Bill Text: HI HB2118 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Cybersecurity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-24 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM. [HB2118 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB2118-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 128B-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§128B-1 [Cybersecurity, economic, education, and
infrastructure security coordinator; powers and duties.] Hawaii state
cybersecurity program; authorities. (a) There is
established [the full-time] a Hawaii state cybersecurity[,
economic, education, and infrastructure security coordinator] program. The purpose of the program is to oversee
cybersecurity and cyber resiliency matters[, including cybersecurity,
economic, education, and infrastructure security for the State]. The [coordinator] program shall
be [placed within the state department of defense.] administered by the
office of homeland security.
[(b) The coordinator shall be selected by the state
adjutant general based on the recommendations of the various agencies, departments,
and private entities that will partner with the coordinator.
(c)] (b) The [coordinator shall partner] office
of homeland security shall administer the program in partnership with
representatives from the following entities:
(1) The Hawaii state fusion center;
[(2) The Hawaii
state cyber resiliency center;
(3)] (2) Federal government agencies;
[(4)] (3) State government agencies;
[(5)] (4) The counties of the State;
[(6)] (5) Institutions of higher education; and
[(7)] (6) Other entities within the power, water,
communications, transportation, and finance sectors, including public
utilities, private telecommunications companies, airlines, financial
institutions, and private information technology companies.
[(d)] (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in
administering the program the [coordinator,] office of homeland security,
through its various partnerships, shall develop the requirements and methods
for:
(1) Improving cyber resiliency within the State through the development of a structure that shall include education, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure protection;
(2) Improving the State's critical infrastructure network and resiliency, including identifying interdependencies of critical infrastructures, points of connection between critical infrastructures, the most critical nodes, and the cascading effects of a cyber-attack on these points of connection between critical infrastructure;
(3) Improving the State's cybersecurity by using existing resources within the State;
(4) Examining specific requirements and actions to accelerate the growth of the cybersecurity industry in the State;
(5) Defining the requirements and opportunities to secure state, federal, and private moneys for cybersecurity activities and related educational programs;
(6) Forming partnerships to implement cyber resiliency structures and protocol to identify and share information about possible cyber-attacks and mitigate damage and recover quickly and efficiently from cyber-attacks; and
(7) Expanding the State's cybersecurity and cyber resiliency understanding and workforce through education.
[(e)] (d) The [coordinator] office of homeland
security may [request] utilize the assistance of other
departments, agencies, and private companies, both inside and outside of the
State to [carry out its duties.] administer the program.
[(f)] (e)
For the purposes of this section:
["Coordinator" shall mean the
Hawaii cybersecurity, economic, education, and infrastructure security
coordinator.]
"Cyber resiliency" shall mean the ability to complete vulnerability assessments, identify potential cyber-attacks, mitigate losses from cyber-attacks, and recover quickly and efficiently from cyber-attacks.
"Program"
shall mean the Hawaii state cybersecurity program."
SECTION
2. Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken. New statutory
material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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INTRODUCED
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Cybersecurity; Department of Defense; Office of Homeland Security
Description:
Updates and provides clarification to reflect the existence of the Hawaii State Cybersecurity Program, which is administered by the Hawaii Office of Homeland Security. Eliminates the state cybersecurity, economic, education, and infrastructure security coordinator position.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
