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SF0037 • 2015

State protection of data privacy.

AN ACT relating to administration of government; specifying powers and duties of the department of enterprise technology services over data privacy; specifying that department data privacy policies and standards shall be the minimum privacy requirements adhered to by state agencies; and providing for an effective date.

Elections Privacy Technology
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Corporations
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0019

  3. 2015-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0019

  4. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0019

  5. 2015-02-20 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0019

  6. 2015-02-20 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0

  7. 2015-02-19 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-18 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-10 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-10 House

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-06 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  12. 2015-01-26 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-01-26 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0

  14. 2015-01-23 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-22 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-22 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2015-01-22 Senate

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-1-1-0

  18. 2015-01-14 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  19. 2015-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2014-12-31 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
SF0037
Effective
:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0067

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA 19

Chapter No.:
43

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
State protection of data privacy.

Subject:
Department of
E
nterprise
T
echnology
S
ervices privacy policies and standards.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law,
the
D
epartment of
E
nterprise
T
echnology
S
ervices is required to establish and enforce data security policies and standards for the
S
tate data infrastructure. Policies and standards established by the department shall be the minimum security requirements adhered to by all agencies.

This bill requires the department to also establish and enforce privacy policies and standards for the
S
tate data infrastructure.

This bill
requires
the department to disapprove an agency expenditure request
relating to information technology or telecommunications th
at fails to meet the department’
s privacy policies.

Comments:

Creates/amends major program:
Department of Enterprise Technology
Services

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0037

ENROLLED ACT NO.
19
,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to administration of government; specifying powers and duties of the department of enterprise technology services over data privacy; specifying that department data privacy policies and standards shall be the minimum privacy requirements adhered to by state agencies; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
2906(d)(i)(A) and (iii)
is
amended to read:

9
‑
2
‑
2906
.

Office of the state chief information officer and director; authority; duties of department.

(d)

The department shall carry out the following oversight and approval functions:

(i)

Review agency expenditure requests for information technology or telecommunications personnel, hardware or software or contractual services for information technology if the expenditure exceeds the maximum amount established by department policy for small purchases. No funds for purchase in excess of the maximum amount shall be expended until the state chief information officer has approved the expenditure. Upon request for expenditure, the state chief information officer shall review the request and shall:

(A)

Disapprove a request which fails to meet existing department standards, security
, privacy
and procurement policies; and

(iii)

Establish and enforce data security
and privacy

policies and standards for the state data infrastructure. These provisions shall be the minimum
security
and privacy

requirements adhered to by all agencies. Agencies may choose to set additional security
and privacy

requirements to exceed but not in lieu of or that in any way interfere with the standards set by the state chief information officer;

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief Clerk

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