Amendment #10 to H4790

Alternative Identification for Professional Licenses

Mr. Paulino of Methuen moves to amend the bill by adding the following 2 sections:

"SECTION XXXX. SECTION 1. Chapter 13 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 110. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, any applicant for an occupational license from a board of registration that is under the oversight of the division of occupational licensure and that requires applicants to provide their social security number may provide their individual taxpayer identification number or another document verifying their identity, as determined by the board of registration to which the individual is applying, in place of a social security number.

SECTION XXXX. SECTION 2. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 290. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, any applicant for an occupational license from a board of registration that is under the oversight of the department of public health and that requires applicants to provide their social security number may provide their individual taxpayer identification number or another document verifying their identity, as determined by the board of registration to which the individual is applying, in place of a social security number.