SECTION 7.75. Security of Electronic Records

(a) Local governments must implement and maintain an electronic records security program for office and storage areas that:

(1) ensures that only authorized individuals have access to electronic records;

(2) provides for backup and recovery of records to protect against information loss;

(3) ensures that authorized individuals are trained to safeguard confidential electronic records; and

(4) minimizes the risk of unauthorized alteration or erasure of electronic records.

(b) A duplicate copy of essential records and any software or documentation required to retrieve and read the records must be maintained in a separate storage area.

(c) For records stored on rewritable electronic storage media, local governments must ensure that read/write privileges are controlled and that an audit trail of rewrites is maintained.

Source Note: The provisions of this §7.75 adopted to be effective March 12, 1993, 18 TexReg 1271; amended to be effective October 2, 1995, 20 TexReg 7484; amended to be effective August 31, 2021, 46 TexReg 5389