Creates a state information technology innovation center or iCenter to develop and demonstrate technology solutions with potential benefit to the state and its citizens; facilitates the piloting of potential solutions to state technology requirements.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A690A
SPONSOR: Hevesi
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state technology law, in relation to the creation of
a state information technology innovation center
 
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to allow for the development of a
state information technology innovation center to facilitate the exam-
ination and analyses of technology that could potentially benefit New
York State and its residents.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill amends the state technology law by adding a new section 103-a.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would permit the state director of the office of infor-
mation technology services to operate a state information technology
innovation center. Currently, New York's leaders in information technol-
ogy face challenges in non-interoperable technologies, and investments
in technologies that may not have functioned as anticipated. The state
information technology innovation center would facilitate a site to
examine and gauge technologies across agencies prior to acquisition to
authenticate functionality, guarantee interoperability, and comprehend
the effects that may influence organizational output.
The center would assess developing technologies in cloud computing,
security, and other operations, and would ideally substantiate technolo-
gy that has not been utilized or measured across the state enterprise,
but is considered to be strategically important by agency Chief Informa-
tion Officers. Agencies would have the capability to work with private
sector associates to understand best practices, in addition to observing
and working with pioneering technology to see if the state government
can implement features.
All technology at the innovation center would be solely used for analy-
sis and assessment purposes only. Participation by vendors shall not be
interpreted to create any type of preference status, and would not abro-
gate the requirement that the state director of the office of informa-
tion technology services ensure that agency and statewide requirements
for information technology support are awarded based on a competitive
process that follows technology procurement guidelines.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.10187 (2013-2014)
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the 30th day after it shall have become a
law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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690--A
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, McDONALD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Operations
in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to the creation of
a state information technology innovation center
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
2 103-a to read as follows:
3 § 103-a. State information technology innovation center. 1. The direc-
4 tor may operate a state information technology innovation center or
5 "iCenter" to develop and demonstrate technology solutions with potential
6 benefit to the state and its citizens. The iCenter may facilitate the
7 piloting of potential solutions to state technology requirements. In
8 operating the iCenter, the director shall ensure that all state laws,
9 rules, and policies are followed. Vendor participation in the iCenter
10 shall not be construed to:
11 (a) create any type of preferred status for vendors; or
12 (b) abrogate the requirement that the director ensure that agency and
13 statewide requirements for information technology support are awarded
14 based on a competitive process that follows technology procurement
15 guidelines.
16 2. Beginning December first, two thousand sixteen, the director shall
17 report to the assembly chairman of the oversight, analysis and investi-
18 gation committee and the senate chairman of the investigations and
19 government operations committee including ranking members for each
20 committee as well as, the speaker, the president of the senate and the
21 governor on a quarterly basis on initiatives being developed and imple-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 mented within the iCenter, as well as on the sources and amounts of
2 resources used to support the iCenter.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
4 have become a law.