1997 WISCONSIN ACT 128
An Act to create 36.11 (35), 38.14 (14) and 118.169 of the statutes; relating to: the use of a person's social security number in his or her student identification number.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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Section 1
. 36.11 (35) of the statutes is created to read:
36.11 (35) Student identification numbers. The board may assign to each student enrolled in the system a unique identification number. The board shall not assign to any student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number. This subsection does not prohibit the board from requiring a student to disclose his or her social security number, nor from using a student's social security number if such use is required by a federal or state agency or private organization in order for the system or the student to participate in a particular program.
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Section 2
. 38.14 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
38.14 (14) Student identification numbers. The district board may assign to each student enrolled in the district a unique identification number. The district board shall not assign to any student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number. This subsection does not prohibit a district board from requiring a student to disclose his or her social security number, nor from using a student's social security number if such use is required by a federal or state agency or private organization in order for the district board or the student to participate in a particular program.
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Section 3
. 118.169 of the statutes is created to read:
118.169 Pupil identification numbers. A school board, and the governing body of a private school, may assign to each pupil enrolled in the school district or private school a unique identification number. The school board or governing body shall not assign to any pupil an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number. This section does not prohibit a school board or governing body from requiring a pupil to disclose his or her social security number, nor from using a student's social security number if such use is required by a federal or state agency or private organization in order for the school district or private school to participate in a particular program.
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Section 4
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Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to students who are first enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, a private school or a school district on the effective date of this subsection.
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Section 5
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Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2000.