Senate Bill S7003

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the school district cyber crime prevention services program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S7003 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115, Ed L; amd §16-m, UDC Act; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S349
2023-2024: S2563

2019-S7003 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the school district cyber crime prevention services program to provide school districts with information on strategies, best practices and programs offering training and assistance in the prevention of cyber crimes in school districts or otherwise affecting school districts; further provides that information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance be made available to school districts; authorizes the New York state urban development corporation to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and grants to school districts for the purpose of preventing cyber crimes against school districts.

2019-S7003 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7003 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7003
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, the New York state urban  development
   corporation  act and the executive law, in relation to school district
   cyber crime prevention services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 115 to
 read as follows:
   §  115.  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  CYBER CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM. 1.
 THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
 CYBER CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM.
   2.  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  CYBER  CRIME  PREVENTION  SERVICES PROGRAM,
 DIRECTLY AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES  OF  THE
 STATE,  FEDERAL  AGENCIES  OR  LOCAL  GOVERNMENTS,  SHALL PROVIDE SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS WITH ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
   (A) INFORMATION ON STRATEGIES, BEST PRACTICES  AND  PROGRAMS  OFFERING
 TRAINING  AND  ASSISTANCE  IN  THE  PREVENTION OF CYBER CRIMES IN SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS OR OTHERWISE AFFECTING SCHOOL DISTRICTS,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO:  HACKING,  PHISHING AND THE USE OF VIRUSES, MALWARE AND DOS
 ATTACKS;
   (B) INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL  ASSIST-
 ANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CYBER CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES UNDER PARAGRAPH
 (O)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION SIXTEEN-M OF SECTION ONE OF CHAPTER
 ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT;
   (C) INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS FOR OTHER PROGRAMS  OF
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT CYBER CRIME PREVENTION THAT MAY
 FROM TIME TO TIME BE AVAILABLE FROM THE STATE, FEDERAL AGENCIES OR LOCAL
 GOVERNMENTS;
   (D)  INFORMATION  ON  PROTECTING  THE  ASSETS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM
 CYBER CRIME, INCLUDING RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES  AND  INSURANCE  AVAIL-
 ABILITY; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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