(a) In response to a cybersecurity event that affects multiple participating entities or a declaration by the governor of a state of disaster caused by a cybersecurity event, the department on request of a participating entity may deploy volunteers and provide rapid response assistance under the department’s direction and the managed security services framework established under § 2054.0594(d) to assist with the event.
(b) A volunteer may only accept a deployment under this subchapter in writing. A volunteer may decline to accept a deployment for any reason.