HF 632: 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.

Senate subcommittee · named April 4, 2023

• Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
• Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@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. March 6, 2023Filed in the House
2. March 16, 2023Passed the House, 96–0
3. March 20, 2023Arrived in the Senate
4. March 21, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Webster and Weiner
5. March 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 29, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 3, 2023Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
8. April 4, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Dotzler and Koelker