Joint Public Hearing on Student Data Privacy

JOINT HEARING

Senate Communications and Technology Committee AND Senate Education Committee

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 | 10:30 a.m.

East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B

AGENDA

10:30 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.      Opening remarks
                                                   Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill, Majority Chair, Communications & Technology Committee
                                                   Senator Scott Martin, Majority Chair, Education Committee
                                                   Senator John Kane, Minority Chair, Communications & Technology Committee
                                                   Senator Lindsey Williams, Minority Chair, Education Committee

10:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.      Panel 1
                                                  Charlie Reisinger, Chief Information Officer, Penn Manor School District
                                                  Scott Major, Chief Information Officer, Berks County Intermediate Unit – Testimony

11:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.      Panel 2
                                                  Linnette Attai, President, PlayWell, LLC – Testimony
                                                  Sara Kloek, Vice President, Software & Information Industry Association                 

11:30 a.m.                             Adjournment

Joint public hearing on SB 696 (Update to the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act)

JOINT HEARING

Senate Communications and Technology Committee AND House State Government Committee

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | 9:00 a.m.

North Office Building, Hearing Room #1

Agenda

Public hearing on SB 696 (Update to the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act)

Schedule

Welcome and Housekeeping 

Member Introductions 

Opening Remarks of Senator Dan Laughlin, Prime Sponsor of SB696

Testifiers

  • Ken Hess, Deputy Secretary for Procurement, Department of General Services – Testimony
  • Andrew Kingman, Of Counsel, State Privacy and Security Coalition – Testimony
  • Scott R. Davis, President and CEO, Cybersecurity Association of Pennsylvania – Testimony

Adjournment

Additional Written Testimony:

County Commissioners Association of PA – Testimony

Pennsylvania Office of Administration – Testimony

Joint public hearing on Blockchain Technology and its Impact on Government Operations

JOINT HEARING

Senate Communications and Technology Committee AND House State Government Committee

Wednesday, June 8, 2022 | 9:00 a.m.

North Office Building, Hearing Room #1

Agenda

Joint public hearing on Blockchain Technology and its Impact on Government Operations

Schedule

What is Blockchain?

Welcome and Housekeeping

Member Introductions

Testifier

  • William C. Price, Esq., Clark Hill – Statement

Adjournment

 

Meeting to consider HB 2071

Senate Communications and Technology Committee

Monday, December 13, 2021 | Off the Floor

Rules Room


Agenda

Meeting to consider  HB 2071  (Causer)–Establishes the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority

Joint hearing on rural broadband

JOINT HEARING

Senate Communications and Technology Committee AND House Consumer Affairs Committee

Wednesday, November 10, 2021 | 9:00 a.m.

House Majority Caucus Room (Main Capitol, Room 140)


AGENDA

Joint hearing on rural broadband

SCHEDULE

9:00 AM          Opening Comments:

  • Jim Marshall, Majority Chair – House Consumer Affairs
  • Rob Matzie, Minority Chair – House Consumer Affairs
  • Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill – Senate Communications and Technology
  • Senator John Kane – Senate Communications and Technology

9:10 AM          Testimony:

  • Panel 1: 9:10 – 9:40 AM
    • Darrin Youker – Pennsylvania Farm Bureau  – Testimony
    • Jeremy Jurick – Michael Baker International
    • Lance Grable – Beaver County Office of Planning & Redevelopment
  • Panel 2: 9:40 – 10:00 AM
  • Panel 3: 10:00 – 10:30 AM
    • Todd Eachus – Broadband Cable Association of Pennsylvania  – Testimony
    • Steve Samara – Pennsylvania Telephone Association  –Testimony
    • Jim Morozzi – DQE Fiber  – Testimony

Additional Written Testimony:

            Wayne Campbell – PA State Grange  – Testimony

10:30 – 11:00 AM      Questions and Closing Remarks

11:00  AM       Adjournment

Meeting to consider SB 482

Senate Communications and Technology Committee

Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | Off the Floor

Rules Room


Agenda

Meeting to consider SB 482

Schedule

Public hearing on State Agency IT Consolidation – (part 2)

Senate Communications and Technology Committee

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 10:00 a.m.

East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B and virtually through Zoom


Public hearing on State Agency IT Consolidation – (part 2)

SCHEDULE

10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. Opening Remarks

10:05 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. Panel I

  • John MacMillan, Commonwealth Chief Information Officer, Office of Administration – Testimony

10:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Panel II

  • Ken Hess, Deputy Secretary, Department of General Services – Testimony

Public hearing to discuss state and national perspectives on the consolidation of state IT systems

Senate Communications and Technology Committee

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 | 10:00 a.m.

East Wing, Hearing Room 8E-B


State Agency IT Consolidation – State and National Perspectives

AGENDA

10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.      Opening Remarks

10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.      Panel I

  • Doug Robinson – Executive Director, National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) – Testimony

10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.      Panel II

  • Dan Lohrmann – former Chief Information Officer, State of Michigan – Testimony

10:35 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.      Panel III

  • Alan Fuller – Chief Information Officer, State of Utah  – Testimony

10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.      Final Questions

 

Hearing on Department of Health Emergency Procurement of Contact Tracing Vendor

 

JOINT HEARING

Senate Communications and Technology Committee AND

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

July 21, 2021 at 10 a.m. | North Office Building (Hearing Room 1) and virtually through Zoom 

Department of Health Emergency Procurement of Contact Tracing Vendor 


10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.          Opening Remarks   

10:05 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.        Panel I   

  • Acting Secretary Alison Beam, Department of Health – Testimony
  • Executive Deputy Secretary Keara KlinepeterDepartment of Health

Meeting to consider HB 1621

Senate Communications and Technology Committee

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 | Off the Floor

Senate Chamber and Virtual Participation


Meeting to consider HB 1621

House Bill 1621 (Marshall) – Creates the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act.