H. B. 2048
(By Delegates Staton, Pino, Givens,
Tillis, Riggs and Trump)
(Introduced February 12, 1997; referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary)
A BILL to amend and reenact section seven, article one, chapter
thirty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to professions and
occupations; requiring all state boards of examination or
registration to include the applicant's social security
number as a part of the contents of a license or certificate
of registration.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section seven, article one, chapter thirty of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF
EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER.
§30-1-7. Contents of license or certificate of registration; fee.
Every license or certificate of registration issued by each
board shall bear a serial number, the full name of the applicant,
licensee or registrant, the social security number of the
licensee or registrant, the date of issuance, and the seal of the
board. It The license or certificate of registration shall be
signed by the board's president and secretary or executive
secretary. No license or certificate of registration granted or
issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be assignable.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require boards of
examination or registration that are responsible for issuing
professional licenses or certificates of registration for various
occupations to include the licensee's social security number on
the license or certificate of registration. This requirement is
mandated by §317 of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. The intent of the
requirement is to enable the collection and use of social
security numbers for use in child support enforcement.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.