AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TASK FORCE.

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

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the disclosure of Social Security numbers in private and government transactions. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, an examination of the pervasiveness of Social Security number disclosure requirements, the need for such disclosure, identification of substitute options to disclosure, recommendations for legislation and timetables for conversion.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) One representative from the private sector and one representative of a nonprofit organization appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) One representative from the private sector and one representative of a nonprofit organization appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;

(3) One representative of the public sector appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;

(4) One representative of the public sector appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;

(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;

(7) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or the commissioner's designee; and

(8) Two persons appointed by the Governor.

(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made no later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force, from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held no later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

(f) The administrative staff of the Department of Consumer Protection shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

(g) Not later than December 31, 2006, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2007, whichever is later.

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a task force to examine confidentiality issues regarding transactional disclosure of Social Security numbers.

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