The Committee on Education and Public Works proposes the following amendment (LC-4011.CM0001H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Section 56-1-40(7) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (7) who is not a resident of South Carolina. For purposes of determining eligibility to obtain or renew a South Carolina driver's license, the term "resident of South Carolina" shall expressly include all persons authorized by the United States Department of Justice, the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, or the United States Department of State to live, work, or study in the United States on a temporary or permanent basis who present documents indicating their intent to live, work, or study in South Carolina. These persons and their dependents are eligible to obtain a motor vehicle driver's license, identification card, or have one renewed pursuant to this provision. A driver's license or identification card issued pursuant to this item to a person who is not a lawful permanent resident of the United States shall expire on the later of: (1) the expiration date of the driver's license applicant's authorized period of stay in the United States; or (2) the expiration date of the driver's license applicant's employment authorization document provided the driver's license or identification card is valid for no more than eight years. However, a driver's license issued pursuant to this item is valid for at least one year but not more than eight years from the date of its issue. Under this provision, a driver's license valid for not more than four years must be issued upon payment of a fee of twelve dollars and fifty cents. A driver's license that is valid for more than four years must be issued upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars. The fee for an identification card is pursuant to Section 56-1-3350. In addition, a person pending adjustment of status who presents appropriate documentation to the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be granted a one-year extension of his driver's license or identification card which is renewable annually;

Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 3 and inserting:

SECTION 3. Section 56-1-40(7) as contained in this act takes effect on December 3, 2025. The remaining Sections contained in This this act takes take effect upon approval by the Governor.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.