Bill Text: NY A10187 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 10187 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Creates a state information technology innovation center or iCenter to develop and demonstrate technology solutions with potential benefit to the state and its citizens; facilitates the piloting of potential solutions to state technology requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-09-19 - referred to governmental operations [A10187 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10187
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                  September 19, 2014
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       Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hevesi) --
         read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to the creation of
         a state information technology innovation center
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
    2  103-a to read as follows:
    3    S 103-A. STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER. 1. THE DIREC-
    4  TOR  MAY  OPERATE  A  STATE  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER OR
    5  "ICENTER" TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS WITH POTENTIAL
    6  BENEFIT TO THE STATE AND ITS CITIZENS. THE ICENTER  MAY  FACILITATE  THE
    7  PILOTING  OF  POTENTIAL  SOLUTIONS  TO STATE TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS. IN
    8  OPERATING THE ICENTER, THE DIRECTOR SHALL ENSURE THAT  ALL  STATE  LAWS,
    9  RULES,  AND  POLICIES  ARE FOLLOWED. VENDOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ICENTER
   10  SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO:
   11    (A) CREATE ANY TYPE OF PREFERRED STATUS FOR VENDORS; OR
   12    (B) ABROGATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE DIRECTOR ENSURE THAT AGENCY  AND
   13  STATEWIDE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ARE AWARDED
   14  BASED ON A  COMPETITIVE  PROCESS  THAT  FOLLOWS  TECHNOLOGY  PROCUREMENT
   15  GUIDELINES.
   16    2.  BEGINNING  JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND FIFTEEN, THE DIRECTOR SHALL
   17  REPORT TO THE ASSEMBLY OVERSIGHT, ANALYSIS AND  INVESTIGATION  COMMITTEE
   18  AND  THE  SENATE INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ON A
   19  QUARTERLY BASIS ON INITIATIVES BEING DEVELOPED  AND  IMPLEMENTED  WITHIN
   20  THE  ICENTER, AS WELL AS ON THE SOURCES AND AMOUNTS OF RESOURCES USED TO
   21  SUPPORT THE ICENTER.
   22    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15747-01-4