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Subcommittee advances cybersecurity internship, clearance-readiness program
Summary
The Career and Workforce Subcommittee voted to report PCS for HB 1081 favorably, a bill Leader Saroy said would create a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance‑readiness program housed in the Department of Commerce.
Leader Saroy told the Career and Workforce Subcommittee that PCS for HB 1081 would establish a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance‑readiness program inside the Department of Commerce.
"This bill creates the cybersecurity experiential experiential internship and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce," Leader Saroy said, briefly outlining the proposal. "That is the bill." The sponsor offered no further details during the subcommittee hearing and closed his remarks.
Committee members asked no questions and there was no public testimony. The clerk conducted a roll call vote and the chair announced 15 yays, 0 nays; the chair declared HB 1081 reported favorably to the next committee.
The bill text and administrative details (including funding sources, eligibility criteria for host employers, and the number of internships to be created) were not provided during the presentation.
Next steps: HB 1081 was reported favorably and will proceed in the legislative process; the committee did not set implementation milestones or a reporting requirement during today's discussion.
