HF 46 (LSB 1148YH (4) 89)

HOUSE FILE 46

BY  SALMON

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to licensing sanctions for certain governmental debts by restricting use of social security numbers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 272D.3, subsection 3, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  A statement that if, within twenty days of mailing of the notice to the person, the person fails to contact the unit to schedule a conference, the unit shall issue a certificate of noncompliance, bearing the person’s name, social security number, and unit account number, to any appropriate licensing authority, certifying that the obligor has an outstanding liability placed with the unit.
    Sec. 2.  Section 272D.7, subsection 2, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  The certificate of noncompliance shall contain the person’s name and social security number.
    Sec. 3.  Section 272D.8, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A licensing authority shall maintain records of licensees by name, and current known address, and social security number. The records shall be made available to the unit in an electronic format in order for the unit to match the names of the persons with any liability placed with the unit for collection.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill concerns Code chapter 272D relating to certain professional licensing sanctions for licensees with a debt or liability placed with the department of revenue for collection.
   Code section 272D.8 is amended to strike the requirement that records of licensees maintained by a licensing authority include the licensees’ social security number. The Code section requires that the records be made available to the department of revenue for purposes of the Code chapter.
   Code section 272D.3, relating to notices to persons of potential sanctions, and Code section 272D.7, relating to certificate of noncompliance, are amended to provide that the notices and certificates provided by the department of revenue shall not contain the licensee’s social security number.