85R7997 AAF-D
By: Blanco H.B. No. 1605
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information
Resources regarding cybersecurity.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
amended by adding Sections 2054.0591 and 2054.0592 to read as
follows:
Sec. 2054.0591. CYBERSECURITY REPORT. Not later than
August 31 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit
to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the legislature a
report identifying preventive and recovery efforts the state can
undertake to improve cybersecurity in this state. The report must
include:
(1) an assessment of the resources available to
address the operational and financial impacts of a cybersecurity
event;
(2) a review of existing statutes regarding
cybersecurity and information resources technologies;
(3) recommendations for legislative action to
increase the state's cybersecurity and protect against adverse
impacts from a cybersecurity event;
(4) an evaluation of the costs and benefits of
cybersecurity insurance; and
(5) an evaluation of tertiary disaster recovery
options.
Sec. 2054.0592. CYBERSECURITY EMERGENCY FUNDING. If a
cybersecurity event creates a need for emergency funding, the
department may request that the governor or Legislative Budget
Board make a proposal under Chapter 317 to provide funding to manage
the operational and financial impacts from the cybersecurity event.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.