HB 72 CREATE CYBERSECURITY FUND

Rep Debra Mari Sarinana

Actions: HPREF [2] HCPAC/HAFC-HCPAC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 House Bill 72 (HB 72) creates a cybersecurity fund, directs rulemaking to establish requirements and procedures from the fund, and makes an appropriation. 

 House Bill 72 (HB 72) establishes a nonreverting cybersecurity fund in the state treasury, consisting of appropriations, bequests, distributions, donations, gifts, grants or other monies. The fund is to be administered by the cybersecurity office and is to be used for cyber attack response and recovery services of information technology systems or databases owned or operated by an agency of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of state government, a political subdivision of the state, or a tribal entity.

The cybersecurity office is charged with promulgating rules to govern the administration of the fund, and the requirements for the rules are detailed. 

The disbursement process is prescribed.

An appropriation of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) is made from the General Fund.

 

 There is currently no specific fund dedicated to response for cyber security attacks. If the bill does not pass, funds would have to be found by other means. 

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