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SB 291

AN ACT concerning information technology; relating to transferring cybersecurity employees under the chief information technology officer of each branch; creating a chief information security officer within the judicial and legislative branches; requiring the attorney general, Kansas bureau of investigation, secretary of state, state treasurer and insurance commissioner to appoint chief information security officers; placing the duty of cybersecurity under the chief information technology officer; requiring state agencies to comply with certain minimum cybersecurity standards; exempting certain audit reports from the open records act and eliminating the five-year review of such exemption; requiring the information technology executive council to develop a plan to integrate all information technology services for the executive branch under the executive chief information technology officer; making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, for the office of information technology, Kansas information security office and the adjutant general; authorizing certain transfers and imposing certain limitations and restrictions and directing or authorizing certain disbursements and procedures for all state agencies; requiring legislative review of state agencies not in compliance with this act; amending K.S.A. 40-110, 75-413, 75-623, 75-710, 75-711 and 75-7203 and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 45-229, 75-7201, 75-7202, 75-7205, 75-7206, 75-7208, 75-7209, 75-7237, 75-7238, 75-7239 and 75-7240 and repealing the existing sections.

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Senate - Conference Committee Report was adopted; - 04/29/2024

On roll call the vote was:

Yea - (27):

Alley, Billinger, Bowers, Corson, Dietrich, Doll, Erickson, Fagg, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Gossage, Haley, Holscher, Kloos, Longbine, Masterson, McGinn, Olson, Petersen, Pettey, Pittman, Reddi, Ryckman, Sykes, Thompson, Warren, Wilborn,

Nay - (9):

Baumgardner, Holland, Kerschen, Peck, Pyle, Shallenburger, Steffen, Straub, Tyson,

Present and Passing - (0):

Absent and Not Voting - (4):

Blasi, Claeys, O'Shea, Ware,

Not Voting - (0):