Bill Text: NY A08076 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Directs the office of information technology services to contract with a private entity to conduct an examination and evaluation of New York state's information technology infrastructure, data use and management, policies, procedures and operational processes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-10 - print number 8076a [A08076 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08076-Amended.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8076--A

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 11, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to  the  Committee
          on  Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
          -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
          and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  to amend the state technology law, in relation to conducting an
          examination and evaluation of New York state's information  technology
          infrastructure,  data  use  and  management,  policies, procedures and
          operational processes; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
          upon the expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  103  of  the  state technology law is amended by
     2  adding two new subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
     3    22. To contract with a private firm  that  specializes  in  conducting
     4  information  technology  audits to conduct an examination and evaluation
     5  of New York state's information technology infrastructure, applications,
     6  data use and management, policies, procedures and operational processes.
     7  Such evaluation and examination shall include, but not be limited to:
     8    (a) the information technology infrastructure, applications, data  use
     9  and  management,  policies,  procedures and operational processes of the
    10  departments of labor and health;
    11    (b) any and all applications and systems operated by the state and its
    12  agencies that the  public  regularly  utilizes  to  obtain  and  utilize
    13  services provided the state, and/or to apply for and access any benefits
    14  provided by or distributed by the state;
    15    (c)  a  study  of the applicable best practices being utilized in both
    16  public and private internet and technology services; and
    17    (d) identification of  deficiencies  and  recommendations  of  how  to
    18  address  said deficiencies in the state's information technology infras-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10775-02-2

        A. 8076--A                          2

     1  tructure, applications, data use and  management,  policies,  procedures
     2  and operational processes.
     3    The  office  of technology services shall, on or before December thir-
     4  ty-first, two thousand twenty-three, report  the  findings,  conclusions
     5  and  recommendations to   the   governor,   the  state comptroller,  the
     6  temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,  minori-
     7  ty leader of the senate, minority leader of the assembly, and the chairs
     8  and ranking minority members  of  the  senate and the assembly  internet
     9  and technology committee.
    10    23. To request and shall receive from any department, division, board,
    11  commission  or  other  agency of the state any information and resources
    12  necessary to carry out the responsibilities and provisions set forth  in
    13  subdivision twenty-two of this section.
    14    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    15  deemed repealed January 3, 2024.
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