Amendment #37 to H4167

Municipal Cybersecurity Services

Mr. Cutler of Duxbury moves to amend the bill by adding the following three sections:-

SECTION XA. Notwithstanding sections 22A and 22B of chapter 7 and chapter 30B of the General Laws, any agency, executive office, department, board, commission, bureau, division or authority of the commonwealth, including the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the commonwealth, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any authority established by the general court to serve a public purpose, may contract, specifically for cybersecurity and related services such as cybersecurity training and workforce development in the area of cybersecurity and related fields, directly with an organization that was established, in-whole or in part, through a grant from the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Innovation Fund.

SECTION XB. Section XA is hereby repealed.

SECTION XC. Section XB shall take effect on November 1, 2028.