K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021 This bill requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to study the cybersecurity risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop recommendations that include cybersecurity guidelines designed to assist schools in facing those risks. The use of such recommendations shall be voluntary. The study must evaluate the challenges that schools face in securing (1) information systems owned, leased, or relied upon by those schools; and (2) sensitive student and employee records. Further, the bill requires CISA to (1) develop an online training toolkit designed for school officials; and (2) make available on the Department of Homeland Security website the study's findings, the cybersecurity guidelines, and the toolkit.

LOBBYING ON THIS BILL

29 federal lobbying reports name this bill in their activity descriptions · LDA disclosures

WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL7 reports

OCEAN CONSERVANCY7 reports

EARTHJUSTICE6 reports

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES5 reports

SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW2 reports

CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC ON BEHALF OF WORLD SHIPPING COUNCIL2 reports

⟳ The revolving door — lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles

Anthony HobbsLegislative Director - Rep. Carol Shea-Porterfor CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES

William TrangheseLegislative Assistant, Communications Director, Chief of Staff - Rep. Richard Nealfor CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES

Stephen SchimaLaura Esquivel was added as a new lobbyist as a mistake on initial Q4 2023 filing; this amended filing is to correct thatfor EARTHJUSTICE

Martin HaydenEPA Administrator; EPA Deputy Administrator; EPA Principal Assistant Administrator for OAR; Deputy Assistant Administrator for Stationary Sources,OAR;for EARTHJUSTICE

“Covered position” is the former government job lobbyists must disclose by law (LDA §4). Prior service is stated on the filings; it carries no implication of wrongdoing. Full revolving-door board →

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