Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act
The Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act creates a new public website and database to help schools and school districts find cybersecurity tools, training, and federal funding opportunities. It also establishes a voluntary registry where schools can report cyber incidents to help identify trends and improve national monitoring. Additionally, the bill authorizes a program to deploy specific cybersecurity strategies and services to protect school systems from threats like ransomware. The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is tasked with running these initiatives in partnership with various government agencies and school leaders. Congress has authorized $10 million for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to fund these efforts.
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Introduced Jul 23, 2026
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