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This resolution establishes the Assembly Select Committee on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Data Privacy, which will be tasked with reviewing matters pertaining to how data collected from individuals for the purposes of conducting contact tracing in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will be used, including, but not limited to: (1) what types of data are collected by contract tracers; (2) recommended requirements and best practices to ensure the privacy of personal information, as well as the confidentiality of private health data in compliance with the requirements of the federal "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996," Pub.L.104-191, and related regulations; (3) mandatory protocols and best practices for collecting, storing, and restricting access to contact tracing data; (4) the authorized uses of data collected for contact tracing and specific restrictions on how the data may be used; (5) the length of time that contact tracing data may be retained by an entity involved in performing contact tracing; (6) mandatory protocols and best practices regarding the destruction of data collected for contact tracing purposes; (7) appropriate measures to prevent data mining; and (8) any other topics or issues of relevance to the committee. The committee will comprise nine members of the General Assembly, with five members to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly and four members to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly. The Speaker of the General Assembly will appoint a chairperson of the committee and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly will appoint vice-chairperson. The chairperson may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission. The members of the committee are to be appointed, and the committee is to organize, no later than 30 days after the effective date of this resolution. No later than 60 days after it first organizes, the committee will be required to produce and submit to the General Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations for legislation or other appropriate actions to address issues related to the security and privacy of data collected for the purposes of contact training. The committee will dissolve upon submission of its report, and this resolution will expire 30 days after the submission of the committee's report.

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Gerry Scharfenberger (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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