Law enforcement and cybersecurity firms are currently investigating to see if the student data was compromised by the vendor used in 43 states.

Columbia State Community College's networks and devices were forced offline after an employee opened a malicious email earlier this month.

Gov. Bill Lee says the initiative would bolster the technology workforce and help develop new computer science standards and teacher training.

At least one state — Tennessee — plans to hire a different online assessment provider following outages earlier in the year.