Committee of the Whole Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ^5^etins^lvani^Avenu£^^NW^WashingtonJD^^000^^^^^^^^^^evised^n^Abbrevi^^ CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING o n Bill 23-215, Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2019 o n Tuesday, November 12,2019,11:00 a.m. Room 412, Council Chambers, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public hearing before the Committee of the Whole on Bill 23-215, the "Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2019." The hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 12,2019 in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building. This notice is being revised to reflect the change in the time of the hearing from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a . m . The stated purpose of Bill 23-215 is to strengthen the protections for personal information released to unauthorized people because of a breach of the security of a computer system. The bill expands the definition of personal information; adds additional requirements for the contents of a notification of a security breach to consumers; requires notification to the Office of Attorney General; requires persons and entities that possess personal information to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices; and requires a company to provide two years of identity theft protections to an individual when his or her social security number or tax identification number is part of the security breach. Finally, the bill makes a violation of the data breach law a violation of the District's Consumer Protection Procedures Act. Those who wish to testify are asked to email the Committee of the Whole at cow@dccouncil.us, or call Peter Johnson at (202) 724-8083, and to provide your name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Thursday, November 7, 2019. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted by the close of business on November 7,2019 the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses. Copies of the legislation can be obtained through the Legislative Services Division of the Secretary of the Council's office or on http://lims.dccouncil.us. Hearing materials, including a draft witness list, can be accessed at http://www.chairmanmendelson.com/circulation, 24 hours in advance of the hearing. If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on November 26, 2019.