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A00690 Summary:

BILL NOA00690A
 
SAME ASSAME AS S03095-A
 
SPONSORHevesi
 
COSPNSRMcDonald
 
MLTSPNSRPerry
 
Add §103-a, St Tech L
 
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.
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A00690 Memo:

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.
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A00690 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         690--A
 
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 7, 2015
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD04651-03-6

        A. 690--A                           2
 
     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.
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