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Committee advances bill requiring state entities to report security incidents to Legislative Audit within five days
Summary
A House bill requiring state entities to provide an initial written notice of known facts about security incidents to Legislative Audit within five days passed the Senate committee after auditors argued timely notice helps determine financial and control risks and lawmakers discussed scope, FOIA exemption and auditor judgment.
Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs — The committee advanced a House bill that would require state entities to notify Legislative Audit of data-security incidents within five days of discovery and provide an initial written report of known facts.
Frank (legal counsel, Legislative Audit) told the committee the bill has two purposes: to give the General Assembly accurate, complete information about data breaches affecting public entities and to allow auditors to assess whether a breach endangers an entity’s financial viability. He…
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