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No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
During the 85th Legislature, the State established a select committee for the purposes of studying cybersecurity and the impact it has on the State. SB 64 seeks to address the concerns of the cybersecurity committee.
SB 64 would direct certain state agencies to implement cybersecurity measures including requiring the Higher Education Board to develop a way to incentivize higher education institutes to create cybersecurity degree programs, adding cybersecurity events to the list of what can be considered a disaster, requiring the retirement system to comply with cybersecurity and information security standards, establishing a way for state agencies, local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and the private sector to share information regarding cybersecurity threats, and requiring certain reports, among other things.
The bill would also require the establishment of a program to monitor cybersecurity efforts among utilities in this state.