Sec. 3. K-12 EDUCATION CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVE
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## SEC. 3 K-12 EDUCATION CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVE ###
(a)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Cybersecurity risk The term “cybersecurity risk” has the meaning given the term in section 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 659). ####
(2)Director The term “Director” means the Director of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. ####
(3)Information system The term “information system” has the meaning given the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. ####
(4)K-12 educational institution The term “K-12 educational institution” means an elementary school or a secondary school, as those terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). ###
(b)Study ####
(1)In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in accordance with subsection (g)(1), shall conduct a study on the specific cybersecurity risks facing K-12 educational institutions that— #####
(A)analyzes how identified cybersecurity risks specifically impact K-12 educational institutions; #####
(B)includes an evaluation of the challenges K-12 educational institutions face in— ######
(i)securing— ######
(I)information systems owned, leased, or relied upon by K-12 educational institutions; and ######
(II)sensitive student and employee records; and ######
(ii)implementing cybersecurity protocols; #####
(C)identifies cybersecurity challenges relating to remote learning; and #####
(D)evaluates the most accessible ways to communicate cybersecurity recommendations and tools. ####
(2)Congressional briefing Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide a Congressional briefing on the study conducted under paragraph (1). ###
(c)Cybersecurity Recommendations Not later than 60 days after the completion of the study required under subsection (b)(1), the Director, in accordance with subsection (g)(1), shall develop recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to assist K-12 educational institutions in facing the cybersecurity risks described in subsection (b)(1), using the findings of the study. ###
(d)Online Training Toolkit Not later than 120 days after the completion of the development of the recommendations required under subsection (c), the Director shall develop an online training toolkit designed for officials at K-12 educational institutions to— ####
(1)educate the officials about the cybersecurity recommendations developed under subsection (c); and ####
(2)provide strategies for the officials to implement the recommendations developed under subsection (c). ###
(e)Public Availability The Director shall make available on the website of the Department of Homeland Security with other information relating to school safety the following: ####
(1)The findings of the study conducted under subsection (b)(1). ####
(2)The cybersecurity recommendations developed under subsection (c). ####
(3)The online training toolkit developed under subsection (d). ###
(f)Voluntary Use The use of the cybersecurity recommendations developed under
(c)by K-12 educational institutions shall be voluntary. ###
(g)Consultation ####
(1)In general In the course of the conduction of the study required under subsection (b)(1) and the development of the recommendations required under subsection (c), the Director shall consult with individuals and entities focused on cybersecurity and education, as appropriate, including— #####
(A)teachers; #####
(B)school administrators; #####
(C)Federal agencies; #####
(D)non-Federal cybersecurity entities with experience in education issues; and #####
(E)private sector organizations. ####
(2)Inapplicability of faca The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C App.) shall not apply to any consultation under paragraph (1).
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