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Authorizing the expenditure of funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund for certain cybersecurity purposes
Sponsored by the House Economic Growth and Technology Committee
Topics:K–12 educationTechnology & privacy
Same legislation: HF 452
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2023
- Done: House committeeMarch 2, 2023
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 16, 202396–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 29, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary School districts can now use certain education funds to buy and improve computer systems that protect against cyberattacks. This change allows schools to spend money on technology meant to stop hackers from accessing or disrupting their private information.1
Read the official explanation
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. It hasn’t reported yet.
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