Applicants could mark communication disorders on identity documents

The cabinet would let applicants choose to show a communication disorder on an instruction permit, driver's license, or personal ID card. This would cover initial and renewal applications for those three types of identity documents. Applicants would not have to provide proof of a communication disorder. The cabinet would need to place the notation on the document, consult disability advocacy groups about its design, and provide public information about it. The cabinet could share related information only with a court, criminal justice agency, driver licensing authority, the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or someone the applicant names. The cabinet could not use the information to refer the person to the medical review board. This provision would take effect July 1, 2027, if enacted.

The cabinet would not charge a fee to add or remove a communication-disorder notation, including for a corrected document when no other correction is made. The rule would apply to instruction permits, driver's licenses, and personal identification cards. A person could request removal at any time. The fee rule would be subject to the bill's related four-year license fee provision. This provision would take effect July 1, 2027, if enacted.