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Amend CSSB 945 (House Committee Printing) as follows:                        

(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Section 521.001(a), 	Transportation Code, strike proposed Subdivisions (9) and (10) 
(page 1, lines 10-15) and substitute the following:
		(9)  "Biometric identification" means an automated 
method of identifying a person based on a physiological 
characteristic, including facial recognition, thumbprinting, and 
fingerprinting.
		(10)  "Biometric identifier" means a physiological 
characteristic, including a person's facial image, thumbprints, 
and fingerprints, used in biometric identification.
	(2)  In SECTION 4 of the bill, in proposed Section 521.058, 
Transportation Code, strike Subsection (a) (page 2, lines 11-14) 
and substitute the following:
	(a)  The department shall establish an identification system 
based on the collection of the following biometric identifiers from 
each applicant:
		(1)  facial image;                                                     
		(2)  thumbprints; and                                                  
		(3)  fingerprints.