1999. A
third bill was signed into law on March 6, 2002, by Gov. Mark
Warner, which states that a person under the age of 26, who is
required to be registered with Selective Service under federal
law and who applies for a state driver’s license or renewal,
permit, or state I.D. card, consents to be automatically
registered with the Selective Service System. This law became
effective on July 1, 2002. The start date when Selective Service
began receiving electronic data transmissions from these
applications was August 7, 2002.
*Washington: The 39th state to
enact a driver’s license legislation supporting Selective
Service registration. The bill was signed by Gov. Christine
Gregoire on May 16, 2011, which stipulates that men under the
age of 26 in Washington may opt to get registered with the
Selective Service System when they apply to obtain or renew a
state driver’s license. It became effective January 1, 2012,
which was also the start date when Selective Service began
receiving electronic data transmissions. There are no Solomon-
or Thurmond-like legislations in place.
*West Virginia: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state student
financial aid and state employment. On April 8, 1999, Gov. Cecil
H. Underwood signed the bill, which became effective on July 1,
1999. Then, on June 9, 2002, a West Virginia law became
effective which gives men age 18 through age 25, who are
required to be registered with Selective Service under federal
law and who apply for a state driver’s license or renewal,
permit, or state I.D. card, the option to get registered with
the Selective Service System. Gov. Bob Wise signed this
legislation on April 3, 2002. The start date when Selective
Service began receiving electronic data transmissions was March
24, 2003.
Wisconsin: Requires Selective
Service registration as a precondition for state employment and
state student financial aid. The bill was signed by Gov. Scott
McCallum on August 30, 2001, and became effective January 1,
2002. On April 22, 2002, Gov. McCullum signed into law a bill
which states that Wisconsin men, age 18 through age 25, who are
required to be registered with Selective Service under federal
law and who apply for a state driver’s license or renewal,
permit, or state I.D. card, consent to be automatically
registered with the Selective Service System. This law became
effective on November 1, 2002. The start date when Selective
Service began receiving data transmissions from these
applications was August 1, 2003.
Wyoming: There are no legislations
linking compliance with the Military Selective Service Act.
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