SB12: Bill Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Senate BILL 12

January 12, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Erpenbach, Roessler, Plache, Moen, Schultz, Darling and Harsdorf, cosponsored by Representatives Foti, Musser, Ziegelbauer, Young, Powers, Huebsch, Grothman, Gronemus, Pocan, Schneider, Berceau, Sykora, Boyle, Lassa, Miller and Kreuser. Referred to Committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.

SB12,1,3 An Act to amend 40.03 (2) (g); and to create 40.82 (3) and 230.04 (16) of the statutes; relating to: prohibiting the inclusion of an individual's social security number on certain documents issued or used by the state.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill does all of the following with respect to certain documents issued or used by the state:

1. Requires the secretary of employee trust funds to ensure that the social security number of a participant in the Wisconsin retirement system does not appear on any account statement sent to the participant.

2. Requires the deferred compensation board to ensure that the social security number of an individual who participates in a deferred compensation program does not appear on any account statement sent to the individual.

3. Requires the secretary of employment relations to ensure that no state agency require that its employees record their number of hours worked during any part of a pay period on a form on which the employee's social security number is printed.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB12, s. 1 Section 1. 40.03 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB12,2,6 40.03 (2) (g) Shall submit once each year to each participant currently making contributions, and to any other participant upon request or as in the secretary's judgment is desirable, a statement of the participant's account together with appropriate explanatory material. The secretary shall ensure that the participant's social security number does not appear on the statement.

SB12, s. 2 Section 2. 40.82 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB12,2,10 40.82 (3) The deferred compensation board shall ensure that any statement sent to employees who participate in a deferred compensation plan established under this subchapter does not contain the social security number of the employee.

SB12, s. 3 Section 3. 230.04 (16) of the statutes is created to read:

SB12,2,14 230.04 (16) The secretary shall ensure that no agency require that its employees record their number of hours worked during any part of a pay period on a form on which the employee's social security number is printed.

SB12, s. 4 Section 4. Initial applicability.

SB12,2,19 (1) Wisconsin retirement system. The treatment of section 40.03 (2) (g) of the statutes first applies to statements sent to participants in the Wisconsin retirement system on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB12,2,23 (2) Deferred compensation program. The treatment of section 40.82 (3) of the statutes first applies to statements sent to individuals who participate in a deferred compensation plan offered under subchapter VII of chapter 40 of the statutes on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB12,3,2 (3) Recording of hours worked during a pay period. The treatment of section 230.04 (16) of the statutes first applies to forms used by a state agency to record hours worked by an employee for the pay period closest to the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB12,3,3 (End)