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Introduced
01/13/2025
01/13/2025
In Committee
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Crossed Over
02/21/2025
02/21/2025
Passed
04/16/2025
04/16/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/01/2025
05/01/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Cybersecurity. Requires political subdivisions, state agencies, school corporations, and state educational institutions (public entities), with the exception of specified categories of hospitals and the Indianapolis department of public utilities (department), to adopt not later than December 31, 2027, a: (1) technology resources policy; and (2) cybersecurity policy; that meet specified requirements. Provides the department is not required to report a cybersecurity incident to the office of technology (office). Requires the office to develop: (1) standards and guidelines regarding cybersecurity for use by political subdivisions and state educational institutions; and (2) a uniform cybersecurity policy for use by state agencies. Requires the office to develop, in collaboration with the department of education: (1) a uniform technology resources policy governing use of technology resources by the employees of school corporations; and (2) a uniform cybersecurity policy for use by school corporations. Requires: (1) a public entity to biennially submit to the office the cybersecurity policy adopted by the public entity; and (2) the office to establish a procedure for collecting and maintaining a record of submitted cybersecurity policies. Requires a public entity that engages a third party to conduct an assessment of the public entity's cybersecurity policy to provide the results of the assessment to the office.
AI Summary
This bill requires various public entities in Indiana, including political subdivisions, state agencies, school corporations, and state educational institutions (with some exceptions like certain hospitals), to adopt comprehensive cybersecurity and technology resources policies by December 31, 2027. The Office of Technology will be responsible for developing uniform cybersecurity and technology resources policies, collaborating with the Department of Education to create guidelines specifically for school corporations. Public entities will be mandated to submit their cybersecurity policies to the office biennially (every two years) and must develop a mandatory training program for employees on these policies. The policies must prohibit employees from using technology resources for unauthorized lobbying, illegal activities, or violating cybersecurity protocols, and must include disciplinary procedures for policy violations. Additionally, if a public entity engages a third party to assess its cybersecurity policy, it must provide those assessment results to the office. The bill aims to standardize and strengthen cybersecurity practices across Indiana's public sector, ensuring a more consistent and robust approach to protecting technological resources and sensitive information.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Government Affairs
Sponsors (7)
Liz Brown (R)*,
Brian Buchanan (R)*,
Matt Lehman (R),
Daniel Lopez (R),
Bob Morris (R),
Tim O'Brien (R),
Lonnie Randolph (D),
Last Action
Public Law 142 (on 05/01/2025)
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