Connecticut 2019 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00709 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/25/2019

                     
 
LCO No. 2620   	1 of 1 
 
General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 709  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 2620 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT CREATING A DIVISION OF CYBER SECURITY WITHIN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC 
PROTECTION. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That section 29-1b of the general statutes be amended to create a 1 
Division of Cyber Security within the Department of Emergency 2 
Services and Public Protection, headed by a deputy director, to (1) 3 
oversee state cyber security, (2) coordinate cyber security initiatives 4 
with other states and the federal government, (3) coordinate cyber 5 
security efforts with the business community including for the 6 
protection of trade secrets and data privacy, and (4) promote personal 7 
computer, mobile data and application security. 8 
Statement of Purpose:   
To create a Division of Cyber Security within the Department of 
Emergency Services and Public Protection.