Public Act 095-0482
 
HB0574 Enrolled LRB095 04828 HLH 24888 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Social Security Number Protection Task Force
Act is amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 15
as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 4040/10)
    Sec. 10. Social Security Number Protection Task Force.
    (a) The Social Security Number Protection Task Force is
created within the Office of the Attorney General. The Attorney
General is responsible for administering the activities of the
Task Force. The Task Force shall consist of the following
members:
        (1) Two members One member representing the House of
    Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives;
        (2) Two members One member representing the House of
    Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the
    House of Representatives;
        (3) Two members One member representing the Senate,
    appointed by the President of the Senate;
        (4) Two members One member representing the Senate,
    appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
        (5) One member, who shall serve as the chairperson of
    the Task Force, representing the Office of the Attorney
    General, appointed by the Attorney General;
        (6) One member representing the Office of the Secretary
    of State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
        (7) One member representing the Office of the Governor,
    appointed by the Governor;
        (8) One member representing the Department of Natural
    Resources, appointed by the Director of Natural Resources;
        (9) One member representing the Department of
    Healthcare and Family Services Public Aid, appointed by the
    Director of Healthcare and Family Services Public Aid;
        (10) One member representing the Department of
    Revenue, appointed by the Director of Revenue;
        (11) One member representing the Department of State
    Police, appointed by the Director of State Police;
        (12) One member representing the Department of
    Employment Security, appointed by the Director of
    Employment Security;
        (13) One member representing the Illinois Courts,
    appointed by the Director of the Administrative Office of
    Illinois Courts; and
        (14) One member representing the Department on Aging,
    appointed by the Director of the Department on Aging; .
        (15) One member appointed by the Director of Central
    Management Services;
        (16) One member appointed by the Executive Director of
    the Board of Higher Education;
        (17) One member appointed by the Secretary of Human
    Services;
        (18) Three members appointed by the chairperson of the
    Task Force, representing local-governmental organizations,
    who may include representatives of clerks of the circuit
    court, recorders of deeds, counties, and municipalities;
        (19) One member representing the Office of the State
    Comptroller, appointed by the Comptroller; and
        (20) One member representing school administrators,
    appointed by the State Superintendent of Education.
    (b) The Task Force shall examine the procedures used by the
State to protect an individual against the unauthorized
disclosure of his or her social security number when the State
requires the individual to provide his or her social security
number to an officer or agency of the State.
    (c) The Task Force shall report its findings and
recommendations, including its recommendations concerning a
unique identification number system under Section 15, to the
Governor, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the
General Assembly no later than December 31 of each year March
1, 2006.
(Source: P.A. 93-813, eff. 7-27-04; 94-611, eff. 8-18-05;
revised 12-15-05.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4040/15 new)
    Sec. 15. Unique identification numbers.
    (a) The Task Force shall explore the technical and
procedural changes that are necessary in order to implement a
unique identification number system to replace the use of
social security numbers by State and local government agencies
for identification and record-keeping purposes. The Task Force
shall identify other states and local governments that have
implemented a unique identification number system and make
recommendations and devise procedures for creating a Statewide
unique identification number program.
    (b) The Task Force shall report its findings on unique
identification numbers and recommendations to the Governor,
the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the General
Assembly, by December 31, 2007.
 
    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.