HF 452: Authorizing the expenditure of funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund for certain cybersecurity purposes

What it does

This bill modifies the definition of “school infrastructure” for purposes of a school district’s authorized expenditure of funds from the secure an advanced vision for education fund to include the acquisition, development, and improvement of school information systems to protect against a cybersecurity event. The bill defines “cybersecurity event” to mean an event resulting in unauthorized access to, or the disruption or misuse of, an information system or nonpublic information stored on an information system.

House subcommittee · named February 28, 2023

• Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Chad Ingels (R) · chad.ingels@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 27, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Economic Growth and Technology committee
2. February 28, 2023House subcommittee named: Sorensen, Ingels and Staed
3. March 1, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. March 2, 2023Approved by the House committee
5. March 6, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 632
6. March 16, 2023Withdrawn