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

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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

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        486--A
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI, LUPARDO, GALEF, GUNTHER, JAFFEE,
         SCHIMEL, MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BOYLAND,  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
       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 director of the office for technology, in  conjunction
    2  with  the  director of the budget, the director of state operations, and
    3  the 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;
   15    (b)  how  information  is collected and retained by state agencies and
   16  what potential there is to modernize these functions in order to  reduce
   17  paper waste and cost to the state agencies;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (c) how information is made available to the public and whether oppor-
    2  tunities to modernize, reduce paper waste, and reduce cost exist;
    3    (d)  the  best  ways  to modernize the information resource systems to
    4  reduce waste and cost while maintaining  privacy,  confidentiality,  and
    5  security  of information as needed or required and what challenges exist
    6  in this area;
    7    (e) whether information technology  solutions  exist  to  address  the
    8  needs  of  the state agencies regarding lowering waste and cost in their
    9  information management systems and a discussion of what those  solutions
   10  would  entail  in  terms  of  technology or other information management
   11  system changes; and
   12    (f) any other information management issues, concerns, or  recommenda-
   13  tions the chief information officer deems necessary to include.
   14    3.  Such  report  shall  be  made  to the governor, the speaker of the
   15  assembly, and the temporary president of the senate no later than  Janu-
   16  ary 1, 2016.
   17    4.  The  director  of  the  office  for technology may request, and is
   18  authorized to receive, any information from any state agencies  that  is
   19  relevant  and material to the completion of this study and report.  Such
   20  information received by the office for technology shall  be  subject  to
   21  the  same  requirements  for  confidentiality and limitations on use, if
   22  any, as are applicable to such state agency's use of such information.
   23    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
   24  deemed repealed on April 1, 2016.