Bill Text: NY A05632 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to directing the speaker of the assembly to establish a pilot program for an assembly chamber legislative computer system for member use and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-04 - held for consideration in governmental operations [A05632 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05632-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5632
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. OAKS, ALFANO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY, KOLB -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A.   BACALLES, BARRA, BURLING,  CALHOUN,  CONTE,
         CROUCH, ERRIGO, FINCH, JORDAN, McDONOUGH, MILLER, QUINN, RAIA, THIELE,
         TOWNSEND, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
         mental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to directing the speak-
         er  of the assembly to establish a pilot program for an assembly cham-
         ber legislative computer system for member use 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. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  7-h
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 7-H. ASSEMBLY CHAMBER LEGISLATIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR MEMBER USE. 1.
    4  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTAB-
    5  LISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR AN ASSEMBLY CHAMBER LEGISLATIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM
    6  FOR MEMBER USE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL CONSIST OF THE PLACEMENT  OF  FIFTEEN
    7  COMPUTER  TERMINALS  ON  THE DESKS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS IN THE ASSEMBLY
    8  CHAMBER. THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL DESIGNATE TEN MEMBERS AND THE
    9  MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL DESIGNATE FIVE MEMBERS TO  RECEIVE
   10  SUCH COMPUTER TERMINALS FOR THEIR USE.
   11    2.  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY OR HIS DESIGNEE SHALL MONITOR THE USE
   12  OF SUCH COMPUTER TERMINALS AND REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE  ON  GOVERNMENTAL
   13  OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH PROGRAM.
   14  SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  BE  MADE NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE
   15  DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain  in  full
   17  force and effect for one year whereupon the provisions of this act shall
   18  expire and be deemed repealed.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05185-01-9