1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; establishing a Legislative Commission on 
1.3 	Cybersecurity; providing legislative appointments;proposing coding for new law 
1.4 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [3.888] LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CYBERSECURITY.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity consists 
1.8 	of the following eight members:
1.9 	(1) four senators, including two senators appointed by the senate majority leader and 
1.10 	two senators appointed by the senate minority leader; and
1.11 	(2) four members of the house of representatives, including two members appointed by 
1.12 	the speaker of the house of representatives and two members appointed by the minority 
1.13 	leader of the house of representatives.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Terms; vacancies. Members of the commission serve for a two-year term 
1.15 	beginning upon appointment and expiring on appointment of a successor after the opening 
1.16 	of the next regular session of the legislature in the odd-numbered year. A vacancy in the 
1.17 	membership of the commission must be filled for the unexpired term in a manner that will 
1.18 	preserve the representation established by this section.
1.19 		Subd. 3.Duties. The commission shall provide oversight of the state's cybersecurity 
1.20 	measures.  The commission shall review the policies and practices of state agencies with 
1.21 	regard to cybersecurity and may recommend changes in policy and law to adequately protect 
2.1 	the state from cybersecurity threats. The commission shall develop recommendations and 
2.2 	draft legislation to support and strengthen the state's cybersecurity infrastructure.
2.3 		Subd. 4.Chair. The commission shall elect a chair by a majority vote of those members 
2.4 	present. The officers shall alternate between a member of the senate and a member of the 
2.5 	house of representatives. A chair shall serve a two-year term expiring upon election of a 
2.6 	new chair after the opening of the next regular session of the legislature in the odd-numbered 
2.7 	year.
2.8 		Subd. 5.Meetings. The commission must meet at least three times per calendar year. 
2.9 	The meetings of the commission are subject to section 3.055, except that the commission 
2.10 	may close a meeting when necessary to safeguard the state's cybersecurity.
2.11 		Subd. 6.Administration. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide 
2.12 	administrative services for the commission.
2.13 		Subd. 7.Sunset. The commission sunsets December 31, 2026.

2.14 	Sec. 2. FIRST APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING OF LEGISLATIVE 
2.15 	COMMISSION ON CYBERSECURITY.
 2.16 		Subdivision 1.First appointments. Appointing authorities must make initial 
2.17 	appointments to the Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity by May 1, 2017.
2.18 		Subd. 2.First meeting. The majority leader of the senate shall designate one senate 
2.19 	member of the Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.20 	3.888, to convene the first meeting  by June 15, 2017. The commission must select a chair 
2.21 	from among the senate members at the first meeting.
2.22 		Subd. 3.Meetings in 2017. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 3.888, 
2.23 	subdivision 5, the commission must meet at least twice in 2017.

2.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.