Personal Privacy Oversight Commission created.

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  • (1) There is created the Personal Privacy Oversight Commission.
  • (2)
    • (a) The commission shall be composed of 12 members.
    • (b) The governor shall appoint:
      • (i) one member who, at the time of appointment provides internet technology services for a county or a municipality;
      • (ii) one member with experience in cybersecurity;
      • (iii) one member representing private industry in technology;
      • (iv) one member representing law enforcement; and
      • (v) one member with experience in data privacy law.
    • (c) The state auditor shall appoint:
      • (i) one member with experience in internet technology services;
      • (ii) one member with experience in cybersecurity;
      • (iii) one member representing private industry in technology;
      • (iv) one member with experience in data privacy law; and
      • (v) one member with experience in civil liberties law or policy and with specific experience in identifying the disparate impacts of the use of a technology or a policy on different populations.
    • (d) The attorney general shall appoint:
      • (i) one member with experience as a prosecutor or appellate attorney and with experience in civil liberties law; and
      • (ii) one member representing law enforcement.
  • (3)
    • (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a member is appointed for a term of four years.
    • (b) The initial appointments of members described in Subsections (2)(b)(i) through (b)(iii), (2)(c)(iv) through (c)(v), and (2)(d)(ii) shall be for two-year terms.
    • (c) When the term of a current member expires, a member shall be reappointed or a new member shall be appointed in accordance with Subsection (2).
  • (4)
    • (a) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, a replacement shall be appointed in accordance with Subsection (2) for the unexpired term.
    • (b) A member whose term has expired may continue to serve until a replacement is appointed.
  • (5) The commission shall select officers from the commission's members as the commission finds necessary.
  • (6)
    • (a) A majority of the members of the commission is a quorum.
    • (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the commission.
  • (7) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service but may receive per diem and travel expenses incurred as a member of the commission at the rates established by the Division of Finance under:
    • (a) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
    • (b) rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
  • (8) A member shall refrain from participating in a review of:
    • (a) an entity of which the member is an employee; or
    • (b) a technology in which the member has a financial interest.
  • (9) The state auditor shall provide staff and support to the commission.
  • (10) The commission shall meet up to seven times a year to accomplish the duties described in Section 63C-24-202.




Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB288, Chapter 171.


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