REPAIRS AND REMEDIATION OF, REMEDIATE, AND PROVIDE A CONTINGENCY PLAN
OF ACTION RELATING TO, Y2K DATE DATA PROBLEMS IN INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS.

(3) "CRITICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM OR PRODUCT"
MEANS AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM OR PRODUCT THE FAILURE OF
WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO PUBLIC
HEALTH OR SAFETY.

(3) (4) "DATE DATA" MEANS DATA THAT CONTAIN DATES OR TIMES OR

BOTH.

(4) (5) "DATE Y2K DATE DATA PROBLEM" MEANS THE FAILURE,
MALFUNCTION, OR INADEQUACY OF AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM OR
PRODUCT, PRODUCT, OR PROCESS TO RECOGNIZE, PROCESS, DISTINGUISH,
INTERPRET, OR ACCEPT CORRECTLY DATE DATA RELATING TO THE YEAR 2000,
INCLUDING. BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC DATES:

(I) AUGUST 22, 1999;

(II) SEPTEMBER 9, 1999;

(III) DECEMBER 31, 1999;
(IV) JANUARY 1, 2000;

(V) JANUARY 3, 2000;

(VI) JANUARY 10, 2000;

(VII) FEBRUARY 29, 2000;

(VIII)  OCTOBER 10, 2000; AND

(IX) JANUARY 1, 2001.

(5) (6) "INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM OR PRODUCT" INCLUDES
ANY SOFTWARE, FIRMWARE, MICROCODE, HARDWARE, EMBEDDED CHIPS, OR OTHER
SYSTEM OR PRODUCT, PRODUCT, OR PROCESS, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THOSE
ITEMS, THAT CREATES, READS, WRITES, CALCULATES, COMPARES, SEQUENCES, OR
OTHERWISE PROCESSES DATE DATA.

(6) (7) (I) "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN §
5-301 OF THIS TITLE.

(II) "LOCAL GOVERNMENT" INCLUDES A COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION AS DEFINED IN § 1-101 OF THE EDUCATION ARTICLE.

(7) (8) "STATE" MEANS THE STATE OF MARYLAND OR ANY OF ITS

UNITS.