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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 709
January Session, 2019
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUD Y
CYBERSECURITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
to study cybersecurity. The task force shall develop a strategic plan 2
that includes findings and recommendations on: 3
(1) Establishing a structure for oversight and coordination of 4
cybersecurity efforts among state agencies, boards, commissions and 5
other entities, including the constituent units of the state system of 6
higher education as defined in section 10a-1 of the general statutes; 7
(2) Critical information technology infrastructure needs; 8
(3) Maximizing state coordination with and assistance to 9
municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state on 10
cybersecurity efforts, and maximizing coordination and assistance 11
among municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state; 12
(4) Maximizing interaction and coordination with federal 13
government agencies, including the United States Department of 14
Homeland Security; 15
(5) Appropriate information sharing between federal, state and local 16 Substitute Bill No. 709
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agencies; 17
(6) Coordination of cybersecurity initiatives with other states and 18
the federal government; 19
(7) Collaboration with the private sector to facilitate cybersecurity 20
efforts, including efforts related to corporate espionage, protection of 21
trade secrets and data privacy; and 22
(8) Promoting personal computer, mobile data and application 23
security for persons throughout the state, including promoting public 24
awareness of cybersecurity issues. 25
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 26
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 27
one of whom has expertise in cybersecurity in the financial, defense, 28
public utility or health care industry; 29
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 30
of whom has expertise in cybersecurity investigations as a member of a 31
law enforcement unit; 32
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 33
Representatives, who represents a municipality having a population of 34
less than sixty thousand persons and has expertise in municipal 35
cybersecurity issues; 36
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who 37
represents a municipality having a population of sixty thousand or 38
more persons and who has expertise in municipal cybersecurity issues; 39
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 40
Representatives; 41
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 42
(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 43 Substitute Bill No. 709
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or the commissioner's designee; 44
(8) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the 45
commissioner's designee; 46
(9) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 47
or the commissioner's designee; and 48
(10) Three persons appointed by the Governor. 49
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 50
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 51
of the General Assembly. 52
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 53
thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 54
filled by the appointing authority. 55
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 56
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 57
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 58
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 59
later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 60
(f) The task force may consult with any individual or organization 61
as the chairpersons deem appropriate. 62
(g) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 63
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 64
safety and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 65
(h) Not later than January 15, 2020, the task force shall submit a 66
report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 67
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 68
relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the 69
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall 70
terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 15, 2020, 71 Substitute Bill No. 709
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whichever is later. 72
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
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