Bill Text: NY A00486 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Requires a study and report on methods to modernize information collection, retention and dissemination in the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-11 - substituted by s2838b [A00486 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A00486-Amended.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        486--B
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI, LUPARDO, GALEF, GUNTHER, JAFFEE,
         SCHIMEL, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  CRESPO,  MAGEE,
         THIELE,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on
         Governmental Operations -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Govern-
         mental  Operations  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
         committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
         recommitted  to said committee -- reported and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
         as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT in relation to requiring a study and report on methods to modern-
         ize  information  collection, retention and dissemination practices in
         the state; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon  expi-
         ration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state chief information officer,  in  conjunction  with
    2  the  director  of  the budget, the director of state operations, and the
    3  secretary of state, and in  consultation  with  the  state  comptroller,
    4  shall study and issue a comprehensive report on methods to modernize the
    5  information  collection, retention, and dissemination practices of agen-
    6  cies in the state.
    7    1. For the purposes of this section, the  term  "state  agency"  shall
    8  refer  to any agency, department, bureau, commission, board, task force,
    9  committee, public benefit corporation,  or  public  authority,  where  a
   10  member is appointed by the governor.
   11    2.  Such  study  and report carried out pursuant to this section shall
   12  address the following issues:
   13    (a) information resource management policies and  guidelines  and  the
   14  possibility of developing uniform policies and guidelines in this area;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 486--B                           2
    1    (b)  how  information  is collected and retained by state agencies and
    2  what potential there is to modernize these functions in order to  reduce
    3  paper waste and cost to the state agencies;
    4    (c) how information is made available to the public and whether oppor-
    5  tunities to modernize, reduce paper waste, and reduce cost exist;
    6    (d)  the  best  ways  to modernize the information resource systems to
    7  reduce waste and cost while maintaining  privacy,  confidentiality,  and
    8  security  of information as needed or required and what challenges exist
    9  in this area;
   10    (e) whether information technology  solutions  exist  to  address  the
   11  needs  of  the state agencies regarding lowering waste and cost in their
   12  information management systems and a discussion of what those  solutions
   13  would  entail  in  terms  of  technology or other information management
   14  system changes; and
   15    (f) any other information management issues, concerns, or  recommenda-
   16  tions the chief information officer deems necessary to include.
   17    3.  Such  report  shall  be  made  to the governor, the speaker of the
   18  assembly, and the temporary president of the senate no later than  Janu-
   19  ary 1, 2016.
   20    4.  The state chief information officer may request, and is authorized
   21  to receive, any information from any state agencies that is relevant and
   22  material to the completion of this study and report.   Such  information
   23  received  by the state chief information officer shall be subject to the
   24  same requirements for confidentiality and limitations on use, if any, as
   25  are applicable to such state agency's use of such information.
   26    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
   27  deemed repealed April 1, 2016.
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