School Cybersecurity: New Protection Program
A senate committee must act next: committee consideration.
The bill has strong bipartisan support and addresses a growing national problem, but it must still clear the committee process and compete for floor time.
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Schools that adopt tools and training from the new Information Exchange and technology improvement program may better protect student data and remote learning systems from hackers and ransomware. Since the program is voluntary and funded at only $10 million per year nationwide, the actual protection any individual student receives depends on whether their school district chooses to participate and applies for funding.
“engage appropriate Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental organizations to identify, promote, and disseminate information and best practices for State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and educational service agencies with respect to cybersecurity, data protection, remote learning security, and student online privacy”
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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The proposed Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act would allocate $20 million over two years to fund initiatives including a Cybersecurity Information Exchange and an incident registry to track cyberattacks and identify trends.
The Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act would authorize $10 million annually for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for CISA to establish and fund the K-12 Cybersecurity Technology Improvement Program.
The Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act would establish a cybersecurity incident registry at CISA to collect reports submitted voluntarily regarding cyber attacks on K-12 schools.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act
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