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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 235
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 1764
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CYBERSECURITY TASK FORCE.
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 that 2
includes findings and recommendations on: 3
(1) Establishing a structure for oversight and coordination of 4
cybersecurity among state agencies, boards, commissions and other 5
entities, including the constituent units of the state system of higher 6
education, as defined in section 10a-1 of the general statutes; 7
(2) Critical information technology infrastructure needs related to 8
cybersecurity in the state; 9
(3) Maximizing state coordination with and assistance to 10
municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state on 11
cybersecurity and maximizing coordination and assistance among 12
municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state; 13
(4) Maximizing interaction and coordination with federal 14 Raised Bill No. 235
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government agencies, including the United States Department of 15
Homeland Security; 16
(5) Appropriate information sharing between federal, state and local 17
agencies; 18
(6) Coordination of cybersecurity initiatives with other states and the 19
federal government; 20
(7) Collaboration with the private sector to facilitate cybersecurity, 21
including efforts related to corporate espionage, protection of trade 22
secrets and data privacy; and 23
(8) Promoting personal computer, mobile data and application 24
security for persons throughout the state, including promoting public 25
awareness of cybersecurity issues. 26
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 27
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 28
one of whom has expertise in cybersecurity in the financial, defense, 29
public utility or health care industry; 30
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 31
whom has expertise in cybersecurity investigations as a member of a 32
law enforcement unit; 33
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 34
Representatives, who represents a municipality having a population of 35
less than sixty thousand persons and has experience in municipal 36
cybersecurity issues; 37
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who 38
represents a municipality having a population of sixty thousand or more 39
persons and who has experience in municipal cybersecurity issues; 40
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 41
Representatives; 42 Raised Bill No. 235
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(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 43
(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 44
or the commissioner's designee; 45
(8) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the 46
commissioner's designee; 47
(9) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 48
or the commissioner's designee; and 49
(10) Three persons appointed by the Governor. 50
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 51
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 52
of the General Assembly. 53
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 54
thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 55
filled by the appointing authority. 56
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 57
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 58
among the members of the task force. The chairpersons shall schedule 59
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 60
days after the effective date of this section. 61
(f) The task force may consult with any individual or organization as 62
the chairpersons deem appropriate. 63
(g) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 64
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 65
and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 66
(h) Not later than January 1, 2021, the task force shall submit a report 67
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 68
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 69
safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 70 Raised Bill No. 235
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of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 71
submits such report or January 1, 2021, whichever is later. 72
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a cybersecurity task force.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]