Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 63A-19-501 - Data privacy ombudsperson(1) The governor shall appoint a data privacy ombudsperson with the advice of the governing board.(2) The ombudsperson shall: (a) be familiar with the provisions of: (ii) Chapter 12, Division of Archives and Records Service and Management of Government Records; and(iii) Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act; and(b) serve as a resource for an individual who is making or responding to a complaint about a governmental entity's data privacy practice.(3) The ombudsperson may, upon request by a governmental entity or individual, mediate data privacy disputes between individuals and governmental entities.(4) After consultation with the chief privacy officer or the state privacy officer, the ombudsperson may raise issues and questions before the governing board regarding serious and repeated violations of data privacy from:(a) a specific governmental entity; or(b) widespread governmental entity data privacy practices.Added by Chapter 417, 2024 General Session ,§ 14, eff. 5/1/2024.