Makes provisions with respect to a one year pilot program for an assembly chamber legislative computer system for member use consisting of the placement of fifteen computer terminals on the desks of individual members of the assembly; provides for a report on the efficiency and effectiveness of such terminals by the speaker to the committee on governmental operations.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5632
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 13, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. OAKS, ALFANO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY, KOLB -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, BARRA, BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE,
CROUCH, ERRIGO, FINCH, JORDAN, McDONOUGH, MILLER, QUINN, RAIA, THIELE,
TOWNSEND, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
mental Operations
AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to directing the speak-
er of the assembly to establish a pilot program for an assembly cham-
ber legislative computer system for member use and providing for the
repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 7-h
2 to read as follows:
3 § 7-h. Assembly chamber legislative computer system for member use. 1.
4 The speaker of the assembly is hereby authorized and directed to estab-
5 lish a pilot program for an assembly chamber legislative computer system
6 for member use. Such program shall consist of the placement of fifteen
7 computer terminals on the desks of individual members in the assembly
8 chamber. The speaker of the assembly shall designate ten members and the
9 minority leader of the assembly shall designate five members to receive
10 such computer terminals for their use.
11 2. The speaker of the assembly or his designee shall monitor the use
12 of such computer terminals and report to the committee on governmental
13 operations with respect to efficiency and effectiveness of such program.
14 Such report shall be made not later than one year from the effective
15 date of this section.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in full
17 force and effect for one year whereupon the provisions of this act shall
18 expire and be deemed repealed.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05185-01-9
