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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a state cybersecurity coordinator. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2054, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter O to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER O. STATE CYBERSECURITY |
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Sec. 2054.551. CYBERSECURITY COORDINATOR. The executive |
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director shall designate an employee of the department as the state |
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cybersecurity coordinator to oversee cybersecurity matters for |
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this state. |
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Sec. 2054.552. PRIVATE INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT COUNCIL. The |
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state cybersecurity coordinator may establish a council that |
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includes public and private sector leaders and cybersecurity |
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practitioners to collaborate on matters of cybersecurity |
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concerning this state. |
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Sec. 2054.553. CYBERSECURITY APPROVAL SEAL. The state |
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cybersecurity coordinator may establish a voluntary program that |
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recognizes private and public entities functioning with exemplary |
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cybersecurity practices. |
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Sec. 2054.554. RECOMMENDATIONS. The state cybersecurity |
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coordinator may implement any portion or all of the recommendations |
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made by the Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development |
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Council under Subchapter N. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2013, the executive |
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director of the Department of Information Resources shall designate |
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a state cybersecurity coordinator, as required by Section 2054.551, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |