(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the 'National Security on State Devices and Networks Act.'(2) For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) 'Prohibited technology' means any information technology deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the security of the United States and/or the State of Mississippi by Mississippi and/or federal law, regulation, or guidance.(b) 'State-issued devices' means any desktop computer, laptop computer, cell phone, tablet or any other device capable of internet connectivity that is issued to a state employee pursuant to his or her employment and for use in carrying out his or her professional duties.(c) 'State-operated networks' means any telecommunications network, including, but not limited to, wireless local area networks, wireless guest networks, virtual private networks, or other information technology network systems owned or operated by the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services or any other state agency.(d) 'State agency' means any agency, department, commission, board, bureau, institution

ms owned or operated by the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services or any other state agency.(d) 'State agency' means any agency, department, commission, board, bureau, institution or other instrumentality of the state.(e) 'State employee' means an employee or agent complying with and performing duties on behalf of the state.(3) No state employee shall download, access, or use a prohibited technology on a state-issued device or a state-operated network.(4) The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, or any other appropriate state agency, shall restrict the download, access or use of prohibited technologies on state-operated networks. The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services shall maintain and timely update a publicly available list of such prohibited technologies on its website.(5) The provisions of this section shall not apply to law enforcement agencies of the state or its political subdivisions when downloading, accessing, or using a prohibited technology is necessary to carry out their official duties for bona fide law enforcement, investigative or public safety purposes.Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 456, SB 2140,§ 1, eff.

or using a prohibited technology is necessary to carry out their official duties for bona fide law enforcement, investigative or public safety purposes.Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 456, SB 2140,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.