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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4174
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4174 as follows:
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 adding Section 6-117.1 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/6-117.1 new)
8 Sec. 6-117.1. Fingerprint identification.
9 (a) A fingerprint-based driver's license and
10 identification card is needed in light of terrorism and
11 identity theft. Linking digital photographs with a name
12 confirmed by fingerprints prevents and reduces fraud in
13 commercial transactions, transportation security, and
14 benefits provided by government entitlement programs.
15 The 150 Secretary of State facilities could be used to
16 create a data entry point with easy access to consumers, and
17 this could interface with the State Police's databank of
18 3,000,000 records in the Automated Fingerprint Identification
19 System. Our State infrastructure can also link with the
20 federal government.
21 The General Assembly finds that reliable biometric
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1 identification for all driver's licenses and identification
2 cards issued by the Secretary of State is a positive step for
3 the safety and security of Illinois residents and personal
4 and public property. Fingerprint technology has been proven
5 to provide accurate, reliable, and timely identification in a
6 wide variety of applications, and the need will be even
7 greater as our country deals with terrorism.
8 (b) The Secretary of State and the Department of State
9 Police shall jointly develop policies and procedures to
10 capture and encode fingerprint information on driver's
11 licenses and identification cards issued by the Secretary.
12 (c) The Secretary and the Department of State Police
13 shall submit a report to the Governor and the General
14 Assembly not later than April 1, 2003 on the proposed
15 policies, procedures, costs of implementation, and any
16 recommended changes to administrative rules and laws.
17 (d) The Secretary shall implement procedures to capture
18 and encode fingerprint information on all Illinois residents
19 who wish to have that information on their driver's licenses
20 and identification cards issued on or after January 1,
21 2005.".
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