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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:

 
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    Section 5. The Social Security Number Protection Task Force 
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Act is amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 15 
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as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 4040/10)

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    Sec. 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 within the Office of the Attorney General. The Attorney 
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General is responsible for administering the activities of the 
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Task Force. The Task Force shall consist of the following 
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members:
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        (1) Two members
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) Two members
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) Two members
One member representing the Senate, 
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    appointed by the President of the Senate;
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        (4) Two members
One member representing the Senate, 
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    appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
 


 






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        (5) One member, who shall serve as the chairperson of 
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    the Task Force, 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 
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    Healthcare and Family Services
Public Aid, appointed by the 
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    Director of Healthcare and Family Services
Public Aid;
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        (10) One member representing the Department of 
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    Revenue, appointed by the Director of Revenue;
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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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        (12) One member representing the Department of 
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    Employment Security, appointed by the Director of 
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    Employment Security;
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        (13) One member representing  the Illinois Courts, 
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    appointed by the Director of the Administrative Office of 
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    Illinois Courts; and
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        (14) One member representing  the Department on Aging, 
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    appointed by the Director of the Department on Aging;
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        (15) One member appointed by the Director of Central 
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    Management Services;

 


 






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        (16) One member appointed by the Executive Director of  
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    the Board of Higher Education;

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        (17) One member appointed by the Secretary of Human 
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    Services; and

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        (18) Three members appointed by the chairperson of the 
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    Task Force, representing local-governmental organizations, 
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    who may include representatives of clerks of the circuit 
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    court, recorders of deeds, counties, and municipalities.

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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, including its recommendations concerning a 
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unique identification number system under Section 15, to the 
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Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the 
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General Assembly no later than December 31 of each year
March 
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1, 2006.

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(Source: P.A. 93-813, eff. 7-27-04; 94-611, eff. 8-18-05; 
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revised 12-15-05.)
 
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    (20 ILCS 4040/15 new)

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    Sec. 15. Unique identification numbers.
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    (a) The Task Force shall explore the technical and 
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procedural changes that
are
necessary in
order to implement a 
 


 






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unique identification number system to replace the use of 
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social security numbers by State and local government agencies 
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for identification and record-keeping purposes.
The Task Force 
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shall identify other states and local governments that have 
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implemented a unique  identification number system and make

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recommendations and devise procedures for creating a Statewide 
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unique identification number program.
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    (b) The Task Force shall report its findings on unique 
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identification numbers and recommendations to the Governor, 
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the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the General

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Assembly, by
December 31, 2007.
 

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    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.