1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; establishing a Legislative Commission on Cyber 
1.3 	Security; providing legislative appointments;proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	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 CYBER SECURITY.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. The Legislative Commission on Cyber Security consists 
1.8 	of the following six members:
1.9 	(1) three senators, including two senators appointed by the senate majority leader and 
1.10 	one senator appointed by the senate minority leader; and
1.11 	(2) three members of the house of representatives, including two members appointed 
1.12 	by the speaker and one member appointed by the minority leader of the house of 
1.13 	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 cyber security 
1.20 	measures.  The commission shall review the policies and practices of state agencies with 
1.21 	regard to cyber security and may recommend changes in policy and law to adequately protect 
2.1 	the state from cyber security threats. The commission may develop recommendations for 
2.2 	agency budgets to meet cyber security needs.
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 meetings of the commission are subject to section 3.055, except 
2.9 	that the commission may close a meeting when necessary to safeguard the state's cyber 
2.10 	security.
2.11 		Subd. 6.Administration. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall provide 
2.12 	administrative services for the commission.
2.13 		Subd. 7.Compensation. Members may receive per diem for attending commission 
2.14 	meetings in accordance with the rules of their respective legislative bodies and may be 
2.15 	reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as provided by the rules of their respective 
2.16 	legislative bodies.
2.17 		Subd. 8.Sunset. The commission sunsets December 31, 2026.

2.18 	Sec. 2. FIRST APPOINTMENTS AND FIRST MEETING OF LEGISLATIVE 
2.19 	COMMISSION ON CYBER SECURITY.
 2.20 		Subdivision 1.First appointments. Appointing authorities must make initial 
2.21 	appointments to the Legislative Commission on Cyber Security by March 15, 2017.
2.22 		Subd. 2.First meeting. The majority leader of the senate shall designate one senate 
2.23 	member of the Legislative Commission on Cyber Security under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.24 	3.888, to convene the first meeting  by June 15, 2017. The commission must select a chair 
2.25 	from among the senate members at the first meeting.

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