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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a cybersecurity coordinator by each |
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school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.116 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.116. DISTRICT CYBERSECURITY. (a) In this section, |
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"cybersecurity" means the measures taken to protect a computer, |
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computer network, computer system, or other technology |
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infrastructure against unauthorized use or access. |
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(b) The superintendent of each school district shall |
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designate a cybersecurity coordinator to serve as a liaison between |
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the district and the agency in cybersecurity matters. |
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(c) The district's cybersecurity coordinator shall report |
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to the agency as soon as practicable after the discovery of: |
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(1) any breach of system security, as defined by |
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Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code, that occurs in the |
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district; or |
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(2) any unauthorized attempt to acquire computerized |
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data from a district's computer, computer network, computer system, |
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or other technology infrastructure that disrupts the normal |
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operations of the district. |
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(d) Information reported under Subsection (c) is |
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confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |