New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 5 - Executive Orders (George E. Pataki) › Section 5.122 - Executive order no. 122: establishing the task force on identify security

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, the unlawful misappropriation of social security
					 numbers and other personal identifying information can result in unscrupulous
					 individuals gaining access to financial accounts, opening new accounts, and
					 making purchases in the name of unsuspecting victims, thereby resulting in
					 "identity theft" that can cause years of substantial credit problems and
					 inconvenience even after it is discovered;
WHEREAS, the social security numbers of state officers and
					 employees, public retirees and other persons who come into contact with state
					 government for the provision of services or tax purposes are currently being
					 used by state agencies as personal identifiers;
WHEREAS, as the United States General Accounting Office has
					 recognized, the use of social security number by government agencies for
					 identification purposes can serve important purposes, and limitations or
					 proscriptions against such use would require extensive reprogramming of
					 computer systems and the redesign of administrative procedures;
WHEREAS, a thorough and careful review of the availability
					 and practicality of alternative methods of identification, as well as the
					 nature and extent of the reliance by state agencies on social security numbers
					 for identification purposes, is necessary before limitations or proscriptions
					 against their use for such purposes can be adopted and implemented;
WHEREAS, provisions of the federal Privacy Act of 1974 and
					 New York State Personal Privacy Protection Law impose various requirements on
					 state and local governments relating to social security numbers and other
					 personal identifying information they collect and retain; and
WHEREAS, government must be vigilant and take every
					 reasonable measure to protect the social security numbers and other personal
					 identifying information of state officers and employees, public retirees and
					 other persons from unnecessary dissemination and unlawful
					 misappropriation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE E. PATAKI, Governor of the State
					 of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
					 Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. Task Force on Identity Security
There is hereby established the Task Force on Identity
					 Security (Task Force) to be comprised of at least eleven members who shall be
					 appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. The members of the
					 Task Force shall include:
(i) the
				  Director of the Governor's Office of Employee Relations, or his designee;
(ii) the President of the State
				  Civil Service Commission, or his designee;
(iii) the State Chief Information Officer, or
				  his designee;
(iv) the Director of
				  Criminal Justice Services, or his designee;
(v) the Director of the Budget, or her
				  designee;
(vi) one member appointed
				  on the recommendation of the Temporary President of the State Senate;
(vii) one member appointed on the
				  recommendation of the Speaker of the State Assembly;
(viii) one member appointed upon the
				  recommendation of the State Comptroller;
(ix) one member appointed upon the
				  recommendation of the Attorney General; and
(x) two members who shall be representatives
				  of employee organizations representing state employees. The Governor shall
				  appoint the Chair of the Task Force from among its members. The members of the
				  Task Force shall receive no compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement
				  for any necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their
				  duties.