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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to use of social security numbers in | ||
| 3 | public postsecondary education; creating s. 1004.09, F.S.; | ||
| 4 | prohibiting certain uses of a student's social security | ||
| 5 | number by state universities and community colleges; | ||
| 6 | providing exceptions; requiring the development and | ||
| 7 | implementation of a plan by each state university and | ||
| 8 | community college; providing for injunctive relief; | ||
| 9 | providing an effective date. | ||
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 13 | Section 1. Section 1004.09, Florida Statutes, is created | ||
| 14 | to read: | ||
| 15 | 1004.09 Improper use of social security numbers.-- | ||
| 16 | (1) No state university or community college shall: | ||
| 17 | (a) Use a social security number as an identification | ||
| 18 | number to identify a student. | ||
| 19 | (b) Publicly post or publicly display in any manner a | ||
| 20 | student's social security number. "Publicly post" or "publicly | ||
| 21 | display" means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make | ||
| 22 | available to the general public. This paragraph does not apply | ||
| 23 | to records of the clerks of court that are governed by the | ||
| 24 | provisions of s. 119.07(3)(ff). | ||
| 25 | (c) Print a student's social security number on any | ||
| 26 | identification document issued by a state university or | ||
| 27 | community college. An identification document includes, but is | ||
| 28 | not limited to, a professional license, student identification | ||
| 29 | card, driver's license, Medicaid card, or health insurance card. | ||
| 30 | (d) Require a student to transmit his or her social | ||
| 31 | security number over the Internet unless the connection is | ||
| 32 | secure and the social security number is encrypted. | ||
| 33 | (e) Require a student to use his or her social security | ||
| 34 | number to access an Internet website unless a password or unique | ||
| 35 | personal identification number or other authentication device is | ||
| 36 | also required to access the Internet website. | ||
| 37 | (2) Each state university and community college shall | ||
| 38 | develop a plan to implement the requirements of subsection (1) | ||
| 39 | which shall apply to students enrolled after July 1, 2005. The | ||
| 40 | plan shall include provisions for educating staff regarding the | ||
| 41 | proper and improper uses of social security numbers. The plan | ||
| 42 | shall be submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, | ||
| 43 | and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by February 1, | ||
| 44 | 2005, and shall be implemented no later than July 1, 2005. | ||
| 45 | (3) Beginning July 1, 2005, any affected student may | ||
| 46 | petition the circuit court for an order directing compliance | ||
| 47 | with this section. | ||
| 48 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004. | ||