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.