§ 14-42a — Agreement with procurement organizations. Inclusion of information re procurement organizations in driver education programs.

(a) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall enter into an agreement with one or more federally designated organ and tissue procurement organizations to provide to such organizations access to the names, dates of birth and other pertinent information of holders of operator's licenses, instruction or learner's permits and identity cards issued pursuant to section 1-1h who have registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles an intent to become organ and tissue donors. Such access shall be provided in a manner and form to be determined by the commissioners, following consultation with such organizations, and may include electronic transmission of initial information and periodic updating of information. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not charge a fee for such access pursuant to section 14-50a, but may charge such organizations reasonable administrative costs. Information provided to such organizations shall be used solely for identifying such holders as organ and tissue donors. (b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall include in regulations adopted pursuant to sections 14-36f and 14-78 a requirement that a description of the purposes and procedures of procurement organizations, as defined in section 19a-289a , be included in driver education programs.

Legislative History

(P.A. 04-122, S. 1; P.A. 05-121, S. 1; P.A. 08-150, S. 8; P.A. 10-123, S. 27; P.A. 11-51, S. 88; P.A. 21-106, S. 45; P.A. 24-20, S. 32.) History: P.A. 05-121 amended Subsec. (a) by giving procurement organizations access to information re holders of identity cards issued pursuant to Sec. 1-1h; P.A. 08-150 amended Subsec. (b) to include regulations adopted pursuant to Sec. 14-78; P.A. 10-123 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to Sec. 19a-279a with Sec. 19a-289a; P.A. 11-51 changed “Chief Information Officer of the Department of Information Technology” to “Commissioner of Administrative Services”, “commissioner and Chief Information Officer” to “commissioners” and “commissioner” to “Commissioner of Motor Vehicles”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 21-106 amended Subsec. (a) to add “, instruction permits” and make a technical change; P.A. 24-20 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to learner's permit.