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ACT No. 26
2020 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 6
BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY
1 AN ACT
2 To enact Subpart C-1 of Part I of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised
3 Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 39:15.7, relative to state funds; to establish
4 the State Cybersecurity and Information Technology Fund; to provide for the
5 dedication and use of monies in the fund; to provide for deposits into the fund; to
6 provide for the powers and duties of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
7 and the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity; to provide
8 restrictions on use of the monies; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for
9 related matters.
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
11 Section 1. Subpart C-1 of Part I of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the
12 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 39:15.7, is hereby enacted to read as
13 follows:
14 SUBPART C-1. STATE CYBERSECURITY AND
15 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUND
16 ยง15.7. State Cybersecurity and Information Technology Fund
17 A. The State Cybersecurity and Information Technology Fund, hereinafter
18 referred to as the "fund", is hereby established in the state treasury as a special fund.
19 The fund is eligible to receive any monies designated for the fund and received or
20 held by the state treasurer from donations, gifts, grants, or other revenue. Pursuant
21 to Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, a portion of all state
22 money deposited in the fund shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption
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1 Fund, except money received as the result of grants or donations or other forms of
2 assistance when the terms and conditions thereof or the agreements pertaining
3 thereto require otherwise.
4 B. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the
5 fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies deposited into the fund shall be
6 permanently credited to the fund and shall be invested by the treasurer in a manner
7 provided for by law and any earnings realized on investment of money in the fund
8 shall be deposited in and credited to the fund.
9 C.(1) Monies in the fund may be expended only on direct, project-related
10 expenses for projects reviewed by the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology
11 and Cybersecurity, or its successor.
12 (2) No later than October 1, 2021, and October first each year thereafter, the
13 office of technology services shall provide a proposed list of projects for the coming
14 fiscal year to the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity.
15 (3) The committee shall hold public meetings for the purpose of reviewing
16 priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.
17 (4) At each public meeting, the office of technology services shall provide
18 the committee with the following details on each proposed project:
19 (a) The total projected cost.
20 (b) Whether federal funds are available to help fund all or a portion of the
21 project.
22 (c) The projected timeline for completion.
23 (5) No later than January first of each year, the committee shall submit a list
24 of recommended projects to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the
25 president of the Senate, the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations,
26 and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance.
27 Section 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the first report
28 submitted pursuant to R.S. 39:15.7(C)(5) as provided in this Act shall be due no later than
29 January 1, 2022.
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1 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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