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Talawanda City hears cybersecurity briefing; Ohio law will require formal cyber program by July 2026
Summary
Mark Hopkins, chief technology officer of the Southwest Ohio Computer Association, told the Talawanda City School District board on Sept. 11 that the district must treat cyber security as an ongoing program and meet new Ohio reporting and program requirements under House Bill 96 and Senate Bill 29.
Mark Hopkins, chief technology officer of the Southwest Ohio Computer Association, told the Talawanda City School District board on Sept. 11 that the district must treat cyber security as an ongoing program rather than a one-time project and meet new state reporting and program requirements.
Hopkins, addressing the board and district staff, said Ohio House Bill 96 requires school districts to adopt a formal cyber security framework by July 1, 2026, and triggers new incident-notification deadlines: the Ohio Cyber Incident Center must be notified within seven days of a qualifying event and the state auditor within 30 days. Hopkins also described Senate Bill 29’s data-privacy provisions that expand district obligations when third-party vendors have access to student records.
"We have to accept that we're never going to be there and we're never going to be done…
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