Subcommittee backs bill to codify local government cybersecurity grant program
The Education Administration Subcommittee unanimously reported CS for HB 1085 favorably after Representative Miller said the bill would codify a grant program that has helped secure more than 200 local governments and addresses resource gaps in smaller jurisdictions.
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Representative Miller on behalf of the bill told the Education Administration Subcommittee that the cybersecurity grant program for local governments is “one of the most successful IT programs in Florida's history.” He said many rural or fiscally constrained counties lack staff or funds to secure systems that interact with state networks and that the grant program has secured more than 200 local governments in its first two years.
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