House Study Bill 14 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SORENSEN) A BILL FOR An Act establishing the cybersecurity simulation training 1 center at the Iowa state university of science and 2 technology. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1262YC (2) 90 jda/jh

H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 266.50 Cybersecurity simulation 1 training center. 2 1. The cybersecurity simulation training center is 3 established in the center for cybersecurity innovation 4 and outreach at the Iowa state university of science and 5 technology. 6 2. The cybersecurity simulation training center shall 7 conduct and sponsor research and activities that enable persons 8 to develop strategies to counter cybersecurity threats and 9 mitigate the damage resulting from a cybersecurity attack. 10 3. The cybersecurity simulation training center shall be 11 available to businesses, state agencies, political subdivisions 12 of the state, students, and educators, and shall support all 13 of the following: 14 a. Cybersecurity training exercises. 15 b. Case studies. 16 c. Student events and competitions. 17 d. Training exercises for educators. 18 e. Cybersecurity workforce development. 19 Sec. 2. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor may 20 designate section 266.50, as enacted in this Act, as a new 21 subchapter within chapter 266, entitled “cybersecurity 22 simulation training center”. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill establishes the cybersecurity simulation training 27 center at the Iowa state university of science and technology. 28 The bill requires the center to conduct and sponsor research 29 and activities that enable persons to develop strategies to 30 counter cybersecurity threats and mitigate the damage resulting 31 from a cybersecurity attack. The bill provides that the center 32 shall be available to businesses, state agencies, political 33 subdivisions of the state, students, and educators, and shall 34 support cybersecurity training exercises, case studies, student 35 -1- LSB 1262YC (2) 90 jda/jh 1/ 2

H.F. _____ events and competitions, training exercises for educators, and 1 cybersecurity workforce development. 2 -2- LSB 1262YC (2) 90 jda/jh 2/ 2