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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
December 17, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Cowles and Marklein,
cosponsored by Representatives
Zimmerman, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum,
Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Novak, Skowronski and Wichgers.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and
Consumer Protection.
SB786,1,2
1An Act to create 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes;
relating to: cybersecurity
2standards for state government entities and granting rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Administration to promulgate
administrative rules adopting cybersecurity standards for state agencies and
authorities, including standards for the purchase of endpoint devices. Under the bill,
the rules must be consistent with the framework established by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB786,1
3Section
1. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
SB786,1,74
16.971
(2) (o) Promulgate rules adopting cybersecurity standards for each
5agency and authority, including standards for the purchase of endpoint devices, that
6are consistent with the framework established by the National Institute of
7Standards and Technology in the federal department of commerce.
