S.B. No. 851
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the cybersecurity council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2054.512(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) The cybersecurity council must include:
(1) one member who is an employee of the office of the
governor;
(2) one member of the senate appointed by the
lieutenant governor;
(3) one member of the house of representatives
appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; [and]
(4) one member who is an employee of the Elections
Division of the Office of the Secretary of State; and
(5) additional members appointed by the state
cybersecurity coordinator, including representatives of
institutions of higher education and private sector leaders.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 851 passed the Senate on
April 8, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 851 passed the House on
May 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor