The New York City Council - File #: Int 1297-2018

• File #: Int 1297-2018
• Version: A
• Name: Creation of an office of cyber command.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• Committee: Committee on Technology
• On agenda: 12/11/2018
• Enactment date: 9/27/2020
• Law number: 2020/089
• Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the creation of an office of cyber command
• Sponsors: Ritchie J. Torres, Peter A. Koo, Justin L. Brannan, Robert F. Holden, Robert E. Cornegy, Jr., Vanessa L. Gibson, Ben Kallos, Paul A. Vallone, Farah N. Louis
• Council Member Sponsors: 9
• Summary: This bill would codify into the Charter the office of New York City cyber command

Date	Ver.	Prime Sponsor	Action By	Action	Result
9/28/2020	A	Ritchie J. Torres	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
9/27/2020	A	Ritchie J. Torres	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
8/27/2020	A	Ritchie J. Torres	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
8/27/2020	A	Ritchie J. Torres	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
8/27/2020	*	Ritchie J. Torres	Committee on Technology	Hearing Held by Committee
8/27/2020	*	Ritchie J. Torres	Committee on Technology	Amendment Proposed by Comm
8/27/2020	*	Ritchie J. Torres	Committee on Technology	Amended by Committee
8/27/2020	A	Ritchie J. Torres	Committee on Technology	Approved by Committee	Pass
12/13/2018	*	Ritchie J. Torres	Committee on Technology	Hearing Held by Committee
12/13/2018	*	Ritchie J. Torres	Committee on Technology	Laid Over by Committee
12/11/2018	*	Ritchie J. Torres	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
12/11/2018	*	Ritchie J. Torres	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 1297-A

By Council Members Torres, Koo, Brannan, Holden, Cornegy, Gibson, Kallos, Vallone and Louis

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the creation of an office of cyber command

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Chapter 1 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 20-j to read as follows:

§ 20-j Office of cyber command. a. The mayor shall establish an office of cyber command. Such office may be established in the executive office of the mayor or as a separate office or within any department the head of which is appointed by the mayor. Such office shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the mayor or the head of such department and who shall serve as the chief information security officer of the city.

b. Powers and duties. The director, in coordination with the commissioner of information technology and telecommunications as appropriate, shall have the power and duty to:

1. establish and regularly update cybersecurity policies and standards for city agencies;

2. regularly train appropriate city officers and employees on cybersecurity policies and standards;

3. review, at the request of the mayor, the budget priorities of all agencies for programs related to cybersecurity, and recommend to the mayor budget priorities among such programs;

4. at the direction of the deputy mayor for operations or another designee of the mayor, require any city agency to furnish data and information that is necessary to ensure the compliance of city agencies with cybersecurity policies and standards;

5. direct cybersecurity defense and response, in coordination with the department of emergency management as appropriate; and

6. perform such other responsibilities with respect to cybersecurity, including responsibilities delegated elsewhere by the charter, as the mayor shall direct.

c. Agency cooperation. All city agencies shall cooperate with the office so as to ensure the efficient performance of its duties.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

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