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| 8 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 8 | | relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information |
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| 11 | 9 | | Resources regarding cybersecurity. |
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| 12 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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| 14 | 12 | | amended by adding Sections 2054.0591 and 2054.0592 to read as |
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| 15 | 13 | | follows: |
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| 16 | 14 | | Sec. 2054.0591. CYBERSECURITY REPORT. (a) Not later than |
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| 17 | 15 | | November 15 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit |
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| 18 | 16 | | to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house |
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| 19 | 17 | | of representatives, and the standing committee of each house of the |
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| 20 | 18 | | legislature with primary jurisdiction over state government |
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| 21 | 19 | | operations a report identifying preventive and recovery efforts the |
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| 22 | 20 | | state can undertake to improve cybersecurity in this state. The |
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| 23 | 21 | | report must include: |
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| 24 | 22 | | (1) an assessment of the resources available to |
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| 25 | 23 | | address the operational and financial impacts of a cybersecurity |
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| 26 | 24 | | event; |
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| 27 | 25 | | (2) a review of existing statutes regarding |
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| 28 | 26 | | cybersecurity and information resources technologies; |
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| 29 | 27 | | (3) recommendations for legislative action to |
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| 30 | 28 | | increase the state's cybersecurity and protect against adverse |
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| 31 | 29 | | impacts from a cybersecurity event; |
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| 32 | 30 | | (4) an evaluation of the costs and benefits of |
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| 33 | 31 | | cybersecurity insurance; and |
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| 34 | 32 | | (5) an evaluation of tertiary disaster recovery |
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| 35 | 33 | | options. |
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| 36 | 34 | | (b) The department or a recipient of a report under this |
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| 37 | 35 | | section may redact or withhold information confidential under |
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| 38 | 36 | | Chapter 552, including Section 552.139, or other state or federal |
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| 39 | 37 | | law that is contained in the report in response to a request under |
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| 40 | 38 | | Chapter 552 without the necessity of requesting a decision from the |
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| 41 | 39 | | attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552. |
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| 42 | 40 | | Sec. 2054.0592. CYBERSECURITY EMERGENCY FUNDING. If a |
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| 43 | 41 | | cybersecurity event creates a need for emergency funding, the |
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| 44 | 42 | | department may request that the governor or Legislative Budget |
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| 45 | 43 | | Board make a proposal under Chapter 317 to provide funding to manage |
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| 46 | 44 | | the operational and financial impacts from the cybersecurity event. |
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| 47 | 45 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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