Bill Text: TX SB1877 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas Senate Bill 1877 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Relating to the development and maintenance by each state agency of a data use agreement for the state agency's employees and to training related to that agreement.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/15 [SB1877 Detail]

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	By: Zaffirini	S.B. No. 1877

	(Galindo)


	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the development and maintenance by each state agency of
	a data use agreement for the state agency's employees and to
	training related to that agreement.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 2054.134 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.134. DATA USE AGREEMENT. (a) Each state agency
	shall develop a data use agreement for use by the agency that meets
	the particular needs of the agency and is consistent with rules
	adopted by the department that relate to information security
	standards for state agencies.
	(b) A state agency shall update the data use agreement at
	least biennially, but may update the agreement at any time as
	necessary to accommodate best practices in data management.
	(c) A state agency shall distribute the data use agreement
	developed under this section, and each update to that agreement, to
	employees of the agency. An employee of the agency shall sign the
	data use agreement distributed and each update to the agreement.
	(d) To the extent possible, a state agency shall provide
	employees of the agency with cybersecurity awareness training to
	coincide with the distribution of:
	(1) the data use agreement required under this
	section; and
	(2) each biennial update to that agreement.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.