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Committee hears 'Hacker Act' to fund statewide K‑12 cybersecurity, seeks $10 million annual appropriation
Summary
Senator Wendy DeBoer introduced LB599, the Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity for K‑12 Education Resources Act, which would require cyber readiness assessments, provide statewide implementation teams through ESUs and request $10 million a year to improve cybersecurity across Nebraska schools.
Senator Wendy DeBoer introduced LB599, the Hol istic Approach to Cybersecurity for K‑12 Education Resources Act, saying the bill would create a statewide framework and funding mechanism to strengthen cybersecurity across Nebraska public and private schools and educational service units (ESUs).
The measure would require districts to complete a cybersecurity readiness assessment to be eligible for funding, direct the Department of Education working with the ESU Coordinating Council and the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) to develop a model cybersecurity policy and framework, create a team under the ESUCC to assist districts with implementation and training, adopt digital citizenship standards, and establish a student career pipeline program. Senator DeBoer said LB599 “seeks to address cyber security issues for public and private schools and educational service units in Nebraska” and presented the bill as a scalable program that would request $10,000,000 in…
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