85R7997 AAF-D
 
  By: Blanco H.B. No. 1605
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Information
  Resources regarding cybersecurity.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Sections 2054.0591 and 2054.0592 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 2054.0591.  CYBERSECURITY REPORT. Not later than
  August 31 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit
  to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the legislature a
  report identifying preventive and recovery efforts the state can
  undertake to improve cybersecurity in this state. The report must
  include:
               (1)  an assessment of the resources available to
  address the operational and financial impacts of a cybersecurity
  event;
               (2)  a review of existing statutes regarding
  cybersecurity and information resources technologies;
               (3)  recommendations for legislative action to
  increase the state's cybersecurity and protect against adverse
  impacts from a cybersecurity event;
               (4)  an evaluation of the costs and benefits of
  cybersecurity insurance; and
               (5)  an evaluation of tertiary disaster recovery
  options.
         Sec. 2054.0592.  CYBERSECURITY EMERGENCY FUNDING. If a
  cybersecurity event creates a need for emergency funding, the
  department may request that the governor or Legislative Budget
  Board make a proposal under Chapter 317 to provide funding to manage
  the operational and financial impacts from the cybersecurity event.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.