State Government Administration Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2004
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5165 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5165 by replacing 
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the title with the following:
 
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    "AN ACT in relation to governmental records."; and

 
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by replacing everything after the enacting clause withe the 
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following:
 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Social Security Number Protection Task Force Act.
 
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    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows:
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        (1) Identity theft is a major and growing problem in 
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the United States and in Illinois.
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        (2) An individual's social security number is a primary 
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means of identifying the individual, and the unauthorized 
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disclosure of the individual's social security number 
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creates a substantial risk that the individual's identity 
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may be stolen.
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        (3) Certain State officers and agencies require 
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individuals to disclose their social security numbers for 
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various reasons, thus creating the potential for the theft 
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of those individuals' identities if their social security 
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numbers are further disclosed without authorization.
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        (4) The State should take all necessary steps to ensure 
 


 






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that the procedures used by its officers and agencies do 
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not facilitate the theft of individuals' identities 
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through the unauthorized disclosure of those individuals' 
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social security numbers.
 
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    Section 10. Social Security Number Protection Task Force. 
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    (a) The Social Security Number Protection Task Force is 
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created. The Task Force shall consist of the following members:
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        (1) One member representing the House of 
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Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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Representatives;
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        (2) One member representing the House of 
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Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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House of Representatives;
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        (3) One member representing the Senate, appointed by 
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the President of the Senate;
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        (4) One member representing the Senate, appointed by 
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the Minority Leader of the Senate;
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        (5) One member representing the Office of the Attorney 
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General, appointed by the Attorney General;
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        (6) One member representing the Office of the Secretary 
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of State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
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        (7) One member representing the Office of the Governor, 
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appointed by the Governor;
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        (8) One member representing the Department of Natural 
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Resources, appointed by the Director of Natural Resources;
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        (9) One member representing the Department of Public 
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Aid, appointed by the Director of Public Aid;
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        (10) One member representing the Department of 
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Revenue, appointed by the Director of Revenue; and
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        (11) One member representing the Department of State 
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Police, appointed by the Director of State Police.

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    (b) The Task Force shall examine the procedures used by the 
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State to protect an individual against the unauthorized 
 


 






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disclosure of his or her social security number when the State 
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requires the individual to provide his or her social security 
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number to an officer or agency of the State.
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    (c) The Task Force shall report its findings and 
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recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, the 
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Secretary of State, and the General Assembly no later than the 
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first day of the 2004 fall veto session of the 93rd General 
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Assembly.

 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".