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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the governor to order the |
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disconnection of state computer networks from the Internet. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.0195 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.0195. DISCONNECTION OF STATE COMPUTER NETWORKS. |
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(a) This section applies only to a computer network used by: |
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(1) a state agency; or |
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(2) an entity other than a state agency receiving |
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network security services from the Department of Information |
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Resources under Section 2059.058. |
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(b) The governor may order the Department of Information |
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Resources to disconnect a computer network from the Internet in the |
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event of a substantial external threat to the computer network. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 2059, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2059.1055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2059.1055. NETWORK SECURITY IN A STATE OF DISASTER. |
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The department shall disconnect the computer network of an entity |
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receiving security services under this chapter from the Internet if |
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the governor issues an order under Section 418.0195 to disconnect |
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the network because of a substantial external threat to the |
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entity's computer network. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |