Louisiana’s colleges and universities will soon have the option of offering a digital student identification card through LA Wallet, a cell phone app that allows Louisiana residents to carry official government documents digitally.
Implementation Details
A new law goes into effect Aug. 1 that gives the state’s four higher education management systems the ability to opt-in to offering digital student IDs. The law was sponsored by the late Sen. Larry Selders, who pitched the bill as a way to make it easier to access student services.
LA Wallet currently allows people to carry a digital version of their driver’s license, Medicaid insurance card, vaccination status card, vehicle registration and various state permits, including those for fishing, hunting and concealed handguns.
Louisiana Community and Technical College System spokesman Chandler LeBoeuf said the system is currently evaluating the implementation process. LSU system spokeswoman Meg Sunstrom said that the system has started looking into vendors but it would likely not be implemented before the fall semester.
Implementing the digital student ID cards comes with an estimated price tag of $400,000 to $800,000 for the LSU system and $100,000 to $200,000 for the LCTC and Southern University Systems.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
