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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1319
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1319
6	6		January Session, 2025
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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12	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CYBERSECURITY TASK FORCE.
13	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	21		Assembly convened:
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16	23		Section 1. Section 1 of special act 23-23 is amended to read as follows 1
17	24		(Effective from passage): 2
18	25		(a) There is established a task force to study cybersecurity. The task 3
19	26		force shall develop a strategic plan that includes findings and 4
20	27		recommendations on: 5
21	28		(1) Establishing a structure for the oversight and coordination of 6
22	29		cybersecurity among state agencies, boards, commissions and other 7
23	30		entities, including the constituent units of the state system of higher 8
24	31		education, as defined in section 10a-1 of the general statutes; 9
25	32		(2) Critical information technology infrastructure needs related to 10
26	33		cybersecurity in the state; 11
27	34		(3) Maximizing state coordination with and assistance to 12
28	35		municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state on 13
29	36		cybersecurity and maximizing coordination and assistance among 14
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30	43		municipalities and other political subdivisions of the state; 15
31	44		(4) Maximizing interaction and coordination with federal 16
32		-	government agencies, including the United States Department of 17 Substitute Bill No. 1319
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	45	+	government agencies, including the United States Department of 17
37	46		Homeland Security; 18
38	47		(5) Appropriate information sharing between federal, state and local 19
39	48		agencies; 20
40	49		(6) Coordination of cybersecurity initiatives with other states and the 21
41	50		federal government; 22
42	51		(7) Collaboration with the private sector to facilitate cybersecurity, 23
43	52		including efforts related to corporate espionage, protection of trade 24
44	53		secrets and data privacy; and 25
45	54		(8) Promoting personal computer, mobile data and application 26
46	55		security for persons throughout the state, including promoting public 27
47	56		awareness of cybersecurity issues. 28
48	57		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 29
49	58		(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 30
50	59		one of whom has expertise in cybersecurity in the financial, defense, 31
51	60		public utility or health care industry; 32
52	61		(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 33
53	62		whom has expertise in cybersecurity investigations as a member of a 34
54	63		law enforcement unit; 35
55	64		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 36
56	65		Representatives, who represents a municipality having a population of 37
57	66		less than sixty thousand persons and has experience in municipal 38
58	67		cybersecurity issues; 39
59	68		(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who 40
60	69		represents a municipality having a population of sixty thousand or more 41
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61	76		persons and who has experience in municipal cybersecurity issues; 42
62	77		(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 43
63	78		Representatives; 44
64		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 45 Substitute Bill No. 1319
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	79	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 45
69	80		(7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 46
70	81		or the commissioner's designee; 47
71	82		(8) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the 48
72	83		commissioner's designee; 49
73	84		(9) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 50
74	85		or the commissioner's designee; and 51
75	86		(10) Three persons appointed by the Governor. 52
76	87		(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 53
77	88		(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 54
78	89		of the General Assembly. 55
79	90		(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 56
80		-	[thirty days after the effective date of this section~~] September 1,~~ ~~2025.~~ 57
81		-	~~Any vacancy shall be~~ filled by the appointing authority. 58
	91	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 57
	92	+	filled by the appointing authority. 58
82	93		(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 59
83	94		tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 60
84	95		among the members of the task force. The chairpersons shall schedule 61
85		-	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than 62
86		-	~~[sixty~~ days after the effective date of this section~~] November 1, 2025~~. 63
	96	+	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 62
	97	+	days after the effective date of this section. 63
87	98		(f) The task force may consult with any individual or organization as 64
88	99		the chairpersons deem appropriate. 65
89	100		(g) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 66
90	101		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety 67
91	102		and security shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 68
92		-	(h) Not later than January 1, [2024] 2027, the task force shall submit a 69
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	109	+	(h) Not later than January 1, [2024] 2026, the task force shall submit a 69
93	110		report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 70
94	111		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 71
95	112		relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions 72
96	113		of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on 73
97		-	the date that it submits such report or January 1, [2024] 2027, whichever 74 Substitute Bill No. 1319
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	114	+	the date that it submits such report or January 1, [2024] 2026, whichever 74
102	115		is later. 75
103	116		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
104	117		sections:
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106	119		Section 1 from passage SA 23-23, Sec. 1
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108		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
109		-	In Subsec. (d), an opening bracket was inserted before "thirty", a closing
110		-	bracket was inserted after "section" and "September 1, 2025" was added
111		-	after the closing bracket for consistency with legislative intent; and in
112		-	Subsec. (e), an opening bracket was inserted before "sixty", a closing
113		-	bracket was inserted after "section" and "November 1, 2025" was added
114		-	after the closing bracket for consistency with legislative intent.
	121	+	Statement of Purpose:
	122	+	To establish a cybersecurity task force.
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116		-	PS Joint Favorable Subst.
	124	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	125	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	126	+	underlined.]
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