Public Act 0040 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB2371 Enrolled LRB100 08806 HLH 18946 b

Public Act 100-0040

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Data Security on State Computers Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:

(20 ILCS 450/25 new)

Sec. 25. 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 than the Governor.

(b) Every employee shall annually undergo training by the Department of Innovation and Technology concerning cybersecurity. The Department may, in its discretion, make the training an online course. The training shall include, but need not be limited to, detecting phishing scams, preventing spyware infections and identity theft, and preventing and responding to data breaches.

(c) The Department of Innovation and Technology may adopt rules to implement the requirements of this Section.