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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Identity theft is a major and growing problem in 
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the United States and in Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, An individual's social security number is a 
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primary means of identifying the individual, and the 
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unauthorized disclosure of the individual's social security 
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number creates a substantial risk that the individual's 
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identity may be stolen; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Certain State officers and agencies require 
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individuals to disclose their social security numbers for 
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various reasons, thus creating the potential for the theft of 
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those individuals' identities if their social security numbers 
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are further disclosed without authorization; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The State should take all necessary steps to 
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ensure that the procedures used by its officers and agencies do 
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not facilitate the theft of individuals' identities through the 
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unauthorized disclosure of those individuals' social security 
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numbers; therefore, be it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Social Security Number 
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Protection Task Force is created; and be it further 

 
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    RESOLVED, That the task force shall consist of the 
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following members:
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        (1) One member representing the House of 
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    Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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    Representatives;
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        (2) One member representing the House of 
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    Representatives, appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
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    House of Representatives;
 


 






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        (3) One member representing the Senate, appointed by 
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    the President of the Senate;
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        (4) One member representing the Senate, appointed by 
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    the Minority Leader of the Senate;
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        (5) One member representing the Office of the Attorney 
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    General, appointed by the Attorney General;
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        (6) One member representing the Office of the Secretary 
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    of State, appointed by the Secretary of State;
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        (7) One member representing the Office of the Governor, 
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    appointed by the Governor;
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        (8) One member representing the Department of Natural 
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    Resources, appointed by the Director of Natural Resources;
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        (9) One member representing the Department of Public 
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    Aid, appointed by the Director of Public Aid;
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        (10) One member representing the Department of 
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    Revenue, appointed by the Director of Revenue;
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        (11) One member representing the Department of State 
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    Police, appointed by the Director of State Police; and

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        (12) One member representing the Department of 
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    Employment Security, appointed by the Director of 
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    Employment Security; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the task force shall examine the procedures 
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used by the State to protect an individual against the 
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unauthorized disclosure of his or her social security number 
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when the State requires the individual to provide his or her 
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social security number to an officer or agency of the State; 
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and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the task force shall report its findings and 
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recommendations to the Governor, the Attorney General, the 
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Secretary of State, and the General Assembly no later than 
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March 15, 2005.