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                                     LRB093 11238 WGH 12494 a

 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1161

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill  1161  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
 
                            -2-      LRB093 11238 WGH 12494 a
 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. The Department is immune from any liability in
22    connection with information provided under this subsection O,
23    including but not limited to liability  with  regard  to  the
24    accuracy  or use of the information. Any fees received by the
25    Department from a consumer reporting agency pursuant to  this
26    subsection  shall  be  deposited  in  the  Title  III  Social
27    Security and Employment Fund.".