1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; prohibiting the use of Social Security numbers 
1.3 	on the face of certain mailings;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	325E.59, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.59, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1a.Prohibiting the use of Social Security numbers on the face of mailings.
 1.9 	A government entity shall not send or cause to be sent or delivered any mailing either by 
1.10 	letter, envelope, postcard, or package that displays a Social Security number on the face 
1.11 	of the letter, envelope, postcard, or package, or from which a Social Security number is 
1.12 	visible, whether on the outside or inside of the mailing. A government entity shall not 
1.13 	require or request that a person send any mailing either by letter, envelope, postcard, or 
1.14 	package that displays a Social Security number on the face of the mailing, or from which a 
1.15 	Social Security number is visible, whether on the outside or inside of the mailing.