Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00235 Compare Versions

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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 235
6	6	February Session, 2020
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10	10	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CYBERSECURITY TASK FORCE.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	21	Assembly convened:
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23	23	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
24	24	to study cybersecurity. The task force shall develop a strategic plan that 2
25	25	includes findings and recommendations on: 3
26	26	(1) Establishing a structure for oversight and coordination of 4
27	27	cybersecurity among state agencies, boards, commissions and other 5
28	28	entities, including the constituent units of the state system of higher 6
29	29	education, as defined in section 10a-1 of the general statutes; 7
30	30	(2) Critical information technology infrastructure needs related to 8
31	31	cybersecurity in the state; 9
32	32	(3) Maximizing state coordination with and assistance to 10
33	33	municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state on 11
34	34	cybersecurity and maximizing coordination and assistance among 12
35	35	municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state; 13
36	36	(4) Maximizing interaction and coordination with federal 14 Raised Bill No. 235
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42	42	government agencies, including the United States Department of 15
43	43	Homeland Security; 16
44	44	(5) Appropriate information sharing between federal, state and local 17
45	45	agencies; 18
46	46	(6) Coordination of cybersecurity initiatives with other states and the 19
47	47	federal government; 20
48	48	(7) Collaboration with the private sector to facilitate cybersecurity, 21
49	49	including efforts related to corporate espionage, protection of trade 22
50	50	secrets and data privacy; and 23
51	51	(8) Promoting personal computer, mobile data and application 24
52	52	security for persons throughout the state, including promoting public 25
53	53	awareness of cybersecurity issues. 26
54	54	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 27
55	55	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 28
56	56	one of whom has expertise in cybersecurity in the financial, defense, 29
57	57	public utility or health care industry; 30
58	58	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 31
59	59	whom has expertise in cybersecurity investigations as a member of a 32
60	60	law enforcement unit; 33
61	61	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 34
62	62	Representatives, who represents a municipality having a population of 35
63	63	less than sixty thousand persons and has experience in municipal 36
64	64	cybersecurity issues; 37
65	65	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who 38
66	66	represents a municipality having a population of sixty thousand or more 39
67	67	persons and who has experience in municipal cybersecurity issues; 40
68	68	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 41
69	69	Representatives; 42 Raised Bill No. 235
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75	75	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 43
76	76	(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 44
77	77	or the commissioner's designee; 45
78	78	(8) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the 46
79	79	commissioner's designee; 47
80	80	(9) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 48
81	81	or the commissioner's designee; and 49
82	82	(10) Three persons appointed by the Governor. 50
83	83	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 51
84	84	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 52
85	85	of the General Assembly. 53
86	86	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 54
87	87	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 55
88	88	filled by the appointing authority. 56
89	89	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 57
90	90	tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 58
91	91	among the members of the task force. The chairpersons shall schedule 59
92	92	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 60
93	93	days after the effective date of this section. 61
94	94	(f) The task force may consult with any individual or organization as 62
95	95	the chairpersons deem appropriate. 63
96	96	(g) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 64
97	97	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 65
98	98	and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 66
99	99	(h) Not later than January 1, 2021, the task force shall submit a report 67
100	100	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 68
101	101	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 69
102	102	safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 70 Raised Bill No. 235
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108	108	of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 71
109	109	submits such report or January 1, 2021, whichever is later. 72
110	110	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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115	115	Statement of Purpose:
116	116	To establish a cybersecurity task force.
117	117	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
118	118	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
119	119	underlined.]
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