Bill Text: NY A06984 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes civilian cyber security reserve forces within the New York state militia to be capable of being expanded and trained to educate and protect state, county, and local government entities, critical infrastructure, including election systems, businesses and citizens of the state from cyber attacks; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to governmental operations [A06984 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A06984-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6984 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, WOERNER, BUTTENSCHON, GUNTHER, GLICK, SIMON, MAGNARELLI, COLTON, ZEBROWSKI, DICKENS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to establishing the civil- ian cyber security reserve forces The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 2 of the military law, as amended 2 by chapter 731 of the laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows: 3 1. The militia of the state shall be divided into the organized mili- 4 tia, the state reserve list, the state retired list and the unorganized 5 militia. The organized militia shall be composed of the New York army 6 national guard; the New York air national guard; the inactive national 7 guard; the civilian cyber security reserve forces; the New York naval 8 militia; the New York guard whenever such a state force shall be duly 9 organized and such additional forces as may be created by the governor. 10 § 2. The military law is amended by adding a new article 14 to read as 11 follows: 12 ARTICLE 14 13 CIVILIAN CYBER SECURITY RESERVE FORCES 14 Section 350. Civilian cyber security reserve forces. 15 351. Rules and regulations; civilian cyber security reserve 16 forces. 17 352. Equipment. 18 353. Restrictions. 19 354. Membership. 20 355. New York code of military justice. 21 356. Resignation. 22 357. Governor's role. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01910-01-1A. 6984 2 1 § 350. Civilian cyber security reserve forces. 1. The governor shall 2 organize and maintain within this state, on a reserve basis, civilian 3 cyber security reserve forces capable of being expanded and trained to 4 educate and protect state, county, and local government entities, crit- 5 ical infrastructure, including election systems, businesses, and citi- 6 zens of this state from cyber attacks. In the case of an emergency 7 proclaimed by the governor, or caused by illicit actors or imminent 8 danger, the governor, as commander-in-chief, shall expand the reserve as 9 the exigency of the occasion requires. 10 2. The reserve shall be a part of the New York organized militia under 11 the adjutant general's department. The reserve shall be known as the New 12 York cyber reserve. The adjutant general shall establish and may revise, 13 the rates of pay for reserve members when called to state active duty. 14 While performing any drill or training, reserve members shall serve in 15 an unpaid volunteer status. When called to state active duty by the 16 governor, reserve members shall function as civilian members of the 17 organized militia. 18 § 351. Rules and regulations; civilian cyber security reserve forces. 19 The governor may adopt rules and regulations consistent with the 20 provisions of law governing the membership, organization, adminis- 21 tration, equipment, and maintenance of the New York cyber reserve. A 22 copy of the rules and regulations shall be available to the public in 23 the adjutant general's office. 24 § 352. Equipment. The governor may requisition from the United States 25 department of defense, for the use of the New York cyber reserve, equip- 26 ment that may be in the possession and can be furnished by the depart- 27 ment, and make available to the reserve the facilities of state armories 28 and equipment and other state premises and property that may be avail- 29 able. 30 § 353. Restrictions. This article shall not authorize the New York 31 cyber reserve, or any part thereof, to be called or ordered into the 32 military service of the Unites States. The reserve may become a civilian 33 component of the New York national guard. 34 § 354. Membership. 1. No person shall be accepted into the New York 35 cyber reserve who is not a United States national or a lawful permanent 36 resident, or who has been expelled or dishonorably discharged from the 37 armed forces. Applicants shall be subject to an appropriate background 38 check, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the governor 39 and adjutant general before admittance into the reserve. 40 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no person 41 shall be disqualified from acceptance into the New York cyber reserve on 42 the basis that the person is an employee of the state or a political 43 subdivision of the state, or an employee or proprietor of a private 44 entity that conducts business with the state or a political subdivision 45 of the state. 46 § 355. New York code of military justice. Whenever the New York cyber 47 reserve, or any part thereof, is ordered out for active service by the 48 governor, the New York code of military justice shall be in full force 49 with respect to those forces. 50 § 356. Resignation. 1. The governor may accept the resignation of any 51 New York cyber reserve member at any time. Reserve members serve at the 52 pleasure of the governor and may be removed from the reserve in accord- 53 ance with rules and regulations adopted under article seven of this 54 chapter. 55 2. The governor may require reimbursement for training, equipment, and 56 uniforms if a New York cyber reserve member does not serve the full termA. 6984 3 1 of the member's membership agreement and the inability to serve out the 2 term of the membership agreement was not due to disability or similar 3 disabling medical condition. 4 § 357. Governor's role. 1. The governor, as commander-in-chief of the 5 organized militia, may order individuals or units of the New York cyber 6 reserve to state active duty to protect state, county, and local govern- 7 ment entities and critical infrastructure, including election systems, 8 or for training as the governor determines necessary. The governor, upon 9 the request of a business or citizen, also may order individuals or 10 units of the New York cyber reserve to state active duty to protect such 11 business or citizen. 12 2. When ordered by the governor to perform duty or training under this 13 article, members of the New York cyber reserve shall have the same 14 protections afforded by the "Servicemembers Civil Relief Act," Pub. L. 15 No. 108-189, 50 U.S.C. 3901-4043, and by the "Uniformed Services Employ- 16 ment and Reemployment Rights Act," 108 Stat. 3149, 38 U.S.C. 4301-4333. 17 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 18 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 19 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 20 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 21 completed on or before such effective date.
