Kansas would accept alternative ID documents from homeless veterans

The Kansas division of vehicles would allow homeless veterans to apply without a home address and accept specified alternative documents. This would cover homeless veterans who served in active military service and received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. The alternative document option would require a letter from a listed veterans service provider, jail, correctional facility, or Kansas nonprofit serving homeless people confirming that the applicant lives there or receives services there. The applicant would also provide copies or digital versions of accepted identity documents, or certain expired IDs. Proof of age and lawful presence in the United States would still be required.

Kansas would charge no fees for certified vital records, official record summaries, or record searches that homeless veterans need for nondriver ID applications. This would cover homeless veterans with an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. It would apply to needed vital records, such as birth certificates. Correspondence from a listed veterans service provider, jail, correctional facility, or Kansas nonprofit serving homeless people would have to confirm the ID application and the need for the requested information. The proposal would take effect after publication in the statute book if enacted. It died in committee.