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Wisconsin bar on student identification numbers that incorporate the social security number
Wis. Stat. secs. 118.169(1), 36.32 and 38.14(14)
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Prohibition
What it requires
- If you are a Wisconsin school board or the governing body of a private school, do not assign a pupil an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number (Wis. Stat. sec. 118.169(1)).
- If you are an institution of higher education (a University of Wisconsin System institution, or a private educational institution in Wisconsin that awards a bachelor's or higher degree or provides a program acceptable toward one), do not assign a student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number (Wis. Stat. sec. 36.32).
- If you are a technical college district board, do not assign a student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number (Wis. Stat. sec. 38.14(14)).
- You may still require a student to disclose the social security number, and use it where a federal or state agency or private organization requires that use in order to participate in a particular program (Wis. Stat. secs. 118.169(1), 36.32(2) and 38.14(14)).
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What this law does
A school board, and the governing body of a private school, may not assign to any pupil an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the pupil's social security number. An institution of higher education may not assign to any student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number.
Institution of higher education means an institution within the University of Wisconsin System or a private educational institution located in Wisconsin that awards a bachelor's or higher degree or provides a program acceptable toward such a degree. A technical college district board may not assign to any student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number.
None of the three provisions prohibits requiring a student to disclose the social security number, or using it where a federal or state agency or private organization requires that use in order to participate in a particular program. 1997 Wisconsin Act 128 created the provisions with effect from , applying first to students first enrolled on that date.
2003 Wisconsin Act 282 extended the higher education provision to private institutions of higher education, effective .
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