S257 - Appropriations Act of 2017. (SL 2017-57)

Overview: S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23A, as amended by S.L. 2017-197, Sec. 2.2, requires the State Board of Education and the Department of Public Instruction, in collaboration with the Friday Institute at North Carolina State University, to expand the School Connectivity Initiative client network engineering to include cybersecurity and risk management services supporting local school administrative units and charter schools. The expansion must include continuous monitoring and risk assessment, security advisory and consulting services, and security training and education services.

This section became effective July 1, 2017.