Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1335: Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Staffing and Capability Assessment - Independent Study
Status: Signed into law, May 31, 2026
Requiring the Department of Information Technology to procure the services of a third-party entity to conduct a certain independent study related to the staffing, capability assessment, and workforce alignment of information technology and cybersecurity professionals in the State; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to submit the study to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2027.
What the bill says
An act concerning Department of Information Technology - Recruitment, Retention, and Compensation of Information Technology and Cybersecurity Professionals Information Technology Staffing and Capability Assessment - Independent Study FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Information Technology to procure the services of a third-party entity to conduct a certain independent study; and generally relating to the recruitment, retention, and compensation staffing, capability assessment, and workforce alignment of information technology and cybersecurity professionals in the State.
From the enrolled text, June 3, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Department of Information Technology - Recruitment, Retention, and Compensation of Information Technology and Cybersecurity Professionals Information Technology Staffing and Capability Assessment - Independent Study FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Information Technology to procure the services of a third-party entity to conduct a certain independent study; and generally relating to the recruitment, retention, and compensation staffing, capability assessment, and workforce alignment of information technology and cybersecurity professionals in the State. SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That: (a) The Department of Information Technology shall procure the services of a third-party entity to conduct an independent study that includes: (1) an assessment of information technology and cybersecurity staffing needs across the principal departments of the Executive Branch as identified in § 8-201 of the State Government Article, including: (i) an inventory of existing information technology and cybersecurity positions by classification, role, and function; (ii) an evaluation of each principal department's information technology environment, including: 1. the size and information technology needs of the principal department; 2. the size and scope of systems and applications used by information technology; 3. cybersecurity risk profile and regulatory or compliance obligations; and 4. legacy system dependencies and modernization requirements; (iii) an analysis of capability gaps between current staffing levels and the skills required to support …