093_SR0197

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  driver's  license   is   one   source   of
 3    identification  used  in the State of Illinois and elsewhere;
 4    and

 5        WHEREAS, The general public and the business community of
 6    Illinois wish to have a driver's  license  which  is  secure,
 7    accurate, and that permits record integrity; and

 8        WHEREAS,  Currently,  seven states--California, Colorado,
 9    Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Texas  and  West  Virginia--collect
10    fingerprints  at  application  for  a  driver's license; West
11    Virginia uses facial recognition  technology  to  verify  the
12    identity  of  individuals  seeking  to  renew  or  replace  a
13    driver's  license;  and  Colorago  is planning to implement a
14    facial recognition  system  similar  to  that  used  in  West
15    Virginia later this year; and

16        WHEREAS,  new  biometric technology is now available that
17    can verify the identity of individuals based on their  unique
18    physical characteristics; therefore be it

19        RESOLVED  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
20    ASSEMBLY  OF  THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that there is created an
21    Illinois Identification Technology Task Force for the purpose
22    of researching and evaluating available technologies for  the
23    identification  of  driver's  license  applicants;  and be it
24    further

25        RESOLVED, That  the  Illinois  Identification  Technology
26    Task  Force shall consist of the following members: 4 members
27    of the Illinois Senate, two of whom shall be appointed by the
28    President of the Senate and two of whom shall be appointed by
29    the Minority Leader of the Senate; and one member  designated
30    by the Secretary of State; and be it further

31        RESOLVED,  That  the  Illinois  Identification Technology
32    Task Force shall report its findings to the General  Assembly
33    and the Secretary of State no later May 1, 2004.