By: Campbell, et al. S.B. No. 564 (Capriglione) A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the applicability of open meetings requirements to certain meetings of a governing body relating to information technology security practices. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 551.089, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 551.089. DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED MEETING [DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES]. This chapter does not require a governmental body [the governing board of the Department of Information Resources] to conduct an open meeting to deliberate: (1) security assessments or deployments relating to information resources technology; (2) network security information as described by Section 2059.055(b); or (3) the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices. SECTION 2. Section 2059.055(b), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Network security information is confidential under this section if the information is: (1) related to passwords, personal identification numbers, access codes, encryption, or other components of the security system of a governmental entity [state agency]; (2) collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity to prevent, detect, or investigate criminal activity; or (3) related to an assessment, made by or for a governmental entity or maintained by a governmental entity, of the vulnerability of a network to criminal activity. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.