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Adding a Cybersecurity Expert to State Council

This bill adds one state employee with cybersecurity experience as a non-voting member of the Information Systems Council.

What This Bill Does

• Adds one more person to the Information Systems Council.
• The new member must be a state worker who knows about cybersecurity.
• The governor picks this new council member.
• This new member cannot vote on decisions but can still speak and help.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Information Systems Council in Tennessee
• State employees with cybersecurity experience

Terms To Know

Information Systems Council

A group that advises on technology and data issues for the state of Tennessee.

Cybersecurity

Protecting computer systems from attacks or damage to their hardware, software, or information.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how long this new member serves on the council.
• It is unclear if other members of the council will be affected by these changes.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 1370
By Watson

HOUSE BILL 481
By Hicks G

HB0481
001944
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 3, relative to state government.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-5501(b)(1), is amended by
adding the following new subdivision:
(N) One (1) state employee who has experience in the field of cybersecurity, to
be appointed by the governor;
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-5501(b)(3), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(3) The persons appointed pursuant to subdivisions (b)(1)(L)-(N) are nonvoting
members of the council.
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-5501(c)(3), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting:
(3) Members appointed pursuant to subdivisions (b)(1)(F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (L),
(M), and (N) are eligible for reappointment to the council.
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.