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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that a school district develop and |
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maintain a cybersecurity framework. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 11.175 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.175. DISTRICT CYBERSECURITY. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Cyber attack" means an attempt to damage, |
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disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer, computer |
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network, or computer system. |
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(2) "Cybersecurity" means the measures taken to |
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protect a computer, computer network, or computer system against |
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unauthorized use or access. |
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(b) Each school district shall develop and maintain a |
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cybersecurity framework for: |
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(1) the securing of district cyberinfrastructure |
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against cyber attacks and other cybersecurity incidents; and |
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(2) cybersecurity risk assessment and mitigation |
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planning. |
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(c) A school district's cybersecurity framework must be |
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consistent with the information security standards for |
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institutions of higher education adopted by the Department of |
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Information Resources under Chapters 2054 and 2059, Government |
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Code. |
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(d) 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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(e) The district's cybersecurity coordinator shall report |
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to the agency any cyber attack, attempted cyber attack, or other |
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cybersecurity incident against the district cyberinfrastructure as |
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soon as practicable after the discovery of the attack or incident. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |