Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the Freedom of Information Act to address public records and software used for collection in Michigan.

Highlights:

• Defines a cybersecurity incident as any attempt to intrude on a computer network and breach the systems programmed in place by the network (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that cybersecurity vulnerabilities could be used by unapproved parties to exploit an information system and use it against someone or something (Sec. 2).

• Defines the Freedom of Information Act Coordinator as an individual designated as a public body to use cybersecurity to process requests for information (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that a public body can consist of any person who works in the executive branch of the government (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits computer software from being included in the definition of public record (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that public record is any writing from an official function that is kept by a public body

• Authorizes public records to be separated into 2 different categories depending on the circumstances surrounding their use (Sec. 2).

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