093_SB0247sam002
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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 247
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 247 on page 5,
3 line 24 by inserting "in the quarterly wage report" after
4 "provided"; and
5 on page 5, by replacing lines 25 through 31 with the
6 following:
7 "The information provided to a consumer reporting agency
8 shall be limited to the amount of wages reported by each
9 employing unit (with the employing unit's name and address)
10 for each of or up to the last 8 quarters. For the purposes of
11 this Section, "consumer reporting agency" has the meaning
12 assigned by Section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
13 (15 U.S.C. 681a(f)). The information is subject to the
14 privacy rules of this State and the federal Fair Credit
15 Reporting Act in addition to this Section. The consumer
16 reporting agency shall require that any user of the
17 information shall, prior to obtaining the"; and
18 on page 6, by replacing lines 2 through 4 with the following:
19 "(1) the consent to disclose is voluntary and
20 refusal to consent to disclosure of State wage
21 information shall not be the basis for the denial of
22 credit;
23 (2) if consent is granted, the information shall be
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1 released to specified parties;"; and
2 on page 6, line 5, by replacing "(2)" with "(3)"; and
3 on page 6, by replacing lines 7 and 8 with the following:
4 "(4) the specific application or transaction for the
5 sole purpose of which release is made;"; and
6 on page 6, line 9 by replacing "(4)" with "(5)"; and
7 on page 6, line 12 by replacing "(5)" with "(6)"; and,
8 on page 6, by replacing line 14 with the following:
9 "The consumer reporting agency shall require that the
10 information released shall be used only to verify the"; and
11 on page 6, by replacing lines 21 and 22 with the following:
12 "The Department shall establish minimum audit," and
13 on page 6, line 27, by inserting after the period the
14 following:
15 "The Department shall not pay any costs associated with the
16 establishment or maintenance of the access provided for by
17 this subsection O, including but not limited to the costs of
18 any audits of the consumer reporting agency or users by the
19 Department. The Department may void any contract authorized
20 by this subsection O if the contractor is not complying with
21 this Section. Except in cases of willful and wanton
22 misconduct, the Department is immune from any liability in
23 connection with information provided under this subsection O,
24 including but not limited to liability with regard to the
25 accuracy or use of the information. Any fees received by the
26 Department from a consumer reporting agency pursuant to this
27 subsection shall be deposited in the Title III Social
28 Security and Employment Fund.".