Offers K-12 schools new tools and training to fight cyberattacks and protect student data.
This bill would create new federal programs to help K-12 schools and educational agencies improve their cybersecurity. It would set up a website for sharing best practices, a voluntary system for reporting cyber incidents, and a program to provide schools with cybersecurity tools and training. These changes aim to better protect students' online privacy and school information systems from threats like ransomware.
Today, there isn't a specific federal program or dedicated information exchange managed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) focused solely on K-12 cybersecurity. If this bill passes, CISA would establish a public website for cybersecurity information, a voluntary registry for cyber incidents affecting schools, and a program to deploy cybersecurity tools and training to K-12 schools. The bill sets aside $10 million for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to fund these efforts.
S 5098 · 119th Congress · July 23, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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