H.B. 42 School Cybersecurity Amendments

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This bill would direct the state cybersecurity commission to write rules setting minimum cybersecurity standards for Utah schools, with a timeline for adopting them. The State School Board, the Cyber Center and UETN, a network and IT provider for school districts, would help carry out those standards to protect student information.

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• 9 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 5, 2026Who voted how
• 70 yes, 2 no, 3 absentFinal House vote · Feb 17, 2026Who voted how
• 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Education Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 25, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Feb 5, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (13 turns)

  1. Committee chair58:05

     Which one are you gonna start with? Item, item number one. Okay. Uh, HB 42, second sub. Whenever you're ready.

  2. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox58:19

     Let me give you, uh, it's not, there you go. And thank you Mr. Chair. I appreciate, uh, the time today. Um, all three of these that you'll hear on the school, uh, security issues are all committee bills that we've had. We brought 'em back to committee because we've had, uh, ongoing negotiation and substitutes. So we wanted to give you a chance to, to hear those. Um, I won't go through too much of it. It's literally the same, uh, cybersecurity standards, um, that we discussed, um, over the, over the interim with, with a few small changes that I'll point out. Um, the operative difference here is that the substitute that I'm speaking to, so I'm gonna speak to the second sub, we adopted it in rules, so we don't need to adopt that sub here. Um, but it, uh, directs the cybersecurity, excuse me, the cybersecurity commission to make the rules that establish the minimum standards, establishes the, a timeline, uh, for that to happen. Um, we are still, um, including, you know, uh, many of the minimum standards. Um, we address, you know, AI glasses. Um, we're referencing two of the other industry known standards, Um, that, uh, that are commonly used. Um, but essentially the state board with the cyber center and UTN are going to work together to follow the direction of the cybersecurity commission to make sure that our kids are, our information is, is appropriately protected across the state, regardless of, uh, the location that they happen to be in. And whether that's in a rural or an urban district. I'm happy to answer any questions. But again, the operative, the biggest part of the change is that we are placing this under the direction of the cybersecurity commission, um, rather than just kind of freewheeling so that those standards are unified across the state and that matches the rest of our cybersecurity posture. Games. That complete your presentation Yep. To the committee for any questions?

  3. Unknown speaker1:00:44speaker not certain

     Um, I have a quick question for you. I'm looking at sub one. I know we're talking sub two. What is, is there a fiscal note in if it is, what is I, I couldn't find it.

  4. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox1:00:57

     Yeah, there's a fiscal note. Original. Um, There it is on the original. It's supposed to be showing up here. As far as the second sub fiscal note, uh, maybe they're struggling to publish still. I Dunno. Would it be similar or the same as the first One? It'd be similar to the first one. And the reality is that money, uh, that we're talking about, and then we'll have to direct that with our appropriations chairs. That's actually, uh, in an RFA that's coming outta the Senate, not necessarily, you know, directly tied to this bill. So that's already been submitted. And, and another cybersecurity bill that I am the house sponsor of coming outta the Senate. So we may need to tie that together in the code. We'll have to see. But since the appropriations chair is sitting on our committee, he can explain exactly how that works, if you'd like.

  5. Committee chair1:02:07

     Would you, like, Sounds like he wants you to.

  6. Unknown speaker1:02:09speaker not certain

     I, well, I gotta see if I, they get the right, I mean, obviously, Uh, all the committees are meeting right now for appropriations, and they'll be developing their recommendations. And those recommendations will go forward to executive appropriations, uh, on February 16th through the 18th. So we will prioritize those funds and, and then, um, make decisions about which bills we're gonna fund and not fund. Right? Yep. Okay. Thanks. Okay.

  7. Committee chair1:02:39

     Uh, anyone from the public would like to speak to this? No. One online. Okay. Seeing none. Back to the Committee for action. There. Light popped up. Representative Shepherd.

  8. Rep. Lisa Shepherd1:03:05

     Thank you. Did we already adopt the sub? Is that

  9. Committee chair1:03:08

     Already? It's already adopted. Thank you. That was adopted. Yeah.

  10. Rep. Lisa Shepherd1:03:10

      Therefore, I'll move that we pass out favorably house Bill 42 School cybersecurity amendments to the house with a favorable recommendation.

  11. Committee chair1:03:21

      Yes. Um, okay. That's in order. Would you like to speak to that? No. No. Okay. Uh, anyone else from the committee to speak to that? No. And to the, the bill sponsor.

  12. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox1:03:33

      I'll waive Thank you.

  13. Committee chair1:03:35

      Back to the maker of the motion waive again. And so we have before us HB four, uh, 42 second substitute. Um, we'll do a voice vote on that. All in favor of passing this out to the floor. Say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Seeing none. That passes unanimously. Um, okay.

• Feb 17, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (38 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)24:23

     Second Substitute House Bill 42 School Cybersecurity Amendments by Representative Wilcox. This bill was held law enforcement and Criminal Justice with the vote. 9 0 2 Representative Wilcox.

  2. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox24:37

     Thank you Mr. Speaker representatives. This is, uh, following on the audit that we just completed, uh, this last year. Um, what we found is that we needed to adopt some basic cybersecurity standards for, uh, our education world. Um, we had at least four major breaches, including the Power Scrolls breach coming on and preceding that audit. Um, I believe that was, uh, seven eight of our districts, um, across the world. There were hundreds of thousands, or excuse me, across the state, um, hundreds of thousands that were co records that were compromised. These are basic minimum standards, uh, that have been put into place. We've negotiated this with State School Board as well as UTEN and all the other interested parties who provide this service. And, uh, I believe it's, uh, the direction that we need to head. Happy to answer any questions if there are any.

  3. Speaker (presiding)25:28

     Representative Wilcox, you had a sub on this. Did you have intentions of adopting that sub? Yeah, go ahead, Representative Hawkins.

  4. Rep. Jon Hawkins25:39

     I'd like to move the sub that under Representative Wilcox name That the third substitute.

  5. Speaker (presiding)25:44

     That's the one. Yeah, That's the one. Thank you. Would You like to speak to that Representative Hawkins?

  6. Rep. Jon Hawkins25:49

     No, I'll waive. Thank you.

  7. Speaker (presiding)25:50

     Representative Wilcox, would you like to tell us what the sub third substitute

  8. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox25:53

     Does? Yeah, it represents the negotiated agreement. Um, and really just changes the, the direction of who's responsible for what. Uh, based on the negotiation for who has to actually implement the training and the standards, you know, what UTEN does versus, you know, what's respons, what the schools are responsible for, et cetera.

  9. Speaker (presiding)26:12

     Thank you, Representative Wilcox. Representative Hawkins. On the motion, uh, to adopt. Third substitute. You waived waive. Thank you, Representative Hawkins. Uh, we'll go to, uh, place that motion. The motion before is the House Adopt third substitute HB 42 on, uh, sorry. Third substitute HB 42 under Representative Wilcox's name. All in favor say aye. A. Aye. Any opposed? Rule That motion passes. The bill has been substituted and before the body for its considerate or for debate. Representative Shelley.

  10. Rep. Troy Shelley26:45

      Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, will the, uh, sponsor yield to a question?

  11. Speaker (presiding)26:48

      Representative Wilcox, will you yield to a question?

  12. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox26:51

      Happy to. Yes. Representative Shelley.

  13. Rep. Troy Shelley26:53

      Thank you. I just don't see a physical note. Do you have any idea what that is?

  14. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox26:58

      Yeah, that should be, um, that's actually zero on this one.

  15. Rep. Troy Shelley27:05

      Okay. Thank You. The new sub.

  16. Speaker (presiding)27:10

      Uh, thank you Representative Shelley. Further discussion to the bill Representative Cutler.

  17. Rep. Paul A. Cutler27:15

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker with a sponsor yield to a couple of questions.

  18. Speaker (presiding)27:18

      Representative Wilcox, will you yield to a series of questions?

  19. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox27:20

      Happy to. Yes. Representative Walter,

  20. Rep. Paul A. Cutler27:22

      Thank you. Is, is this, uh, policy tied to the, uh, RFA? We heard earlier, uh, we have a program for local and, uh, cybersecurity grants that are handled by the cybersecurity center, and there's an effort to bring in the schools and the LEAs to be a part of that program.

  21. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox27:40

      Is, is this related to that? That's correct.

  22. Rep. Paul A. Cutler27:44

      Uh, so the, this would be, uh, to follow on that this would be funded as if, if that RFA was approved, and if that RFA is not approved, what happens?

  23. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox27:56

      So, uh, the backend, I mean that RFA is far more in depth than what we're talking about with these basic minimum standards. Most of this, uh, bill does not, uh, have any fiscal tied to it anyway, but that would definitely support the districts. Um, and I'm, I'm fully supporting that. RFA, um, this one, most of the co most of what we're asking for and what those minimum standards in the, the audit came out don't actually cost anything outside of the initial training. So there, you know, it's like, you know, it's consistently using multifactor authentication and, you know, running through those processes that takes care of 90% of the threats that are coming in. And that's really what we're after.

  24. Rep. Paul A. Cutler28:39

      The thank you Mr. Speaker. The, the first version had a very, uh, a multimillion dollar cost to it. Right. How did, how did you re reduce that By, uh, taking out the services but keeping the standards?

  25. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox28:54

      No. Well, there's different pieces of legislation also in the Senate that are coming across. They're dealing with the exact same issue in some cases. Um, our main interest and the recommendation from, uh, our audit was to make sure that we had the, the relevant standards that could be implemented across the education system. And that's what we focused on here. The implementation here, um, as far as the delivery, uh, removes any of that liability from the districts themselves. So the liability moves to UETN to enforce the security Partnering with the advice of the School Safety Center, USBE and others. Yes.

  26. Rep. Paul A. Cutler29:32

      And the, um, thank you. Is there a delineation between the role of UETN and the Cybersecurity Center?

  27. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox29:38

      Yes. Thank you, Mr.

  28. Speaker (presiding)29:40

      Speaker. Thank you, representative Keller. Further discussion to the bill Representative Hansen.

  29. Rep. Leah Hansen29:49

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a question?

  30. Speaker (presiding)29:51

      Representative Wilcox will yield to a question. Happy to, Yes, representative.

  31. Rep. Leah Hansen29:56

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is there another way to approach this in an effort to protect our children so we don't, um, turn their schools into a high security confinement place?

  32. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox30:07

      Uh, Mr. Speaker, this is, uh, simply the cybersecurity standards and this isn't, uh, anything else. Oh, You're right. My bad. It was just combining it with the other bills that are coming. Um, yeah. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

  33. Speaker (presiding)30:21

      Thank you, Representative Hansen. Further discussion of the bill Representative Boxier.

  34. Rep. Boxier (not matched to roster)30:26

      Mr. Speaker, will the sponsor yield to a question? Representative Wilcox will yield to a question. Sure. Yes. Representative Boxier. Yeah. Thank you. Um, I, earlier this summer, I Uintah the Utah Security Commission or committee, I'm not exactly sure, counsel, whatever it's called. And they were talking about how they're going around and helping, you know, different cities and counties and talking about, um, bringing the schools into kind of their umbrella of services where they help with a bunch of the cybersecurity issues that happen. And I'm, I was just hearing, you know, there's, there's something with the Utah Cybersecurity, but then also UETN. I was wondering if you could explain that a little bit more and Sure. And maybe also why the cybersecurity can't handle all of it, and why UTN is still doing some of it.

  35. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox31:17

      Yeah. Happy to, Mr. Speaker. That's a, that's a good question. And, and some of those kind of, I'll just be frank, some of those kind of turf battles are what we've been negotiating through the, through this process. Um, what, essentially what the responsibility already exists with the districts to keep this information secure. So let's, let's start there. Um, in many cases, we don't have the proper training or the delivery mechanisms to make sure that that actually happens. And that's really what the audit pointed out that we have to take seriously in order to, to keep our kids information secure. Um, the issues with, uh, UTEN and the Cybersecurity Center, um, the intent is that this will be housed, um, accountable to the larger board that oversees all of it. Ultimately. So the, the Utah Cybersecurity Board that oversees the Cybersecurity Center, um, Mr. Speaker will ultimately be the one responsible for implementing these rules. What we are doing is setting the base standards around what those should look like. Now, UTEN for their part, they are essentially the distributor for internet for our entire system. Now, they, that's why they're involved, like it's the backbone of their networks and people that they contract with. Um, that prov actually provides internet and IT services for our school districts. And that's, that's why they're involved. So there's no way to pull this off without involving UTEN. Um, what, where we settled on, uh, again, the, the board that oversees the cyber security center is because they have the wider view of all of those different pieces, and they'll be able to, to work with the USPE and the six Cool Safety Center to make sure that it's actually implemented.

  36. Speaker (presiding)33:08

      Mr. Speaker, Thank you, representative Voxer for further, uh, discussion to the bill, then back chair Representative Wilcox for summation.

  37. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox33:18

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker representatives we're not, uh, telling 'em, you know exactly what they have to do with this. We are simply laying out those basic standards that, uh, our own IT people have told us are required in the schools, uh, in order to keep our kids' information safe. Uh, this is not a theoretical problem. I, I mentioned that there were several, uh, data lease, uh, complete losses in the last year from several school districts, including my own childs, um, that ended up being hackers in Ukraine. So it's not a theoretical dis, it's important that we have those basic standards to keep them their information secure so that when they, we launch them into the future, that they're not also, uh, starting, uh, behind the eight ball. Happy to carry the bill, and I'm gonna ask for your support. Thank you.

  38. Speaker (presiding)34:08

      Thank you. Representative Wilcox voting we'll now be open on third substitute HB 42. Seeing all present, having voted voting Les third, substitute HB 42 passed this body with 70 yes. Votes to no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration. Madam Meeting Clerk,

• Feb 17, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
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  1. Speaker (presiding)25:40

     that under Representative Wilcox name That the third substitute. That's the one. Yeah, That's the one. Thank you. Would You like to speak to that Representative Hawkins?

  2. Rep. Jon Hawkins25:49

     No, I'll waive. Thank you.

  3. Speaker (presiding)25:50

     Representative Wilcox, would you like to tell us what the sub third substitute

  4. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox25:53

     Does? Yeah, it represents the negotiated agreement. Um, and really just changes the, the direction of who's responsible for what. Uh, based on the negotiation for who has to actually implement the training and the standards, you know, what UTEN does versus, you know, what's respons, what the schools are responsible for, et cetera.

  5. Speaker (presiding)26:12

     Thank you, Representative Wilcox. Representative Hawkins. On the motion, uh, to adopt. Third substitute. You waived waive. Thank you, Representative Hawkins. Uh, we'll go to, uh, place that motion. The motion before is the House Adopt third substitute HB 42 on, uh, sorry. Third substitute HB 42 under Representative Wilcox's name. All in favor say aye. A. Aye. Any opposed? Rule That motion passes. The bill has been substituted and before the body for its considerate or for debate. Representative Shelley.

  6. Rep. Shelley26:45

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, will the, uh, sponsor yield to a question?

  7. Speaker (presiding)26:48

     Representative Wilcox, will you yield to a question?

  8. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox26:51

     Happy to. Yes. Representative Shelley.

  9. Rep. Shelley26:53

     Thank you. I just don't see a physical note. Do you have any idea what that is?

  10. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox26:58

      Yeah, that should be, um, that's actually zero on this one.

  11. Rep. Shelley27:05

      Okay. Thank You. The new sub.

  12. Speaker (presiding)27:10

      Uh, thank you Representative Shelley. Further discussion to the bill Representative Cutler.

  13. Rep. Cheryl K. Acton27:15speaker not certain

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker with a sponsor yield to a couple of questions. Representative Wilcox, will you yield to a series of questions?

  14. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox27:20speaker not certain

      Happy to. Yes. Representative Walter,

  15. Rep. R. Neil Walter27:22

      Thank you. Is, is this, uh, policy tied to the, uh, RFA? We heard earlier, uh, we have a program for local and, uh, cybersecurity grants that are handled by the cybersecurity center, and there's an effort to bring in the schools and the LEAs to be a part of that program. Is, is this related to that? That's correct. Uh, so the, this would be, uh, to follow on that this would be funded as if, if that RFA was approved, and if that RFA is not approved, what happens?

  16. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox27:56

      So, uh, the backend, I mean that RFA is far more in depth than what we're talking about with these basic minimum standards. Most of this, uh, bill does not, uh, have any fiscal tied to it anyway, but that would definitely support the districts. Um, and I'm, I'm fully supporting that. RFA, um, this one, most of the co most of what we're asking for and what those minimum standards in the, the audit came out don't actually cost anything outside of the initial training. So there, you know, it's like, you know, it's consistently using multifactor authentication and, you know, running through those processes that takes care of 90% of the threats that are coming in. And that's really what we're after.

  17. Rep. R. Neil Walter28:39

      The thank you Mr. Speaker. The, the first version had a very, uh, a multimillion dollar cost to it. Right. How did, how did you re reduce that By, uh, taking out the services but keeping the standards?

  18. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox28:54

      No. Well, there's different pieces of legislation also in the Senate that are coming across. They're dealing with the exact same issue in some cases. Um, our main interest and the recommendation from, uh, our audit was to make sure that we had the, the relevant standards that could be implemented across the education system. And that's what we focused on here. The implementation here, um, as far as the delivery, uh, removes any of that liability from the districts themselves. So the liability moves to UETN to enforce the security Partnering with the advice of the School Safety Center, USBE and others. Yes.

  19. Rep. R. Neil Walter29:32

      And the, um, thank you. Is there a delineation between the role of UETN and the Cybersecurity Center?

  20. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox29:38speaker not certain

      Yes. Thank you, Mr.

  21. Speaker (presiding)29:40

      Speaker. Thank you, representative Keller. Further discussion to the bill Representative Hansen.

  22. Rep. Leah Hansen29:49

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a question?

  23. Speaker (presiding)29:51

      Representative Wilcox will yield to a question.

  24. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox29:54

      Happy to, Yes, representative.

  25. Rep. Leah Hansen29:56

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is there another way to approach this in an effort to protect our children so we don't, um, turn their schools into a high security confinement place?

  26. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox30:07

      Uh, Mr. Speaker, this is, uh, simply the cybersecurity standards and this isn't, uh, anything else. Oh, You're right. My bad. It was just combining it with the other bills that are coming.

  27. Rep. Leah Hansen30:19

      Um, yeah. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

  28. Speaker (presiding)30:21

      Thank you, Representative Hansen. Further discussion of the bill Representative Boxier.

  29. Unknown speaker (called Representative Boxier)30:26speaker not certain

      Mr. Speaker, will the sponsor yield to a question?

  30. Speaker (presiding)30:28

      Representative Wilcox will yield to a question. Sure. Yes. Representative Boxier.

  31. Unknown speaker (called Representative Boxier)30:31speaker not certain

      Yeah. Thank you. Um, I, earlier this summer, I Uintah the Utah Security Commission or committee, I'm not exactly sure, counsel, whatever it's called. And they were talking about how they're going around and helping, you know, different cities and counties and talking about, um, bringing the schools into kind of their umbrella of services where they help with a bunch of the cybersecurity issues that happen. And I'm, I was just hearing, you know, there's, there's something with the Utah Cybersecurity, but then also UETN. I was wondering if you could explain that a little bit more and Sure. And maybe also why the cybersecurity can't handle all of it, and why UTN is still doing some of it.

  32. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox31:17

      Yeah. Happy to, Mr. Speaker. That's a, that's a good question. And, and some of those kind of, I'll just be frank, some of those kind of turf battles are what we've been negotiating through the, through this process. Um, what, essentially what the responsibility already exists with the districts to keep this information secure. So let's, let's start there. Um, in many cases, we don't have the proper training or the delivery mechanisms to make sure that that actually happens. And that's really what the audit pointed out that we have to take seriously in order to, to keep our kids information secure. Um, the issues with, uh, UTEN and the Cybersecurity Center, um, the intent is that this will be housed, um, accountable to the larger board that oversees all of it. Ultimately. So the, the Utah Cybersecurity Board that oversees the Cybersecurity Center, um, Mr. Speaker will ultimately be the one responsible for implementing these rules. What we are doing is setting the base standards around what those should look like. Now, UTEN for their part, they are essentially the distributor for internet for our entire system. Now, they, that's why they're involved, like it's the backbone of their networks and people that they contract with. Um, that prov actually provides internet and IT services for our school districts. And that's, that's why they're involved. So there's no way to pull this off without involving UTEN. Um, what, where we settled on, uh, again, the, the board that oversees the cyber security center is because they have the wider view of all of those different pieces, and they'll be able to, to work with the USPE and the six Cool Safety Center to make sure that it's actually implemented.

  33. Speaker (presiding)33:08

      Mr. Speaker, Thank you, representative Voxer for further, uh, discussion to the bill, then back chair Representative Wilcox for summation.

  34. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox33:18

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker representatives we're not, uh, telling 'em, you know exactly what they have to do with this. We are simply laying out those basic standards that, uh, our own IT people have told us are required in the schools, uh, in order to keep our kids' information safe. Uh, this is not a theoretical problem. I, I mentioned that there were several, uh, data lease, uh, complete losses in the last year from several school districts, including my own childs, um, that ended up being hackers in Ukraine. So it's not a theoretical dis, it's important that we have those basic standards to keep them their information secure so that when they, we launch them into the future, that they're not also, uh, starting, uh, behind the eight ball. Happy to carry the bill, and I'm gonna ask for your support. Thank you.

  35. Speaker (presiding)34:08

      Thank you. Representative Wilcox voting we'll now be open on third substitute HB 42. Seeing all present, having voted voting Les third, substitute HB 42 passed this body with 70 yes. Votes to no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration. Madam Meeting Clerk,

• Feb 25, 2026 Senate Education Committee▶ Watch
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  1. Chair Johnson3:07:00

     Wilcox is here. Okay. Representative Wilcox. Uh, please, uh, go fast because you might lose members of the committee if you don't. Thank you.

  2. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox3:07:12

     Thank you, Senator. Uh, and Mr. Chair, I appreciate your time tonight, and I won't take a long time. Um, we've been working on this one for the last, uh, couple of years. This directs the cybersecurity commission, uh, to make rules that establish basic cybersecurity standards for our schools. Um, we've had a number of breaches over the last two years, um, totaling about half of all of our school children in the state of Utah that have, whose records have been breached. Um, these standards that we're recommending, and that we are hopeful that'll be adopted by the cybersecurity Commission in consultation with our schools. And the, and the cybersecurity center, UETN will, um, by their, by themselves have the ability to reduce or eliminate 90% of the risk, is what we're told. So I'm happy to answer any questions if there are any. I don't want to take longer than is needful, but they have to, to align with nationally recognized standards. And, um, I just want to point out at the end, this is not like a casual problem. Um, we see it when somebody's hurt physically. We're hyper attentive to that. When our children's records are compromised, they don't feel the pain for a number of years. Often we know what they're worth because they're going for four and five times. Uh, the amount that our records go for when they're stolen electronically by hackers, and, uh, when they're sold on the dark web, they're, they're considered much more valuable. But the kids don't feel that pain until they turn 18 and all of a sudden find out the L $40,000 to someone or, uh, have other issues with that. So, happy to answer any questions, but, uh, that's the substance of the bill. Does That, does that conclude your presentation? Mostly?

  3. Chair Johnson3:08:56

     Yeah. Okay. We're gonna come back to the committee for clarifying questions. None. Okay. Members of the audience, anyone wanna speak to this Bill? Is there anyone line? Okay. We're gonna come back to the Committee for Action.

  4. Sen. Heidi Balderree3:09:15

     Senator Baldry, go ahead. I recommend that we pass out with a favorable recommendation. House Bill 42, substitute three to the full body of the Senate.

  5. Chair Johnson3:09:24

     Okay. So the motion is to send out, uh, third substitute HB 42 with a favorable recommendation. Any discussion? That motion? Seeing none, I'll come back to you. Representative Wilcox.

  6. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox3:09:38

     Thank you. There is one important thing that I didn't mention in my, in my comments that I wanted, that I wanna make sure is on the record. Adding LEA membership to the cybersecurity commission is critical. Right now, there isn't any, and that has been a point of contention all along the way, but without the requirement that we have in this bill where we're adding a district representative and a charter school representative, we're gonna miss stuff. We're gonna miss that connection to the people who are actually charged with keeping our children's data safe. Who are the people that are the reason why we ran this in the first place, who raised their hand and said, we're missing this on school safety. That threat, including, remember, access to where children are, where they're at, at any given time of the day, their names, their data, all of that stuff is at risk if we do not include those voices. So, Thank You. I've got it on the record now. Please vote for it. Thank you. Thank You.

  7. Sen. Heidi Balderree3:10:30

     Senator Baldry. Thank you for bringing that up. I appreciate that. Inclusion. It's extremely important. Thank you. And I, so, and go ahead and that's it. Okay.

  8. Chair Johnson3:10:42

     So the motion is to send out third substitute HB 42 with favorable Recommendation School Cybersecurity amendments. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Chair rules? That is unanimous. I'll take one more motion. Motion to adjourn. Motion to adjourn. All in favor? Favor you committee. Aye. Aye. Thank you.

  9. Unknown speaker3:11:05speaker not certain

     I'll just, that's your pre reports. We also have to, I know.