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