Bill Text: TX HB2689 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the designation of a cybersecurity coordinator by each school district.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-10 - Referred to Education [HB2689 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2689-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the designation of a cybersecurity coordinator by each school district.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-10 - Referred to Education [HB2689 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2689-Comm_Sub.html
86R12307 TSS-F | ||
By: Dean, Capriglione, Bernal, Blanco, Wray | H.B. No. 2689 |
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relating to the designation of a cybersecurity coordinator by each | ||
school district. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 37.116 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 37.116. DISTRICT CYBERSECURITY. (a) In this section: | ||
(1) "Cyber attack" means an attempt to damage, | ||
disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer, computer | ||
network, or computer system. | ||
(2) "Cybersecurity" means the measures taken to | ||
protect a computer, computer network, or computer system against | ||
unauthorized use or access. | ||
(b) The superintendent of each school district shall | ||
designate a cybersecurity coordinator to serve as a liaison between | ||
the district and the agency in cybersecurity matters. | ||
(c) The district's cybersecurity coordinator shall report | ||
to the agency any cyber attack, attempted cyber attack, or other | ||
cybersecurity incident against the district cyberinfrastructure as | ||
soon as practicable after the discovery of the attack or incident. | ||
(d) Information reported under Subsection (c) is | ||
confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, | ||
Government Code. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |