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House File 2361 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1establishing the cybersecurity simulation training
2center at the Iowa state university of science and
3technology, and making appropriations.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 266.50 Cybersecurity simulation
2training center.
31. The cybersecurity simulation training center is
4established in the center for cybersecurity innovation
5and outreach at the Iowa state university of science and
6technology.
72. The cybersecurity simulation training center shall
8conduct and sponsor research and activities that enable persons
9to develop strategies to counter cybersecurity threats and
10mitigate the damage resulting from a cybersecurity attack.
113. The cybersecurity simulation training center shall be
12available to businesses, state agencies, political subdivisions
13of the state, students, and educators, and shall support all
14of the following:
15a. Cybersecurity training exercises.
16b. Case studies.
17c. Student events and competitions.
18d. Training exercises for educators.
19e. Cybersecurity workforce development.
20 Sec. 2. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS — CYBERSECURITY SIMULATION
21TRAINING CENTER — APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from
22the general fund of the state to the state board of regents for
23the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30,
242023, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
25to be used for the purposes designated:
26For purposes of the cybersecurity simulation training
27center at the Iowa state university of science and technology
28established pursuant to section 266.50, as enacted in this Act:
.................................................. $292,500,000
30Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
31section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
32the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
33expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
34fiscal year that begins July 1, 2024.
35 Sec. 3. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor may
-1-1designate section 266.50, as enacted in this Act, as a new
2subchapter within chapter 266, entitled “cybersecurity
3simulation training center”.
4EXPLANATION
5The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
6the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
7This bill establishes the cybersecurity simulation training
8center at the Iowa state university of science and technology.
9The bill requires the center to conduct and sponsor research
10and activities that enable persons to develop strategies to
11counter cybersecurity threats and mitigate the damage resulting
12from a cybersecurity attack. The bill provides that the center
13shall be available to businesses, state agencies, political
14subdivisions of the state, students, and educators, and shall
15support cybersecurity training exercises, case studies, student
16events and competitions, training exercises for educators, and
17cybersecurity workforce development.
18The bill appropriates $2.5 million from the general fund to
19the state board of regents for FY 2022-2023 for purposes of the
20center. Any moneys that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
21the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
22available for expenditure for the center until the close of FY
232024-2025.
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2center at the Iowa state university of science and
3technology, and making appropriations.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 266.50 Cybersecurity simulation
2training center.
31. The cybersecurity simulation training center is
4established in the center for cybersecurity innovation
5and outreach at the Iowa state university of science and
6technology.
72. The cybersecurity simulation training center shall
8conduct and sponsor research and activities that enable persons
9to develop strategies to counter cybersecurity threats and
10mitigate the damage resulting from a cybersecurity attack.
113. The cybersecurity simulation training center shall be
12available to businesses, state agencies, political subdivisions
13of the state, students, and educators, and shall support all
14of the following:
15a. Cybersecurity training exercises.
16b. Case studies.
17c. Student events and competitions.
18d. Training exercises for educators.
19e. Cybersecurity workforce development.
20 Sec. 2. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS — CYBERSECURITY SIMULATION
21TRAINING CENTER — APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from
22the general fund of the state to the state board of regents for
23the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30,
242023, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
25to be used for the purposes designated:
26For purposes of the cybersecurity simulation training
27center at the Iowa state university of science and technology
28established pursuant to section 266.50, as enacted in this Act:
.................................................. $292,500,000
30Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
31section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
32the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
33expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
34fiscal year that begins July 1, 2024.
35 Sec. 3. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor may
-1-1designate section 266.50, as enacted in this Act, as a new
2subchapter within chapter 266, entitled “cybersecurity
3simulation training center”.
4EXPLANATION
5The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
6the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
7This bill establishes the cybersecurity simulation training
8center at the Iowa state university of science and technology.
9The bill requires the center to conduct and sponsor research
10and activities that enable persons to develop strategies to
11counter cybersecurity threats and mitigate the damage resulting
12from a cybersecurity attack. The bill provides that the center
13shall be available to businesses, state agencies, political
14subdivisions of the state, students, and educators, and shall
15support cybersecurity training exercises, case studies, student
16events and competitions, training exercises for educators, and
17cybersecurity workforce development.
18The bill appropriates $2.5 million from the general fund to
19the state board of regents for FY 2022-2023 for purposes of the
20center. Any moneys that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
21the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
22available for expenditure for the center until the close of FY
232024-2025.
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