A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit any constituent institution from assigning a student's social security number as the student's identification number.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Part 5 of Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 116‑43.7.  Social security number shall not be assigned as a student identification number.
(a)	No constituent institution shall assign an individual identification number to a student that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number.
(b)	No constituent institution shall allow the public display or use of a student's social security number or more than four consecutive numbers contained in the student's social security number.
(c)	This section does not prohibit the use of a student's social security number by a constituent institution when required by applicable State or federal law."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to all students who enroll for the first time at a constituent institution for the 2006 academic year, beginning with the fall semester and each subsequent semester.