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Panel considers waiving birth certificate fees and accepting alternative documents for school enrollment

2323783 · February 17, 2025
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Substitute Senate Bill 5,030 would prohibit charging a $25 fee for birth certificates in certain circumstances and require agencies to accept alternative documentation for early learning and K–12 enrollment; staff presented fiscal estimates and sponsor and agency testimony followed.

Substitute Senate Bill 5,030, which would prohibit charging a $25 fee for birth certificates in specific enrollment situations and require acceptance of alternative documentation for early learning and K–12 enrollment, was presented to the committee with staff and sponsor testimony and a fiscal note; no committee vote was recorded.

Monica Fontaine, committee staff, summarized that the bill would prohibit the Department of Health and local registrars from charging a fee for birth certificates when parents or…

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