(a) If the department conveys, distributes, or communicates data to be used in a database, index, pointer system, or any other system managed by an entity other than the department, including the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, to comply with the requirements of P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005), the department may not convey, distribute, or communicate to that entity any data not required to be conveyed, distributed, or communicated for the state to be certified by the United States Department of Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005).
(b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may not convey, distribute, or communicate to a private entity any scanned or stored documents collected in order to carry out the provisions of AS 28.15.
(c) The department shall take all steps available to obtain from the entity an agreement that the state need not convey, distribute, or communicate social security numbers, in whole or in part, to participate in the database, index, pointer system, or other system.
(d) The department shall take all steps available to work with other states, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and any multistate entities in which the state participates to secure a means of compliance with P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005), including through an interstate compact, that does not involve the storage or sharing of social security numbers, in whole or in part, with an interstate database, index, pointer system, or other system.
(e) If the department has complied with (c) and (d) of this section and has been unable to secure a means of compliance with P.L. 109-13, Division B (REAL ID Act of 2005) that does not involve the storage or sharing of social security numbers, in whole or in part, the department shall take all steps necessary to minimize the number of digits of a social security number required to be stored or shared.
(f) The department may share only the least number of digits of a person's social security number necessary to comply with federal law that requires the department to determine whether a person has been issued a driver's license in another state.
(g) [Repealed effective June 30, 2021.] The department shall submit an annual report on the results of the efforts required under (c) - (f) of this section to the senate secretary and chief clerk of the house of representatives on or before January 31 of each year and notify the legislature that the report is available.
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