S. 1917: K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-27 · Education · Latest: Became Public Law No: 117-47.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 117-47. (final step reached)
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Official title

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1917, K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (2021-07-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Rick Scott (R-FL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] reported raising $303,094 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1917.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s1917 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117