63C-24-202.  Commission duties.

(1)  The commission shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63C-24-202

  • Commission: means the Personal Privacy Oversight Commission created in Section 63C-24-201. See Utah Code 63C-24-102
  • Personal data: includes personally identifying information. See Utah Code 63C-24-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  develop guiding standards and best practices with respect to government privacy practices;

(b)  develop educational and training materials that include information about:

(i)  the privacy implications and civil liberties concerns of the privacy practices of government entities;

(ii)  best practices for government collection and retention policies regarding personal data; and

(iii)  best practices for government personal data security standards; and

(c)  review the privacy implications and civil liberties concerns of government privacy practices.

(2)  The commission may:

(a)  review specific government privacy practices as referred to the commission by the chief privacy officer described in Section 67-1-17 or the state privacy officer described in Section 67-3-13; and

(b)  develop recommendations for legislation regarding the guiding standards and best practices the commission has developed in accordance with Subsection (1)(a).

(3)  Annually, on or before October 1, the commission shall report to the Judiciary Interim Committee:

(a)  the results of any reviews the commission has conducted;

(b)  the guiding standards and best practices described in Subsection (1)(a); and

(c)  any recommendations for legislation the commission has developed in accordance with Subsection (2)(b).

Amended by Chapter 173, 2023 General Session