§ 4-67z — Review of legal obstacles to sharing of high value data. Report.

(a) The Chief Data Officer, in consultation with the Attorney General and executive branch agency legal counsel, shall review the legal obstacles to the sharing of high value data of executive branch agencies, inventoried pursuant to section 4-67p, among agencies and with the public. (b) Not later than January 15, 2020, and annually thereafter, the Chief Data Officer shall submit a report, developed in consultation with the Attorney General, agency data officers and executive branch agency legal counsel, that includes any recommendations on (1) methods to facilitate the sharing of such high value data to the extent permitted under state and federal law, including, but not limited to, the preparation and execution of memoranda of understanding among executive branch agencies, and (2) any necessary legislation, to the Connecticut Data Analysis Technology Advisory Board and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a . Concomitantly, the Chief Data Officer shall post each such report on the Office of Policy and Management's Internet web site. (c) The report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be consistent with the state data plan, created under section 4-67p . The Chief Data Officer shall update such report annually with additional information concerning the sharing of high value data and any additional recommendations, including any potential fiscal impact of any recommendations.

Legislative History

(P.A. 19-153, S. 1.) History: P.A. 19-153 effective July 9, 2019.