At this March 2008 roundtable, participants shared evidence and research on economic driver's license suspension and revocation and discussed current efforts to address suspension and reinstatement policies. Attendees identified promising practices for replication, discussed barriers to better policy and practice, and developed ideas for future research, services, and policy. 

Please visit this page to see pictures, or see below for videos from the event, recommended reading, and other resources.

ECONOMIC DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION ROUNDTABLE

The Annie E. Casey Foundation 503 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland Wednesday, March 5, 2008

 

10:00 Opening, Meeting Goals, Introductions, and Making Connections Survey Results

Margy Waller, The Mobility Agenda

• Making Connections Data Slides

10:30 License Reinstatement Initiative- Milwaukee

Nikki Yunk, Driver's License Recovery and Employability Project

Hon. Judge James Gramling, Retired Municipal Court Judge, Driver's License Recovery and Employability Project

Dave Pifer, Legal Action of Wisconsin

• Removing Transportation Barriers to Employment: Assessing Driver's License and Vehicle Ownership Patterns of Low-Income Populations by John Pawasarat

• 2007 Program Report, Center for Driver's License Recovery and Employability by Justice 2000, Inc.

• Challenges, Impact, Solutions by Driver's License Recovery and Employability Project
• Development of a Community Movement: Milwaukee by David Pifer
  

• Milwaukee Timeline

11:30 Reducing Child Support Suspensions- Maryland

Dan Hatcher, University of Baltimore, School of Law

Kisha Brown, Greater Baltimore Committee

• Breaking the Cycle of Defeat for "Deadbroke" Noncustodial Parents Through Advocacy on Child Support Issues by Daniel L. Hatcher and Hannah Lieberman
  

12:15 Working Lunch

12:30 Research, License Reinstatement Initiative, State Commission- New Jersey

Jon Carnegie, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Rutgers University

Nancy Fishman

Craig Levine, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

Laurel Dumont, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

• Roadblock on the Way to Work: Driver's License Suspension in New Jersey by Ken Zimmerman and Nancy Fishman

• Driver's License Suspension, Impacts, and Fairness Study: Tech Brief by Jon A. Carnegie

1:30 Group Discussion, Brainstorming, Questions

• American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators  Taskforce, GAO Request   
  

  
  Selden Fritschner, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators

  Jeff Hild, Office of Representative Pete Stark

  • Reasons for Drivers License Suspension, Recidivism and Crash Involvement among Suspended/Revoked Drivers, by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
    Executive Summary
    
  • Below is a link to their website
    • AAMVA website
      
  • American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators White Paper

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  • Government Accountability Office Request 
     
• Community Transportation
  
  Charles Dickson, Community Transportation Association of America
•  Discussion and Recommendations
  

2:30 Summary and Next Steps

3:00 Close

RECOMMENDED READINGS

The Abell Report: A License to a Better Life (MD)

Driver's License Suspension Policies(Making Connections Cities)
by Margy Waller, Jennifer Doleac, and Ilsa Flanagan

Driver's License Suspensions, Impacts, and Fairness Study(NJ)
by Jon A. Carnegie

Motor Vehicles Affordability and Fairness Task Force Final Report(NJ)
by Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (Rutgers University) and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission

Driver's License and Employability Project (WI)

The Driver License Status of the Voting Age Population in Wisconsin
by John Pawasarat

GAO Child Support Report

The Driver License Status of the Voting Age Population in Wisconsin
by John Pawasarat

DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION IN THE NEWS

New Requirements Announced for Driver's Licenses
KOAT Albuquerque
April 24, 2008

Editorial: Unfair suspensions leave workers idling
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 19, 2008

The end of their roads
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 19, 2008

Editorial: Stranded in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
July 26, 2007

Another View: Driver's license is a vital link to employment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 16, 2007

Editorial: The poor take a big hit if a license becomes a club
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 16, 2007

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Driver's License Suspension Roundtable Highlights

Making Connections Survey Data for Ten Cities
by The Mobility Agenda and Center for Economic and Policy Research

Five Driver's License Recommendations (WI)
compiled by Tyrone Dumas

Preliminary Assessment of 2007 Client Outcomes for the Center for Driver's License Recovery and Employability (WI)
by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, January 2008

The Significance of a Driver's License in the Modern Urban Economy(WI)
by Nichole Yunk

Penalties by State for Driving While Revoked, Suspended, or Otherwise Unlicensed (All States)
by the National Conference of State Legislatures

Child Support Enforcement: State Legislation in Response to the 1996 Welfare Reform Act (All States)
by Teresa Myers

License Restrictions and Child Support (All States)
by Teresa Myers

Requests for Reinstatement Templates (MD)
by the Child Support Enforcement Agency