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SENATE BILL 891
S2, E4 3lr2726
CF HB 1131
By: Senator Hester
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2023
Assigned to: Rules
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Military Department – State Cyber Protection Team 2
FOR the purpose of establishing the State Cyber Protection Team in the Military 3
Department; requiring a certain number of Position Identification Numbers to be 4
created for the team and specifying the amount of a certain annual appropriation 5
made by the Governor for the positions; and generally relating to the Military 6
Department and the State Cyber Protection Team. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Public Safety 9
Section 13–220 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Public Safety 15
13–220. 16
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “TEAM” MEANS THE STATE CYBER PROTECTION 17
TEAM. 18
(B) THERE IS A STATE CYBER PROTECTION TEAM IN THE DEPARTMENT . 19
(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE TE AM IS TO SUPPORT THE CYBER 20
PREPAREDNESS UNIT IN THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY 21
MANAGEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF SECURITY MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT 22 2 SENATE BILL 891
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DURING CYBERS ECURITY EMERGENCY RE SPONSE 1
EFFORTS. 2
(D) IN COORDINATION WITH THE CYBER PREPAREDNESS UNIT IN THE 3
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE OFFICE OF 4
SECURITY MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY , 5
THE TEAM SH ALL PARTICIPATE IN R EGIONAL CYBERSECURIT Y PREPAREDNESS 6
EXERCISES. 7
(E) THE TEAM MAY: 8
(1) IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION 9
SECURITY OFFICER, PERFORM VULNERABILIT Y ASSESSMENTS OF STATE 10
AGENCIES; AND 11
(2) IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATE CHIEF INFORMATION 12
SECURITY OFFICER AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY 13
MANAGEMENT , PROVIDE VULNERABILIT Y ASSESSMENTS OF LOC AL SCHOOL 14
SYSTEMS. 15
(F) THE ADJUTANT GENERAL SHALL ASSIGN MEMBERS OF THE TEAM TO 16
SUPPORT THE FOLLOWIN G STATE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAMS: 17
(1) THE CYBER PREPAREDNESS UNIT IN THE MARYLAND 18
DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ; 19
(2) THE STATE SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER IN THE 20
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ; 21
(3) THE INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS CENTER IN THE 22
DEPARTMENT O F INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ; AND 23
(4) THE OFFICE OF SECURITY MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT 24
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR VULNER ABILITY, THREAT, AND INCIDENT 25
RESPONSE. 26
(G) (1) THIRTEEN POSITION IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (PINS) SHALL 27
BE CREATED FOR THE P URPOSE OF HIRING STAFF TO C ONDUCT THE DUTIES OF THE 28
TEAM. 29
(2) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , 30
THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION 31 SENATE BILL 891 3
OF AT LEAST $931,644 FOR THE PINS CREATED UNDER PARA GRAPH (1) OF THIS 1
SUBSECTION. 2
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
October 1, 2023. 4