PRINTER'S NO. 701

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 640 Session of 2007

        INTRODUCED BY CAPPELLI, BAKER, BARRAR, BEYER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE,
           CASORIO, CAUSER, COSTA, COX, CURRY, CUTLER, DALEY, DeLUCA,
           EVERETT, FABRIZIO, GEIST, GERGELY, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHAI,
           HARPER, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON,
           JAMES, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KOTIK, MAHONEY, MAJOR,
           MANN, MELIO, MENSCH, METCALFE, MILLARD, O'NEILL, PAYNE,
           PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED,
           REICHLEY, ROAE, ROHRER, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH,
           SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STERN, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, WALKO,
           WANSACZ, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 6, 2007

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 6, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing, in support matters,
     3     for cooperation of government and nongovernment agencies.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 4304.1(a)(2) of Title 23 of the
     7  Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 4304.1.  Cooperation of government and nongovernment agencies.
     9     (a)  Cooperation of government agencies.--Notwithstanding any
    10  other provision of law, including the provisions of section 731
    11  of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The
    12  Fiscal Code, all government agencies shall:
    13         * * *
    14         (2)  Require the Social Security number of an individual

     1     who has one on any application for a professional or
     2     occupational license or certification; a permit; a driver's
     3     license, including a commercial driver's license; [a
     4     recreational license;] or a marriage license. Collection of
     5     the Social Security number shall be performed in such manner
     6     as to protect its confidentiality. If the government agency
     7     uses another identifying number on the face of the
     8     application, the government agency shall advise the applicant
     9     and shall keep the Social Security number on file at the
    10     agency.
    11         * * *
    12     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 180 days.












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