| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to cybersecurity; amending s. 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1004.444, F.S.; providing that the Florida Center for 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Cybersecurity may also be referred to as "Cyber 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Florida"; providing that the center is established 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | under the direction of the president of the University 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | of South Florida, or his or her designee; revising the 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | mission and goals of the center; authorizing the 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | center to take certain actions relating to cer tain 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | initiatives; providing an effective date. 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 1. Section 1004.444, Florida Statutes, is amended 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | to read: 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1004.444 Florida Center for Cybersecurity. — 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (1) The Florida Center for Cybersecurity, which may also 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | be referred to as "Cyber Florida," is established within the 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | University of South Florida , under the direction of the 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | president of the university or the president's designee . 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) The mission and goals of the center are to: 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (a) Position Florida as the national leader in 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | cybersecurity and its related workforce primarily through 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | advancing and funding education and, research and development 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | initiatives in cybersecurity and related fields, with a 25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 51 | 51 | | secondary emphasis on , and community engagement and 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | cybersecurity awareness . 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (b) Assist in the creation of jobs in the state's 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | cybersecurity industry and enhance the existing cybersecurity 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | workforce through education, research, applied science, and 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | engagements and partnerships with the private and military 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | sectors. 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | (c) Act as a cooperative facilitator for state business 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | and higher education communities to share cybersecurity 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | knowledge, resources, and training. 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (d) Seek out research and development agreements and other 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | partnerships with major military installations and affiliated 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | contractors to assist, when possible, in homeland cybersecurity 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | defense initiatives. 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (e) Attract cybersecurity companies and jobs to this the 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | state, with an emphasis on the defense, finance, health care, 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | transportation, and utility sectors. 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | (f) Conduct, fund, and facilitate research and applied 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | science that leads to the creation of new technologies and 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | software packages that have military and civilian applications 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | and that can be transferred for military a nd homeland defense 46 |
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| 72 | 72 | | purposes or for sale or use in the private sector. 47 |
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| 73 | 73 | | (3) Upon receiving a request for assistance from the 48 |
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| 74 | 74 | | Department of Management Services, the Florida Digital Service, 49 |
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| 75 | 75 | | or another state agency, the center is authorized, but may not 50 |
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| 88 | 88 | | be compelled by the agency, to conduct, consult on, or otherwise 51 |
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| 89 | 89 | | assist any state-funded initiatives related to: 52 |
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| 90 | 90 | | (a) Cybersecurity training, professional development, and 53 |
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| 91 | 91 | | education for state and local government employees, including 54 |
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| 92 | 92 | | school districts and the judicial branch; and 55 |
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| 93 | 93 | | (b) Increasing the cybersecurity effectiveness of the 56 |
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| 94 | 94 | | state's and local governments' technology platforms and 57 |
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| 95 | 95 | | infrastructure, including school districts and the judicial 58 |
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| 96 | 96 | | branch. 59 |
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| 97 | 97 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 60 |
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