The legislative instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
SCR 123 2019 Regular Session Martiny
Keyword and summary of the resolution as proposed by the Conference Committee
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Creates the Task Force on Cyber Incident and Response to develop
and plan a tabletop exercise that tests and strengthens the infrastructure required to combat cyber
threats.
Report rejects House amendments which would have:
1. Added the executive secretary of the Public Service Commission or his designee as the
seventeenth member of the task force.
Report amends the resolution to:
1. Add the executive secretary of the Public Service Commission or his designee as the
seventeenth member of the task force.
2. Add the chief executive officer of the LCTA-The Internet and Television Association, or his
designee as the eighteenth member of the task force.
3. Add the president of the Louisiana Telecommunications Association, or his designee as the
nineteenth member of the task force.
4. Make technical changes.
Digest of the resolution as proposed by the Conference Committee
Creates the Task Force on Cyber Incident and Response to develop and plan a tabletop
exercise to strengthen the state's existing infrastructure and defenses against cyber threats
and attacks.
Provides for the task force membership and its powers and duties.
Requires that a written report of findings and recommendations be submitted to the
legislature no later than February 1, 2020.