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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of open meetings requirements to |
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certain meetings of a governing body relating to information |
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technology security practices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.089, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.089. DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR |
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SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED MEETING [DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION
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RESOURCES]. This chapter does not require a governmental body [the
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governing board of the Department of Information Resources] to |
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conduct an open meeting to deliberate: |
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(1) security assessments or deployments relating to |
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information resources technology; |
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(2) network security information as described by |
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Section 2059.055(b); or |
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(3) the deployment, or specific occasions for |
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implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or |
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security devices. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2059.055(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Network security information is confidential under this |
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section if the information is: |
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(1) related to passwords, personal identification |
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numbers, access codes, encryption, or other components of the |
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security system of a governmental entity [state agency]; |
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(2) collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a |
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governmental entity to prevent, detect, or investigate criminal |
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activity; or |
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(3) related to an assessment, made by or for a |
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governmental entity or maintained by a governmental entity, of the |
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vulnerability of a network to criminal activity. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |