Amend CSSB 945 by adding the following SECTIONS to the 
bill, appropriately numbered, and renumbering existing SECTIONS of 
the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter G, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, 
is amended by adding Section 521.148 to read as follows:
	Sec. 521.148.  APPLICATION FOR CLASS M DRIVER'S LICENSE OR 
AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE A MOTORCYCLE.  (a)  An applicant for an 
original Class M driver's license or Class A, B, or C driver's 
license that includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle must 
furnish to the department evidence satisfactory to the department 
that the applicant has successfully completed a basic motorcycle 
operator training course approved by the department under Chapter 
662.
	(b)  The department may not issue an original Class M 
driver's license or Class A, B, or C driver's license that includes 
an authorization to operate a motorcycle to an applicant who fails 
to comply with Subsection (a).
	SECTION ___.  Subchapter C, Chapter 522, Transportation Code, 
is amended by adding Section 522.034 to read as follows:
	Sec. 522.034.  APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE A 
MOTORCYCLE.  (a)  An applicant for an original commercial driver's 
license or commercial driver learner's permit that includes an 
authorization to operate a motorcycle must furnish to the 
department evidence satisfactory to the department that the 
applicant has successfully completed a basic motorcycle operator 
training course approved by the department under Chapter 662.
	(b)  The department may not issue an original commercial 
driver's license or commercial driver learner's permit that 
includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle to an applicant 
who fails to comply with Subsection (a).
	SECTION ___.  Sections 521.148 and 522.034, Transportation 
Code, as added by this Act, take effect September 1, 2003, and apply 
only to an application for a driver's license or a commercial 
driver's license that includes an authorization to operate a 
motorcycle and that is filed on or after that date.  An application 
for a driver's license or a commercial driver's license that 
includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle and that was 
filed before September 1, 2003, is covered by the law in effect on 
the date the application was filed, and the former law is continued 
in effect for that purpose.