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79R1109 JD-D

By:  Shapleigh                                                    S.B. No. 77 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the information required of an applicant for a driver's 
license.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 521.142, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (i) 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:
		(1)  a passport issued by a foreign jurisdiction 
accompanied by an identification card from the country of origin 
bearing the applicant's photograph; or
		(2)  an identification card issued to a national 
residing in this state by the consulate of the applicant's country 
of origin accompanied by an identification card from the country of 
origin bearing the applicant's photograph.
	(a-1)  Subsection (a) does not require the department to 
accept an identity document issued by a country that has been 
designated by the United States secretary of state as a state 
sponsor of terrorism.  The governor or a person designated by the 
governor may make exceptions to the application of this subsection.
	(i)  This subsection applies only to an applicant who does 
not have a social security number and is not eligible to be issued a 
social security number.  In lieu of a social security number, the 
department may allow the applicant to provide an affidavit 
attesting that the applicant is not eligible for a social security 
number.  The affidavit must be on a form adopted by the department.  
The department shall include on the form a notice of the penalties 
under Section 37.10, Penal Code, for making or filing an 
application containing a false statement.  An applicant who is 
subsequently issued a social security number shall notify the 
department in writing of the issuance and provide the social 
security number to the department not later than the 30th day after 
the date of issuance.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.