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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 310 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 451 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Francisco E. Paulino and Rita A. Mendes |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to professional licensure and citizenship. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Francisco E. Paulino16th Essex1/8/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 310 FILED ON: 1/8/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 451 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representatives Paulino of Methuen and Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by |
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| 19 | 19 | | bill, House, No. 451) of Francisco E. Paulino relative to required identification for applicants for |
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| 20 | 20 | | professional licensure. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3563 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to professional licensure and citizenship. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 13 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 110. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4any applicant for an occupational license from a board of registration that is under the oversight |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5of the division of occupational licensure and that requires applicants to provide their social |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6security number may provide their individual taxpayer identification number or another |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7document verifying their identity, as determined by the board of registration to which the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8individual is applying, in place of a social security number. 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 SECTION 2. Chapter 112 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10following section:- |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 Section 290. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12any applicant for an occupational license from a board of registration that is under the oversight |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13of the department of public health and that requires applicants to provide their social security |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14number may provide their individual taxpayer identification number or another document |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15verifying their identity, as determined by the board of registration to which the individual is |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16applying, in place of a social security number. |
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