AN ACT REGULATING REQUESTS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require any request for a Social Security number to be accompanied by a statement that includes the following information: (1) A statement of whether providing the Social Security number is voluntary or mandatory, (2) the state or federal law that requires the person's Social Security number to be provided, (3) the intended use of such number, (4) a statement that indicates no service or privilege will be withheld upon failure to provide such number if providing such number is not mandatory, and (5) that a person may create an independent nine digit number for identification purposes.

Statement of Purpose:

To regulate the use of Social Security numbers.