Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
State privacy officer outlines broad rewrite of government data privacy law, urges multi-year build of local programs
Summary
Chris (state chief privacy officer) briefed the LPC on HB 444, a comprehensive rewrite intended to modernize government privacy practices, repeal an older web-privacy chapter, and require internal privacy reporting by local entities.
The state’s chief privacy officer briefed League members Feb. 24 on a major data-privacy package, HB 444, saying the bill is part of a multi-year effort to modernize government privacy practices after decades of inconsistent implementation.
“Thirty years of noncompliance” and a path forward
Chris (Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Data Privacy) told attendees that audits and assessments have found widespread noncompliance with the Government Records and Management Act and other archival/records provisions. "We have been noncompliant with the privacy obligations outlined in both GRAMA and the division of archives and record service section of code," he said, and that many entities “have not filed a statement in over 20 years with the state archivist.”
HB 444 would consolidate privacy…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
