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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state agency procedures and policies to protect and |
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properly destroy certain information that identifies an |
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individual. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2064 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2064. INDIVIDUAL-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION |
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Sec. 2064.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "state agency" |
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means a department, commission, board, office, council, authority, |
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or other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch |
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of state government, including a university system or institution |
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of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, |
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that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state. |
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Sec. 2064.002. SECURITY FOR INDIVIDUAL-IDENTIFYING |
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INFORMATION. Each state agency shall develop policies and |
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procedures to properly secure all information, including |
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electronic information and any electronic backup of that |
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information, that alone or in conjunction with other information |
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identifies an individual. The agency shall implement electronic |
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security strategies developed by the Department of Information |
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Resources under Chapter 2054 as appropriate. |
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Sec. 2064.003. SECURE DESTRUCTION OF INFORMATION. A state |
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agency shall destroy or arrange for the destruction of information |
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that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies an |
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individual and that is not required to be retained under other law |
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in a manner that properly protects the information from disclosure, |
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including by: |
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(1) shredding; |
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(2) erasing; or |
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(3) otherwise modifying the sensitive information in |
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the records to make the information unreadable or indecipherable |
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through any means. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |