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Public Act 093-0813 |
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AN ACT in relation to governmental records.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Social | ||||
Security Number Protection Task Force Act. | ||||
Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds as follows: | ||||
(1) Identity theft is a major and growing problem in | ||||
the United States and in Illinois. | ||||
(2) An individual's social security number is a primary | ||||
means of identifying the individual, and the unauthorized | ||||
disclosure of the individual's social security number | ||||
creates a substantial risk that the individual's identity | ||||
may be stolen. | ||||
(3) Certain State officers and agencies require | ||||
individuals to disclose their social security numbers for | ||||
various reasons, thus creating the potential for the theft | ||||
of those individuals' identities if their social security | ||||
numbers are further disclosed without authorization. | ||||
(4) The State should take all necessary steps to ensure | ||||
that the procedures used by its officers and agencies do | ||||
not facilitate the theft of individuals' identities | ||||
through the unauthorized disclosure of those individuals' | ||||
social security numbers. | ||||
Section 10. Social Security Number Protection Task Force. | ||||
(a) The Social Security Number Protection Task Force is | ||||
created. The Task Force shall consist of the following members: | ||||
(1) One member representing the House of | ||||
Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||
Representatives; | ||||
(2) One member representing the House of | ||||
Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
House of Representatives; | ||
(3) One member representing the Senate, appointed by | ||
the President of the Senate; | ||
(4) One member representing the Senate, appointed by | ||
the Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||
(5) One member 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 Public | ||
Aid, appointed by the Director of 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; and
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(12) One member representing the Department of | ||
Employment Security, appointed by the Director of | ||
Employment Security. | ||
(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 to the Governor, the Attorney General, the | ||
Secretary of State, and the General Assembly no later than the | ||
first day of the 2004 fall veto session of the 93rd General | ||
Assembly.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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