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Short title. This Act may be cited as the Data Security on State Computers Act. (Source: P.A. 93-306, eff. 7-23-03.)
Illinois · statute · 20 ILCS 450 · 9 active provisions
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Data Security on State Computers Act. (Source: P.A. 93-306, eff. 7-23-03.)
Findings. The General Assembly finds that: (a) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in a recent study, discovered that many companies and individuals are regularly selling or donating computer hard drives with sensitive information still on them, such as credit card numbers, bank and medical records, and personal…
Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to (i) require the Department of Central Management Services or any other authorized agency that disposes of surplus electronic data processing equipment by sale, donation, or transfer to implement a policy mandating that computer hardware be cleared of all data and software before d…
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agency" means all parts, boards, and commissions of the executive branch of State government, other than public universities or their governing boards, including, but not limited to, all departments established by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. "Disposal by sale, donation,…
Exemption from Act. This Act does not apply to the legislative branch of State government, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Secretary of State, the Office of the State Comptroller, or the Office of the State Treasurer. (Source: P.A. 96-45, eff. 7-15-09.)
Establishment and implementation. The Data Security on State Computers Act is established to protect sensitive data stored on State-owned electronic data processing equipment to be (i) disposed of by sale, donation, or transfer or (ii) relinquished to a successor executive administration. This Act shall be administered…
Mandatory State employee training. (a) As used in this Section, "employee" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-5 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, but does not include an employee of the legislative branch, the judicial branch, a public university of the State, or a constitutional officer other t…
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 93-306, eff. 7-23-03; text omitted.)
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 93-306, eff. 7-23-03.)