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AAMVA: Structure, Activities and Future. Neil Schuster American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators EReg Plenary Board Meeting & Annual Conference May 2012. AAMVA. 69 motor vehicle and law enforcement agencies U.S. and Canada Mexico now involved
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AAMVA:Structure, Activities and Future Neil Schuster American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators EReg Plenary Board Meeting & Annual Conference May 2012
AAMVA • 69 motor vehicle and law enforcement agencies • U.S. and Canada • Mexico now involved • Issue licenses, title and register vehicles, enforce traffic safety laws, prevent ID theft and fraud • Keep good drivers and vehicles on the road; • Get bad drivers and vehicles off the road • Model laws • Best practices • Technical work • Advocacy • Connectivity – AAMVAnet
Structure Board of Directors (20) Committees (3) Members (200 - agencies and industry) Governance Agencies vote, serve on Board and lead committees Industry provides advice in various ways
Member Feedback Unfunded mandates Limited resources (budget cuts) Growing list of unfunded mandates Difficult to train new leaders
Strategic Plan Guide and lead members as they navigate their challenges Provide comprehensive solutions Ensure solid financial base Take operations from good to great
AAMVA Operations Provide traditional association services Operate AAMVAnet Perform work for federal government agencies
Our focus areas Drivers (the human) Vehicles (the mechanical) Enforcement (the law)
Issues Drivers (older, younger, novice) Impaired driving (drugs, DUI) Distractions Suspended & revoked drivers New vehicles Driver’s education and testing Technology Identity Management Fraud
Network Solutions CDLIS (14 million commercial drivers) State-to-State (240 million drivers) NMVTIS (300 million vehicles) Access to federal databases
Challenges Multiple federal agencies (DHS, DOT, DOJ) Federal mandates (often unfunded) Tight budgets (federal and state) State sovereignty (standardization with flexibility)
Opportunities for a Bright Future DL verification systems (to raise revenues and combat fraud) E-Titling (state cost savings and fraud reduction) Broaden our base to explore new solutions Mexico now involved in AAMVA A working relationship with EReg? The future: That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.