SIA Expresses Concerns Over Contract Monitoring Legislation
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has joined an industry-led coalition expressing concerns about legislation proposed in more than 25 states to impose new requirements on state contractors that could compromise employee privacy and cyber security while increasing costs, particularly for security integrators.
Lawmakers in several states filed bills that would impose a new requirement for vendors that contract with the state to provide real-time and retroactive access to data for verification of hours of work performed. Arkansas (SB 281); Colorado (SB 169); Illinois (SB 1326,HB 2127, SB 2828); New Jersey (AB 3989,SB 2960); Texas (HB 1352); and Washington (HB 1744,SB 5809) are just a few states where such legislation has been introduced.