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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state agency information security plans, information |
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technology employees, and online and mobile applications. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2054.133(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) Not later than October 15 of each even-numbered year, |
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each state agency shall submit a copy of the agency's information |
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security plan to the department. The department shall select a |
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portion of the submitted security plans to be audited by the |
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department in accordance with department rules. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2054.136 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.136. INDEPENDENT CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY |
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OFFICER. Each state agency in the executive branch of state |
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government that has on staff a chief information security officer |
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shall ensure that within the agency's organizational structure the |
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officer is independent from and not subordinate to the agency's |
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information technology operations. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter N-1, Chapter 2054, Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 2054.516 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2054.516. DATA SECURITY PLAN FOR ONLINE AND MOBILE |
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APPLICATIONS. (a) Each state agency implementing an Internet |
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website or mobile application that processes any personally |
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identifiable or confidential information must: |
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(1) submit a data security plan to the department |
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before beta testing the website or application; and |
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(2) before deploying the website or application: |
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(A) subject the website or application to a |
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vulnerability and penetration test conducted by an independent |
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third party; and |
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(B) address any vulnerability identified under |
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Paragraph (A). |
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(b) The data security plan required under Subsection (a)(1) |
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must include: |
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(1) data flow diagrams to show the location of |
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information in use, in transit, and not in use; |
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(2) data storage locations; |
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(3) data interaction with online or mobile devices; |
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(4) security of data transfer; |
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(5) security measures for the online or mobile |
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application; and |
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(6) a description of any action taken by the agency to |
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remediate any vulnerability identified by an independent third |
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party under Subsection (a)(2). |
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(c) The department shall review each data security plan |
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submitted under Subsection (a) and make any recommendations for |
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changes to the plan to the state agency as soon as practicable after |
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the department reviews the plan. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Department of Information Resources shall adopt |
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the rules necessary to implement Section 2054.133(c), Government |
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Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |