Report Title:
Electronic Data and Information; Identity Theft
Description:
Appropriates funds to the office of the auditor for research and support services necessary to develop additional deterrents for identity theft, and in particular, those related to the compromise of electronic data and information, and social security numbers in public records. (SD2)
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to Electronic Data and Information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds that despite a broad range of identity theft legislation enacted by the 2006 legislature, identity theft remains a critical issue for Hawaii. In fact, the recent revelation that personal data of 11,500 families enrolled in a program for low-income women and children was at risk after a department of health employee allegedly stole information from a client database has brought the problem painfully home.
In 2006 legislative hearings on identity theft legislation, the use of a social security number as a means of identification, and the vulnerability of the information relevant to the social security number was a recurring concern.
Act 140, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, changed the name of the Hawaii anti‑phishing task force to the identity theft task force and extended the duration of the task force to December 31, 2007. With staffing and research assistance provided by the office of the auditor, the task force continues to focus on:
(1) Examining state agencies charged with the responsibility of developing policies, procedures, and operations to prevent, monitor, and enforce electronic commerce-based criminal activities and sanctions;
(2) Deriving best practice models from the review of other jurisdictions' activities, policies, and laws related to the prevention of electronic commerce-based crimes;
(3) Exploring other options available to the task force to deter electronic commerce-based crimes from occurring in the State; and
(4) Establishing findings and recommendations on electronic commerce-based crime prevention.
(b) The purpose of this Act is to further these efforts by appropriating funds for the office of the auditor for continued research and support services necessary to develop additional deterrents for identity theft, and in particular, those related to the compromise of electronic data and information, and social security numbers in public records.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2007-2008, for research and support services necessary to develop additional deterrents for identity theft, and in particular, those related to the compromise of electronic data and information, and social security numbers in public records.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the office of the auditor for the purposes of this section.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2007.