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  89R5174 AND-D     By: Meza H.B. No. 1472       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the provision in the Nepali language of application   forms and an alternate examination for a driver's license.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.016 to read as follows:           Sec.   521.016.     LICENSE APPLICATION AND FORMS IN NEPALI. The   department shall provide in Nepali:                 (1)     the application form for an original or renewal   driver's license; and                 (2)     all other forms required under Subchapter G for an   application for an original or renewal driver's license.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter H, Chapter 521, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 521.1621 to read as follows:           Sec.   521.1621.     ALTERNATE EXAMINATION IN NEPALI.   (a)   The   department shall design and administer in each county of this state   an alternate examination for Nepali-speaking applicants who are   unable to take the regular examination in English.           (b)     The alternate examination must be identical to the   examination administered to other applicants under Section 521.161   except that all directions and written material, other than the   text of highway signs, must be in Nepali. The text of highway signs   must be in English.          SECTION 3.  Section 521.1621, Transportation Code, as added   by this Act, applies only to an application for a driver's license   submitted on or after the effective date of this Act.  An   application for a driver's license submitted before the effective   date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the   application is submitted, and the former law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.