Bill Text: NY S00492 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the procurement and use of Open Source Initiative approved open source license by state agencies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-04 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [S00492 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S00492-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           492
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 4, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
        AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  the  procurement
          and  use  of  Open  Source  Initiative approved open source license by
          state agencies
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  2 of section 161 of the state finance law is
     2  amended by adding two new paragraphs o and p to read as follows:
     3    o. Recommend to the  commissioner  necessary  legislative  changes  or
     4  modifications  to existing or proposed rules, regulations and procedures
     5  that would allow for the procurement of  software  distributed  with  an
     6  Open Source Initiative approved open source license by state agencies.
     7    p.  Establish and, from time to time, amend guidelines with respect to
     8  the use of software distributed with an Open Source Initiative  approved
     9  open source license by state agencies in the procurement process.
    10    §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 163 of the state finance law is amended
    11  by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows:
    12    h. State agencies shall consider the use of software distributed  with
    13  an  Open  Source Initiative approved open source license if it is avail-
    14  able in the form, function and utility consistent with  their  needs  in
    15  accordance with guidelines established by the state procurement council.
    16    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
    17  amendments  to  section 163 of the state finance law made by section two
    18  of this act shall not affect the repeal of such  section  and  shall  be
    19  deemed repealed therewith.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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