Senate Bill S2564

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of education to provide annual notifications to school districts to combat cyber crime

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Current 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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2023-S2564 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7001
2021-2022: S348

2023-S2564 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of education to provide annual notifications to school districts to combat cyber crime.

2023-S2564 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2564 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2564
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  annual  notifications
   to school districts to combat cyber crime
 
   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. CYBER CRIME NOTIFICATION. 1. ANNUALLY, ON OR BEFORE JULY FIRST,
 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE DATA  PROTECTION  OFFICER,  DIRECTOR  OF
 INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY OR OTHER HEAD OF DATA AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
 SERVICES FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THIS STATE. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL
 INCLUDE:
   (A) A REMINDER OF THE STRATEGIES AND  BEST  PRACTICES  THAT  ARE  MOST
 EFFECTIVE IN COMBATTING CYBER CRIME; AND
   (B)  A  COPY  OF  THE "FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
 CYBERSECURITY VERSION 1.1" PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STAND-
 ARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ON APRIL 16, 2018.
   2. THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION  SHALL
 BE DELIVERED BY EMAIL TO THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03227-01-3



              

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