Senate panel advances bill to create state grants for local cybersecurity

Feb 20, 2025

The committee heard testimony and adopted amendments to Senate File 379, a bill to establish one-time state grants to help counties, cities and qualifying townships shore up cybersecurity; testifiers described gaps in baseline protections for smaller local governments and recommended MNIT administer the program.

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Senate File 379, a proposal to establish a state-funded grant program to help counties, cities and eligible townships improve cybersecurity, was presented to a Minnesota Senate committee and advanced with two adopted amendments.

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