RIDE Program

 

 

 

Good morning Brock,

 

Remember when I emailed the Idaho Dept. of Transportation about Idaho's new policy about sharing driver's license info with the feds?  Here's the reply I received.  Feel free to print any or all of it.

 

Politicians, the lowest of the low.  It sure seems immigration "laws"are taking away our rights as surely as the drug laws did.

 

Teresa

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Adam Rush <Adam.Rush@itd.idaho.gov>
To: "tsdhoke@yahoo.com" <tsdhoke@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, August 5, 2013 9:35 PM
Subject: RIDE program

Hello Teresa,

My name is Adam Rush. I'm with the Idaho Transportation Department's Office of Communications, and I received your e-mail inquiring about the RIDE program.

On May 29, 2009, Gov. Butch Otter signed Executive Order 2009-10

http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/execorders/eo09/eo_2009_10.html

mandating, among other things, that state agencies verify that new employees are eligible for employment under federal and state law.

The order came into effect on July 1, 2009. E-verify is one of the tools used to determine employment eligibility and to determine whether documents being presented are authentic and reliable.

Public contractors and subcontractors are required to declare to the contracting state agency that they have substantiated that all employees providing services or involved in any way on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or part by state funds or federal stimulus dollars are legally authorized to work in the United States.

Idaho joined the E-verify RIDE program, which allows participating employers to determine legal presence and verify identification card and driver's license information. The programs helps confirm whether identity documents being presented are authentic and reliable. No personal information contained within Idaho motor vehicle records is released with this program. The state only responds with a match/no match response on data elements on the card being verified.

The E-verify program should not be confused with REAL-ID. Idaho does not comply with REAL-ID requirements and there is a legislative prohibition on complying with the federal mandate. One of the primary requirements of a REAL-ID state is that each person applying for a driver’s license or ID or persons holding a driver’s license or identification card re-enroll, i.e. prove their identity once again by presenting birth certificates and legal documents to re-confirm who they are. Legal presence of every person would need to be verified. Documents presented to establish a REAL ID would need to be verified by the issuing agencies. Scanned images of all supporting documents presented by individuals would need to be maintained by the state. The state would also have to develop security plans and enhance security for all county driver license locations.

The 18 REAL ID interim benchmark requirements can be found here: http://www.ncsl.org/documents/standcomm/sctran/InterimBenchmarks.pdf

Complete information about the E-Verify program can be found here: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=75bce2e261405110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=75bce2e261405110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

Sincerely,
Adam Rush
Public Involvement Coordinator
Idaho Transportation Department
Office of Communications
Direct Line: (208) 334-8119
E-mail Address: adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov