Section 622.238 - [Effective on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. Section 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:§666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:] Legislative declaration; denial of application for license solely on immigration or citizenship status prohibited; provision of alternative personally identifying number if applicant does not have social security number; disclosure of social security number or alternative personally identifying number by regulatory body to person who is not its employee prohibited; exceptions; confidentiality of such numbers provided to regulatory body1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) It is in the best interests of this State to make full use of the skills and talents of every resident of this State.(b) It is the public policy of this State that each resident of this State, regardless of his or her immigration or citizenship status, is eligible to receive the benefit of applying for a license, certificate or permit pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1621(d).2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a regulatory body shall not deny the application of a person for the issuance of a license pursuant to this title based solely on his or her immigration or citizenship status.3. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 623.225, 623A.185, 624.268, 625.387, 625A.105, 628.0345, 628B.320, 630.197, 630A.246, 631.225, 632.3446, 633.307, 634.095, 634A.115, 635.056, 636.159, 637.113, 637B.166, 638.103, 639.129, 640.095, 640A.145, 640B.340, 640C.430, 640D.120, 640E.200, 641.175, 641A.215, 641B.206, 641C.280, 641D.330, 642.0195, 643.095, 644A.485, 645.358, 645A.025, 645B.023, 645B.420, 645C.295, 645C.655, 645D.195, 645G.110, 645H.550, 648.085, 649.233, 652.075, 653.550, 654.145, 655.075 and 656.155, an applicant for a license who does not have a social security number must provide an alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, his or her individual taxpayer identification number, when completing an application for a license.4. A regulatory body shall not disclose to any person who is not employed by the regulatory body the social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, of an applicant for a license for any purpose except: (b) Licensing purposes; and(c) Enforcement of an order for the payment of child support.5. A social security number or alternative personally identifying number, including, without limitation, an individual taxpayer identification number, provided to a regulatory body is confidential and is not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.Added to NRS by 2019, 4256; A 2021, 1589Amended by 2023, Ch. 251,§1.85, eff. 1/1/2024, exp. on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who: (a) have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or (b) are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children, are repealed by the Congress of the United States.Amended by 2021, Ch. 289,§3, eff. 10/1/2021.Added by 2019, Ch. 627,§3, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by 2019, Ch. 627,§2, eff. 7/1/2019.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.