BILL NUMBER: AB 2720INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Chau FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to add Section 11549.41 to the Government Code, relating to state government technology. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2720, as introduced, Chau. State government: Office of Information Security: cybersecurity vulnerability reporting. Existing law establishes the Office of Information Security in the Department of Technology, the purpose of which is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of state systems and applications. This bill would authorize the office to establish a Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting Reward Program for the purpose of soliciting eligible individuals to identify and report previously unknown vulnerabilities in state computer networks and making a monetary award for an eligible report, subject to appropriation of sufficient funds by the Legislature. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 11549.41 is added to the Government Code, to read: 11549.41. The office, subject to appropriation of sufficient funds by the Legislature, is authorized to establish a Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reporting Reward Program for the purpose of soliciting eligible individuals to identify and report previously unknown vulnerabilities in state computer networks and making a monetary award for an eligible report.