Washington state mulls bill to provide homeless with free ID cards

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Washington state lawmakers are considering a bill that would give the state's homeless population a free ID card.

The bill would require the state's Department of Commerce and the Department of Licensing (DOL) to develop a program that would provide homeless individuals with a so-called identicard.

The ID cards would be free to homeless people who do not already have an ID.

“When you think about all the many, many instances that each one of us are required to show ID on a regular basis, I think it’s easy to understand what a barrier a lack of ID can be,” state Sen. Annette Cleveland (D), the bill's prime sponsor, said during a public hearing this week, according to The Seattle Times.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/431260-washington-state-mulls-bill-to-provide-homeless-a-free-id-card

[Aristus]

1. That's a wonderful idea.

It's a small thing, but I think it would help our homeless people to feel less like ciphers in the community, and more like people who matter.