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Establishing the cybersecurity simulation training center at the Iowa state university of science and technology, and making appropriations
Sponsored by the Senate Technology Committee
Topics:State budgetHigher educationTechnology & privacy
Same legislation: SSB 1160
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 15, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 23, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 Iowa State University will host a new center focused on training people to fight cyberattacks and protect digital information. This center will offer research, student competitions, and training for businesses, schools, and government agencies. To help get this started, the state is providing $2.5 million in funding.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes the cybersecurity simulation training center at the Iowa state university of science and technology. The bill requires the center to conduct and sponsor research and activities that enable persons to develop strategies to counter cybersecurity threats and mitigate the damage resulting from a cybersecurity attack. The bill provides that the center shall be available to businesses, state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, students, and educators, and shall support cybersecurity training exercises, case studies, student events and competitions, training exercises for educators, and cybersecurity workforce development. 5 million from the general fund of the state to the state board of regents for FY 2023-2024 for purposes of the center. The bill provides that if these moneys remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close the fiscal year, the moneys shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure until the close of FY 2025-2026.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 27, 2023. On March 22, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
- Sen. J. Taylor
- Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink REmail
- Sen. Cindy Winckler DEmail
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- HF 2361 Establishing the cybersecurity simulation training center at the Iowa state university of …89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2555 · very similarCleared committee
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- HF 139 Establishing the cybersecurity simulation training center at the Iowa state university of …90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 698Nearly identical
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