By:  Wise                                                         H.B. No. 57 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the requirement that an applicant for a driver's 
license provide certain identification information to the 
Department of Public Safety.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  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 identity 
unexpired identity documents issued by foreign governments that 
bear the applicant's photo, full name, and date of birth, provided 
those governments are willing to verify said documents upon request 
of the department.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                      
	(b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to an 
application for a driver's license made on or after September 1, 
2003.
	(c)  An application for a driver's license made before 
September 1, 2003, is covered by the law in effect on the date of 
application, and the former law is continued in effect for that 
purpose.