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ADOPTED
Senators
Rogers of the 21st, Johnson of the 1st, Stephens of the 27th, Hudgens of the
47th, Seabaugh of the 28th and others offered the following
amendment:
Amend
HB 577 by inserting "to prescribe the type of documentation sufficient to obtain
a temporary
driveŕs
license or permit or special identification card;" after "cards;" on line 4 on
page 1.
By
renumbering Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 as Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7,
respectively.
By
adding a new Section 2 to read as follows:
"SECTION
2.
Said
chapter is further amended by inserting immediately following Code Section
40-5-21 a new Code section to read as follows:
'40-5-21.1.
(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an applicant who presents in
person valid documentary evidence of:
(1)
Admission to the United States in a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant
status;
(2)
A pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
(3)
Admission into the United States in refugee status;
(4)
An approved application for temporary protected status in the United
States;
(5)
Approved deferred action status; or
(6)
Other federal documentation verified by the United States Department of Homeland
Security to be valid documentary evidence of lawful presence in the United
States under federal immigration law
may
be issued a temporary license, permit, or special identification card. Such
temporary license, permit, or special identification card shall be valid only
during the period of time of the
applicant́s
authorized stay in the United States or if there is no definite end to the
period of authorized stay a period of one year. Any temporary license, permit,
or special identification card issued pursuant to this subsection shall clearly
indicate that it is temporary and shall state the date that it expires. Such a
temporary license, permit, or special identification card may be renewed only
upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status by which the
applicant qualified for the temporary license, permit, or special identification
card has been extended by the United States Immigration and Naturalization
Service or the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department
of Homeland Security.
(b)
A
driverś
license or identification card issued by any state or territory which, on or
after July 1, 2006, authorized such
driveŕs
license or identification card to be issued to persons not lawfully present in
the United States may not be accepted as evidence of legal presence in the
United
States.'"