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Amend CSHB 3588 by adding the following ARTICLE to the bill 
and renumbering existing ARTICLES of the bill accordingly:

ARTICLE ____.  DRIVER'S LICENSES
	SECTION ____.01.  (a) Section 521.142(a), Transportation 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  An application for an original license must state the 
applicant's full name and place and date of birth.  This information 
must be verified by presentation of proof of identity satisfactory 
to the department.  The department shall accept as proof of the 
applicant's identity an identity document that is issued by the 
government of another country, if that document  bears the 
applicant's photograph, full name, and date of birth and  the 
government of the other country has established reasonable 
mechanisms by which the department can verify the identity 
document.  For purposes of this section, an identity document 
includes a passport, a consular identity document, and a national 
identity document.
	(b)  Subsection (a) of this section takes effect September 1, 
2003.