STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1431
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.B. No. 746
H.D. 1
S.D. 2
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 746, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CYBERSECURITY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to strengthen Hawaii's cybersecurity.
More specifically, the measure:
(1) Exempts the hiring and employment of the Hawaii Cybersecurity, Economic, Education, and Infrastructure Security Coordinator from civil service requirements;
(2) Authorizes the security coordinator to employ a secretary; and
(3) Appropriates funds for the security coordinator and secretary positions.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Defense and the Hawaii Government Employees Association.
Your Committee finds that improving cybersecurity is critical to protecting business operations, government functions, and personal data from cyber attack. The role of the Hawaii Cybersecurity, Economic, Education, and Infrastructure Security Coordinator will be to continuously assess and synchronize all efforts within the State to develop the State's cybersecurity and defend its critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 746, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 746, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair |
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