HF 4167 Summary

• Adds definitions for "information and telecommunications technology systems and services" and "local government" to Minnesota's emergency management statutes.

• Expands the governor's authority to cooperate with federal government, other states, Canadian provinces, and private agencies to respond to physical or electronic attacks on the state's IT systems and services.

• Includes physical and electronic attacks on state information and telecommunications systems as grounds for declaring a peacetime emergency when local resources are inadequate.

• Authorizes reimbursement of other states' emergency personnel and equipment used to assist Minnesota in responding to cyberattacks on state IT systems and services.

• Allows the governor to bypass normal procurement procedures during emergencies to protect state IT systems and services alongside protecting people and property.