Assembly Bill A4640

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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  • 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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2021-A4640 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S348
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7001
2023-2024: S2564

2021-A4640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A4640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4640
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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.
                                                            LBD01524-01-1

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