Florida Senate - 2024                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
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             03/05/2024 06:58 PM       .      03/07/2024 05:09 PM       
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       Senator Collins moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 1004.444, Florida Statutes, is amended
    6  to read:
    7         1004.444 Florida Center for Cybersecurity.—
    8         (1) The Florida Center for Cybersecurity, which may also be
    9  referred to as “Cyber Florida,” is established within the
   10  University of South Florida, under the direction of the
   11  president of the university or the president’s designee.
   12         (2) The mission and goals of the center are to:
   13         (a) Position Florida as the national leader in
   14  cybersecurity and its related workforce primarily through
   15  advancing and funding education and, research and development
   16  initiatives in cybersecurity and related fields, with a
   17  secondary emphasis on, and community engagement and
   18  cybersecurity awareness.
   19         (b) Assist in the creation of jobs in the state’s
   20  cybersecurity industry and enhance the existing cybersecurity
   21  workforce through education, research, applied science, and
   22  engagements and partnerships with the private and military
   23  sectors.
   24         (c) Act as a cooperative facilitator for state business and
   25  higher education communities to share cybersecurity knowledge,
   26  resources, and training.
   27         (d) Seek out research and development agreements and other
   28  partnerships with major military installations and affiliated
   29  contractors to assist, when possible, in homeland cybersecurity
   30  defense initiatives.
   31         (e) Attract cybersecurity companies and jobs to this the
   32  state, with an emphasis on the defense, finance, health care,
   33  transportation, and utility sectors.
   34         (f) Conduct, fund, and facilitate research and applied
   35  science that leads to the creation of new technologies and
   36  software packages that have military and civilian applications
   37  and that can be transferred for military and homeland defense
   38  purposes or for sale or use in the private sector.
   39         (3) Upon receiving a request for assistance from the
   40  Department of Management Services, the Florida Digital Service,
   41  or another state agency, the center is authorized, but may not
   42  be compelled by the agency, to conduct, consult on, or otherwise
   43  assist any state-funded initiatives related to:
   44         (a) Cybersecurity training, professional development, and
   45  education for state and local government employees, including
   46  school districts and the judicial branch; and
   47         (b) Increasing the cybersecurity effectiveness of the
   48  state’s and local governments’ technology platforms and
   49  infrastructure, including school districts and the judicial
   50  branch.
   51         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.
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   53  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   54  And the title is amended as follows:
   55         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   56  and insert:
   57                        A bill to be entitled                      
   58         An act relating to cybersecurity; amending s.
   59         1004.444, F.S.; providing that the Florida Center for
   60         Cybersecurity may also be referred to as “Cyber
   61         Florida”; providing that the center is established
   62         under the direction of the president of the University
   63         of South Florida, or his or her designee; revising the
   64         mission and goals of the center; authorizing the
   65         center to take certain actions relating to certain
   66         initiatives; providing an effective date.