BILL NUMBER: SB 447	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 28, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 24, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 20, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 15, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 11, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JANUARY 4, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 28, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 25, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 14, 2011
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 29, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator DeSaulnier

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

   An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 11019.7 of, and to add
Section 11019.75 to, the Government Code, relating to state agencies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 447, DeSaulnier. State agencies: communications: social
security numbers.
   Existing law prohibits a state agency, as defined, from sending
any outgoing United States mail to an individual that contains
personal information about that individual, including, among other
things, the individual's social security number, unless that personal
information is contained within sealed correspondence and cannot be
viewed from the outside of that sealed correspondence.
   This bill would, on and after January 1, 2015, prohibit a state
agency, unless required by federal law, from sending any
communication to any individual that contains more than the last 4
digits of the social security number of that individual, as
specified. The bill would also make conforming changes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11019.7 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   11019.7.  (a) No state agency shall send any outgoing United
States mail to an individual that contains personal information about
that individual, including, but not limited to, the individual's
social security number, telephone number, driver's license number, or
credit card account number, unless that personal information is
contained within sealed correspondence and cannot be viewed from the
outside of that sealed correspondence.
   (b) "Outgoing United States mail" for the purposes of this section
includes correspondence sent via a common carrier, including, but
not limited to, a package express service and a courier service.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 11000, "state
agency" includes the California State University.
   (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2015, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11019.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   11019.7.  (a) No state agency shall send any outgoing United
States mail to an individual that contains personal information about
that individual, including, but not limited to, the individual's
social security number, telephone number, driver's license number, or
credit card account number, unless that personal information is
contained within sealed correspondence and cannot be viewed from the
outside of that sealed correspondence.
   (b) "Outgoing United States mail" for the purposes of this section
includes correspondence sent via a common carrier, including, but
not limited to, a package express service and a courier service.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 11000, "state
agency" includes the California State University.
   (d) For purposes of this section, "social security number" means a
full social security number, only when required by federal law, or
the last four digits of a social security number.
   (e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.
  SEC. 3.  Section 11019.75 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   11019.75.  (a) Unless required by federal law, a state agency
shall not send any communication to any individual that contains more
than the last four digits of the social security number of that
individual.
   (b) With respect to a communication sent by mailing, this section
shall only apply to a mailing that is sent to a natural person.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 11000, for purposes
of this section, "state agency" includes the California State
University.
   (d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015.