Senate Bill No. 175–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of the Department of
Information Technology)

 

February 20, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Makes certain documents relating to information technology of state agencies confidential and authorizes appointment of advisory committee on security issues. (BDR 18‑536)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to public safety; making certain documents relating to the information technology of a state agency confidential; authorizing the Governor to appoint an advisory committee on security issues; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. Chapter 223 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

1-3  Sec. 2.  1.  A document relating to the information

1-4  technology of a state agency is confidential if the Governor

1-5  determines, by executive order, that public inspection or copying

1-6  of the document would present a risk to the public health, safety or

1-7  welfare.

1-8  2.  As used in this section, “information technology” has the

1-9  meaning ascribed to it in NRS 242.059.

1-10      Sec. 3.  1.  The Governor may appoint an advisory

1-11  committee on security issues concerning the State of Nevada.

2-1  2.  A committee appointed pursuant to subsection 1 may meet

2-2  in closed session to discuss issues relating to threats to the security

2-3  of this state or vulnerabilities of this state to terrorist attack. The

2-4  provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to any such

2-5  discussion and all information and materials, written or oral,

2-6  received or developed by the committee during such a closed

2-7  session are confidential.

2-8  Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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