Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act

United States118th CongressHR-2845House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 25, 2023

Summary

Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act This bill establishes resources and a program to address cybersecurity of elementary and secondary schools. First, the bill directs the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to establish an information exchange to disseminate information, best practices, training, and resources to improve cybersecurity in elementary and secondary schools. In addition, CISA must establish a registry to track cyber incidents affecting information technology systems that are owned or managed by schools and educational agencies. Schools and educational agencies may voluntarily submit information to the registry. Finally, the bill requires CISA to establish a program to address cybersecurity threats to school information systems.

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S-1191: Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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