95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1829


 
Introduced 2/23/2007, by Rep. Constance A. Howard
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














20 ILCS 450/20









    Amends the Data Security on State Computers Act.  Provides that previously stored data must be overwritten at least one time (now, 10 times) before surplus electronic data processing equipment is prepared for sale, donation, or transfer.  Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Data Security on State Computers Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 20 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 450/20)



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    Sec. 20. Establishment and implementation. The Data 
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Security on
State Computers Act is established to protect 
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sensitive data stored on
State-owned electronic data 
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processing equipment to be (i) disposed of by
sale, donation, 
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or
transfer or (ii) relinquished to a successor executive 
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administration. This Act
shall be administered by the 
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Department or an authorized
agency. The Department or an 
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authorized agency shall
implement a policy
to mandate that all 
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hard drives of surplus electronic data processing equipment
be 
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cleared of all data and software before being prepared for 
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sale, donation,
or transfer
by
(i) overwriting the previously 
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stored data on a drive or a disk at least one time
10
times
and 
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(ii)
certifying in writing that the overwriting process has 
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been completed by
providing
the following information: (1) the 
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serial number of the computer or other
surplus
electronic data 
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processing equipment; (2) the name of the overwriting software

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used; and (3) the name, date, and signature of the person 
 


 






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performing the
overwriting process.
The head of each State 
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agency shall
establish a system for the protection and 
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preservation of State
data on State-owned electronic data 
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processing equipment necessary for the
continuity of

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government functions upon it being relinquished to a successor 
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executive
administration.

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(Source: P.A. 93-306, eff. 7-23-03.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.