Bill Text: NY A07158 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates a task force on information services technology development to develop policies that will benefit NYS residents by fostering the free market development and beneficial use of advanced communications networks and information technologies; requires the 31 member task force to provide reports and recommendations to the governor and both houses of the legislature by July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to governmental operations [A07158 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07158-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7158 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 10, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT creating a task force on information services technology develop- ment to develop policies that will benefit residents of New York state by fostering the free market development and beneficial use of advanced communications networks and information technologies, 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. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the devel- 2 opment of policies that foster the free market development and benefi- 3 cial use of advanced communications networks and information technolo- 4 gies is of great importance to the residents of New York state. The 5 legislature further finds that this can best be accomplished by the 6 creation of a task force on information services technology development. 7 § 2. Task force on information services technology development. The 8 secretary of state is hereby directed to create a task force on informa- 9 tion services technology development. The objectives of such task force 10 shall be to: 11 (a) promote the development of a framework that will ensure that New 12 York state has an aggressive information technology (IT) economic devel- 13 opment process that focuses on creating, retaining, and recruiting IT 14 companies under circumstances which foster technological and knowledge- 15 based innovations, entrepreneurship, and investment in a trained and 16 skilled workforce; to increase national, international, and global 17 awareness of New York as an environment ideally suited for the success- 18 ful advancement of the information technology business sector; 19 (b) promote the development of strategies to ensure that K-12 educa- 20 tional institutions develop policies and programs that promote techno- 21 logical innovation and improve education in order to enhance the state's EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11098-01-9A. 7158 2 1 innovative capacity and create a more productive citizenry that can 2 navigate, adapt, and prosper in the information economy; 3 (c) promote the development of strategies to assist educational insti- 4 tutions in establishing policies and programs that will produce a highly 5 skilled IT workforce, and encourage public/private partnerships in the 6 development of IT curriculum, research, funding, and training; 7 (d) promote the development of policy recommendations to ensure that 8 New York's public and private sectors will focus on bridging the gap 9 between the information-rich and the information-poor in order to foster 10 equal access to IT for all New Yorkers; 11 (e) promote the development of strategies to ensure that government 12 institutions use technology to increase the quality and cost-effective- 13 ness of their services, while also fostering broader use of information 14 technologies among and between residents and businesses. Also, to 15 promote the development of policies which ensure that government serves 16 as a catalyst for advancing the digital economy by refocusing government 17 procurement power, and provide a critical mass of digital services; 18 (f) evaluate laws, rules, and procedures to ensure that they facili- 19 tate, or at least do not hinder, the growth of electronic commerce 20 (eCommerce); 21 (g) evaluate whether laws, rules, and procedures should be created, 22 amended or repealed to reflect the impact of eCommerce on our state and 23 to foster the growth of eCommerce while protecting consumer rights; and 24 (h) promote the development of policies to ensure that New York has 25 sufficient communications infrastructure and high bandwidth capacity to 26 support our growing information economy; to evaluate the sufficiency of 27 New York IT research and development centers to ensure that New York is 28 creating an environment that continuously develops new technologies and 29 applications. 30 § 3. Composition. The task force shall consist of thirty-one members. 31 The task force shall include: the secretary of state, the attorney 32 general, the commissioner of education, the chancellor of the state 33 university of New York, the commissioner of economic development, the 34 commissioner of general services, the director of the division of the 35 budget, the executive director of the New York state office of science, 36 technology and academic research; seven members shall be appointed by 37 the governor, one of whom the governor shall name as chair of the task 38 force; seven members to be appointed by the temporary president of the 39 senate; one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 40 seven members to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and one 41 member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly. The seven 42 members appointed by the governor shall include: a college student who 43 relies on the Internet for personal or academic use; a representative of 44 a local government that is an alternative local exchange telecommuni- 45 cations company or an Internet service provider; and four persons as 46 determined by the governor to appropriately represent technology provid- 47 ers, manufacturers, retailers, and users. The seven members appointed by 48 the temporary president of the senate shall represent each of the 49 following categories: a facilities-based inter-exchange telecommuni- 50 cations company; a wireless telecommunications company; an alternative 51 local exchange telecommunications company; an Internet service provider 52 with more than one million customers; the entertainment industry; a 53 computer or telecommunications manufacturing company; and one member of 54 the senate. The seven members appointed by the speaker of the assembly 55 shall represent each of the following categories: a cable television 56 provider; a computer software company; the banking industry; an InternetA. 7158 3 1 search engine company; a local exchange telecommunications company; the 2 tourist industry; and one member of the assembly. Vacancies on the task 3 force shall be filled in the manner provided for original appointments. 4 § 4. Report. The task force shall report its findings, conclusions and 5 recommendations to the governor, temporary president of the senate and 6 the speaker of the assembly by July 1 of calendar years 2020 and 2021. 7 The task force may develop and publish other documents throughout the 8 year as it deems necessary and/or appropriate. 9 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire July 1, 10 2021 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed 11 repealed.
