(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any board, as
defined in Section 22, and the State Bar and the Department of Real
Estate shall at the time of issuance of the license require that the
licensee provide its federal employer identification number, if the
licensee is a partnership, or his or her social security number for
all others.
   (b) Any licensee failing to provide the federal identification
number or social security number shall be reported by the licensing
board to the Franchise Tax Board and, if failing to provide after
notification pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section
19528 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be subject to the
penalty provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 19528
of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
   (c) In addition to the penalty specified in subdivision (b), a
licensing board may not process any application for an original
license unless the applicant or licensee provides its federal
employer identification number or social security number where
requested on the application.
   (d) A licensing board shall, upon request of the Franchise Tax
Board, furnish to the Franchise Tax Board the following information
with respect to every licensee:
   (1) Name.
   (2) Address or addresses of record.
   (3) Federal employer identification number if the entity is a
partnership or social security number for all others.
   (4) Type of license.
   (5) Effective date of license or a renewal.
   (6) Expiration date of license.
   (7) Whether license is active or inactive, if known.
   (8) Whether license is new or a renewal.
   (e) For the purposes of this section:
   (1) "Licensee" means any entity, other than a corporation,
authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to
engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or
referred to in Section 1000 or 3600.
   (2) "License" includes a certificate, registration, or any other
authorization needed to engage in a business or profession regulated
by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600.
   (3) "Licensing board" means any board, as defined in Section 22,
the State Bar, and the Department of Real Estate.
   (f) The reports required under this section shall be filed on
magnetic media or in other machine-readable form, according to
standards furnished by the Franchise Tax Board.
   (g) Licensing boards shall provide to the Franchise Tax Board the
information required by this section at a time that the Franchise Tax
Board may require.
   (h) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of
Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the social security
number and federal employer identification number furnished pursuant
to this section shall not be deemed to be a public record and shall
not be open to the public for inspection.
   (i) Any deputy, agent, clerk, officer, or employee of any
licensing board described in subdivision (a), or any former officer
or employee or other individual who in the course of his or her
employment or duty has or has had access to the information required
to be furnished under this section, may not disclose or make known in
any manner that information, except as provided in this section to
the Franchise Tax Board or as provided in subdivision (k).
   (j) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section
to utilize the social security account number or federal employer
identification number for the purpose of establishing the
identification of persons affected by state tax laws and for purposes
of compliance with Section 17520 of the Family Code and, to that
end, the information furnished pursuant to this section shall be used
exclusively for those purposes.
   (k) If the board utilizes a national examination to issue a
license, and if a reciprocity agreement or comity exists between the
State of California and the state requesting release of the social
security number, any deputy, agent, clerk, officer, or employee of
any licensing board described in subdivision (a) may release a social
security number to an examination or licensing entity, only for the
purpose of verification of licensure or examination status.
   (l) For the purposes of enforcement of Section 17520 of the Family
Code, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any board, as
defined in Section 22, and the State Bar and the Department of Real
Estate shall at the time of issuance of the license require that each
licensee provide the social security number of each individual
listed on the license and any person who qualifies the license. For
the purposes of this subdivision, "licensee" means any entity that is
issued a license by any board, as defined in Section 22, the State
Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and the Department of Motor
Vehicles.

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