Bill Text: NY A05152 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the contents of the budget with respect to appropriations for certain information technology projects; directs the director of the budget to set forth appropriations for any information technology projects involving certain contracts proposed for funding in the budget as separate items of appropriation; directs the director of the budget to transmit a report which includes certain project specific information for certain proposed appropriations to the chairs of the senate finance and the assembly ways and means committees; defines the term "information technology".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A05152 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05152-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5152
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 20, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, ORTIZ, CAHILL, JAFFEE, COLTON -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK,  CYMBROWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GOTTFRIED,
         LIFTON,  MILLMAN, PEOPLES-STOKES, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to
         the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to  contents  of  the
         budget  relating  to appropriations for certain information technology
         projects, and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating there-
         to
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.   Subdivision 14 of section 22 of the state finance law is
    2  REPEALED, and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as follows:
    3    14. A. WITH RESPECT TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR ANY  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY
    4  PROJECT  INVOLVING  ONE  OR  MORE  CONTRACTS  AND  TOTALLING TEN MILLION
    5  DOLLARS OR MORE PROPOSED FOR FUNDING IN THE BUDGET SUBMITTED ANNUALLY BY
    6  THE GOVERNOR TO THE LEGISLATURE, EXCLUDING CAPITAL  PLAN  PROJECTS,  THE
    7  AMOUNT REQUESTED TO FUND EACH SUCH PROJECT SHALL BE SET FORTH AS A SEPA-
    8  RATE ITEM OF APPROPRIATION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
    9  CONTRARY,  SUCH  APPROPRIATION OR A PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
   10  ABLE ONLY UPON THE SUBMISSION TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, THE  CHAIR-
   11  PERSON OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEM-
   12  BLY  WAYS  AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE,  OF  A PROJECT DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND
   13  IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PREPARED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE LEAD AGENCY  FOR
   14  THE  PROJECT. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A SCHEDULE
   15  FOR THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT THAT IDEN-
   16  TIFIES FUNCTIONAL DESIGN COMPONENTS, SPECIFICATIONS,  AND  REQUIREMENTS,
   17  KEY  MILESTONES,  TIMETABLE,  THE  ESTIMATED  COST  OF EACH PHASE OF THE
   18  PROJECT AND WEIGHS THE APPROPRIATENESS OF DISCRETE TECHNICAL  AND  FUNC-
   19  TIONAL  PROJECT  COMPONENTS.  THE  PLAN SHALL DOCUMENT THE RATIONALE FOR
   20  PROJECT SCOPE AND METHOD OF PROCUREMENT, INCLUDING WHETHER  THE  PROJECT
   21  WILL  BE  PROCURED  AS  A  SINGLE  CONTRACT  OR AS SEPARATE CONTRACTS OF
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08484-01-3
       A. 5152                             2
    1  DISCRETE TECHNICAL  AND  FUNCTIONAL  COMPONENTS.  ANY  EXPENDITURE  MADE
    2  PURSUANT TO SUCH APPROPRIATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH PLAN.
    3    B.  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF THE BUDGET BY THE
    4  GOVERNOR FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING WITH  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  THIR-
    5  TEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  FOURTEEN  FISCAL  YEAR,  THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET
    6  SHALL TRANSMIT TO THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE  AND  THE
    7  ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE  A  REPORT  WHICH INCLUDES PROJECT
    8  SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS IDENTIFIED IN PARA-
    9  GRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND ANY OTHER PROJECTS WHICH APPEAR AS SEPA-
   10  RATE ITEMS OF APPROPRIATION  EXCLUDING  CAPITAL  PLAN  PROJECTS.    SUCH
   11  REPORT SHALL SET FORTH:
   12    (I)  EXISTING  OR ANTICIPATED CONTRACTS, INCLUDING THE AGENCY OR AGEN-
   13  CIES WHICH LET OR ANTICIPATE LETTING SUCH CONTRACTS;
   14    (II) VENDOR NAME WHEN AVAILABLE;
   15    (III) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND CONTRACT PURPOSE IN  LESS  THAN
   16  THIRTY WORDS;
   17    (IV)  WHETHER  SUCH CONTRACTS ARE OR ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE CENTRALIZED
   18  CONTRACTS;
   19    (V) ANTICIPATED LIFE TIME CONTRACT COSTS, BROKEN DOWN BY FISCAL YEAR;
   20    (VI) CONTRACT AMENDMENTS AND/OR CHANGE ORDERS FOR THE  CURRENT  FISCAL
   21  YEAR, INCLUDING VALUE IF ANY AND REASONS THEREFOR;
   22    (VII)  THE  ESTIMATED  DATE  OF  CONTRACT COMPLETION, INCLUDING ANNUAL
   23  TIMETABLE FOR A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT AND ANY  CHANGE  IN  SUCH  TIMETABLE
   24  SINCE THE PREVIOUS REPORT AND THE REASONS THEREFOR;
   25    (VIII)  THE  TOTAL OF ALL EXPENDITURES ON SUCH SPECIFIC CONTRACTS MADE
   26  PRIOR TO THE THEN CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING ALL AGENCIES WHICH HAVE
   27  INCURRED SUCH COSTS INCLUDING  WHEN  EXPENDITURES  ARE  MADE  OFF  OF  A
   28  CENTRALIZED CONTRACT;
   29    (IX) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES ON SUCH SPECIFIC CONTRACTS ESTI-
   30  MATED  TO BE MADE DURING THE THEN CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND DURING EACH OF
   31  THE NEXT ENSUING FIVE FISCAL YEARS FOR MULTI-YEAR  CONTRACTS,  INCLUDING
   32  ALL  AGENCIES WHICH HAVE INCURRED SUCH COSTS INCLUDING WHEN EXPENDITURES
   33  ARE MADE OFF OF A CENTRALIZED CONTRACT;
   34    (X) WHETHER SUCH PROJECT IS FINANCED BY THE ISSUANCE  OF  CERTIFICATES
   35  OF PARTICIPATION OR SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS AND THE ASSOCIATED COSTS RELATED
   36  THERETO; AND
   37    (XI)  SUCH  OTHER INFORMATION AS NECESSARY TO FULLY DESCRIBE THE STATE
   38  OBLIGATION WITH REGARD TO SUCH SPECIFIC OR ANTICIPATED CONTRACTS.
   39    S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  2-b  to
   40  read as follows:
   41    S  2-B.  ADDITIONAL  DEFINITION.  AS  USED  IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF
   42  SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER, THE  TERM  "INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY"
   43  SHALL  MEAN  A  GOOD,  SERVICE  OR  GOOD  AND  SERVICE THAT RESULTS IN A
   44  DIGITAL, ELECTRONIC OR SIMILAR TECHNICAL METHOD OF ACHIEVING A PRACTICAL
   45  PURPOSE OR IN IMPROVEMENTS IN PRODUCTIVITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
   46  INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, OPERATING  SYSTEMS,  INTER-
   47  FACE  SYSTEMS,  INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, DATA MANAGE-
   48  MENT, NETWORKS, AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT,  CONSULTING,  SUPPLIES,  FACILI-
   49  TIES, MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING.
   50    S 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.