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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.