PRINTER'S NO. 2520
No. 1998 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BELARDI,
BIRMELIN, BLAUM, CAPPABIANCA, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, COSTA, CURRY,
DAILEY, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FORCIER, GEIST, HESS, JADLOWIEC,
LAUGHLIN, LEH, LYNCH, MAITLAND, METCALFE, ORIE, PETRARCA,
READSHAW, ROBERTS, SEYFERT, STERN, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, WALKO, WILT, YEWCIC, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG AND SAYLOR,
OCTOBER 25, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, OCTOBER 25, 1999
AN ACT
1 Prohibiting the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from
2 collecting and using Social Security numbers under certain
3 circumstances; and providing for enforcement by the Attorney
4 General.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Use of Social Security numbers.
8 (a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful for an officer,
9 employee or agent of a State agency, department, board or
10 commission or political subdivision of the Commonwealth, acting
11 within the scope of that person's official duties, employment or
12 agency, to collect or use a Social Security number for any
13 purpose other than as authorized by the Privacy Act of 1974
14 (Public Law 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a).
15 (b) Duty to inform the basis of disclosure.--Any such
16 officer, employee or agent who requests an individual to
1 disclose that individual's Social Security account number shall
2 inform that individual whether the disclosure is mandatory or
3 voluntary, by what statutory or other legal authority the number
4 is required and what uses will be made of the number.
5 Section 2. Enforcement.
6 The Office of Attorney General shall enforce the provisions
7 of this act by bringing an action for injunctive relief in a
8 court of competent jurisdiction.
9 Section 3. Effective date.
10 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
I20L71DMS/19990H1998B2520 - 2 -