TX SB 820

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1. 2025-09-01 H.B. 150 and H.B. 3512 amendments to section 11.175 take effect
2. 2021-09-01 S.B. 1696 amendments (charter schools, incident-sharing system) take effect
3. 2019-09-01 S.B. 820 takes effect
4. 2019-06-10 S.B. 820 signed by the Governor

1. 2025-09-01
   Education Code § 11.175 (as amended by H.B. 150 and H.B. 3512, 2025) AmendmentCurrent text

   Two 2025 acts took effect: H.B. 150 moved the cross-references to the Texas Cyber Command, and H.B. 3512 added artificial intelligence training next to cybersecurity training. source

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   • H.B. 150 (Section 19): a district's cybersecurity policy may not conflict with the security standards for higher education adopted by the Texas Cyber Command rather than the Department of Information Resources.
   • H.B. 3512 (Section 1): only the district's cybersecurity coordinator must complete the cybersecurity and the artificial intelligence training annually; other employees train as the district determines.
2. 2023-09-01
   H.B. 4595 (2023) Amendment

   A nonsubstantive revision act redesignated subsection (g) added by S.B. 1267 as subsection (h-1). source

3. 2021-09-01
   S.B. 1696 (2021) Amendment

   Renamed the section "School Cybersecurity", extended breach reporting to open-enrollment charter schools and created a system for anonymous sharing of incident information. source

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   • The Texas Education Agency, with the Department of Information Resources, maintains a system for anonymous sharing of reported attacks and incidents between participating schools and the state.
4. 2021-06-18
   S.B. 1267 (2021) Amendment

   Provided that only the district's cybersecurity coordinator must complete the state cybersecurity training every year. source

5. 2019-09-01
   S.B. 820 (2019) Major version

   Added section 11.175, requiring each district to adopt a cybersecurity policy, designate a cybersecurity coordinator and report breaches of student information. source

Every Texas school district, with breach reporting extended to open-enrollment charter schools.

Cybersecurity policy

Each school district adopts a cybersecurity policy to secure district cyberinfrastructure and to determine cybersecurity risk and implement mitigation planning. source

Coordinator

The superintendent designates a cybersecurity coordinator as liaison between the district and the Texas Education Agency. source

Breach reporting

A district or open-enrollment charter school reports any attack or incident that is a breach of system security to the agency as soon as practicable after discovery. source

Parent notice

The coordinator notifies the parent of a student whose information was involved in a reportable attack or incident. source

Training

Only the cybersecurity coordinator must complete the state cybersecurity and artificial intelligence training annually; other employees train as the district determines. source

Districts set their own policy, which must not conflict with the state's security standards for higher education, and report breaches to the agency.

Consistency

A district's cybersecurity policy may not conflict with the information security standards for institutions of higher education adopted by the Texas Cyber Command. source

Incident sharing

Reports are included in an anonymous sharing system run by the agency in coordination with the Department of Information Resources, which may be contracted out. source

Implemented through rules adopted by the commissioner of education.

Rules

The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the section. source

1. Law text Texas Education Code chapter 11 (section 11.175, School Cybersecurity)
2. Law text S.B. 820, 86th Legislature — enrolled text
3. Law text S.B. 1696, 87th Legislature — enrolled text
4. Law text H.B. 150, 89th Legislature (Texas Cyber Command) — enrolled text

1. FERPA

   The federal law on access to and disclosure of student education records; section 11.175 sets security, coordinator and breach-reporting duties for Texas districts.

2. TX DIR Control Standards

   The control baseline for Texas state agencies and higher education, rather than a statutory duty on school districts.

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