| 1 | 1 | | 84R4433 TSR-D |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | By: Sanford H.B. No. 852 |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | relating to the creation of a joint interim committee to study and |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | make recommendations regarding the storage of biometric |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | identifiers. |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. INTERIM COMMITTEE; STUDY; REPORT. (a) A joint |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | interim committee is created to study and review the methods by |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | which state agencies store biometric identifiers. |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | (b) The study must consider: |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | (1) the level of security currently provided by state |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | agencies to biometric identifiers stored by the agencies; |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | (2) what changes, if any, should be made to ensure that |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | biometric identifiers are stored in a manner that provides the |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | greatest level of security; and |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | (3) if the committee determines that an increase in |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | the level of security provided to biometric identifiers stored by |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | state agencies is warranted, whether additional funds are necessary |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | to increase security to an acceptable level. |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | (c) The committee is composed of: |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | (1) three senators appointed by the lieutenant |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | governor, one of whom the lieutenant governor shall designate as |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | cochair of the committee; and |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | (2) four state representatives appointed by the |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | speaker of the house of representatives, one of whom the speaker |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | shall designate as cochair of the committee. |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | (d) The committee shall convene at least twice at the call |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | of the cochairs. |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | (e) The committee has all other powers and duties provided |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | to a special or select committee by the rules of the senate and |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees on |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | administration. |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | (f) Not later than December 1, 2016, the committee shall |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | report the committee's findings and recommendations to the members |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | of the legislature. The committee shall include in its |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | recommendations specific statutory and rule changes that appear |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | necessary from the results of the committee's study. |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | (g) Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | this Act, the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | representatives shall appoint the members of the committee created |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | under this section. |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | (h) The Texas Legislative Council shall provide any |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | necessary staff and resources to the committee created under this |
|---|
| 49 | 49 | | section. |
|---|
| 50 | 50 | | SECTION 2. ABOLITION OF COMMITTEE. The committee is |
|---|
| 51 | 51 | | abolished and this Act expires March 1, 2017. |
|---|
| 52 | 52 | | SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
|---|
| 53 | 53 | | 1, 2015. |
|---|