SECTION 1. The Secretary of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a school district cyber crime prevention program to provide school districts with information on strategies, best practices and programs offering training and assistance in the prevention of cyber crimes in school districts.

SECTION 2. The school district cyber crime prevention services program, directly and in conjunction with other departments and agencies of the state, federal agencies or local governments, shall provide school districts with access to the following services: (a) information on strategies, best practices and programs offering training and assistance in the prevention of cyber crimes in school districts or otherwise affecting school districts, including, but not limited to: hacking, phishing and the use of viruses, malware and Denial of Service attacks; (b) information on eligibility and applications for financial assistance for school district cyber crime prevention services; (c) information on eligibility and applications for other programs of financial assistance for school district cyber crime prevention that may from time to time be available from the state, federal agencies or local governments; (d) information on protecting the assets of school districts from cyber crime, including risk reduction strategies and insurance availability; and (e) information on responses to cyber crime, including reporting of cyber crimes, submitting insurance claims and cyber crime victim assistance programs.

SECTION 3. The school district cyber crime prevention services program shall, with the assistance of other appropriate state agencies, identify issues relating to cyber crime affecting school districts and assist DESE in making recommendations for legislative, regulatory and programmatic actions to address such issues.