Bill Text: NY S03297 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Enacts the "New York state comprehensive information system act"; authorizes the state library to coordinate the purchase of electronic databases or other information resources for state agencies, library systems and other governmental entities.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-02-07 - referred to education [S03297 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S03297-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        3297--A
           Cal. No. 124
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 15, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  AVELLA,  GRIFFO,  HANNON,  JOHNSON,
         LARKIN, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when print-
         ed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to the
         Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
         reported  favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered  to first report,
         amended on first report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and  ordered
         reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
       AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the state
         library to coordinate the purchase of electronic  databases  or  other
         information  resources for state agencies, libraries and other govern-
         mental entities
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
    2  the "New  York state comprehensive information system (NYSCIS) act".
    3    S 2. Legislative findings. State agencies and  the  libraries  of  New
    4  York  individually  license  and purchase electronic databases and other
    5  information resources. Access to information is not only  vital  to  the
    6  functioning of our democracy, but also to creating an environment condu-
    7  cive  to  learning,  research  and  innovation.  The coordination of the
    8  selection and purchase of these resources by  the  state  library  would
    9  result  in  greater  efficiencies  and  cost  savings for the public and
   10  foster improved access to information across the state. Therefore, it is
   11  in the best interests of the state and its libraries to enact  the  "New
   12  York state comprehensive information system (NYSCIS) act".
   13    S  3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to read
   14  as follows:
   15    S 286. NEW YORK STATE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM.   1.  GENERAL.
   16  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE NEW YORK STATE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION
   17  SYSTEM  (NYSCIS)  TO  BE  ADMINISTERED  BY THE STATE LIBRARY TO ENABLE A
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01850-03-2
       S. 3297--A                          2
    1  COLLABORATIVE AND COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THE  PROCUREMENT  OF  ELEC-
    2  TRONIC DATABASE AND OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES.
    3    2. PARTICIPANTS. ENTITIES PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NYSCIS ARE STATE
    4  AGENCIES,  LIBRARY  SYSTEMS  AND THEIR MEMBER LIBRARIES, AUTHORITIES AND
    5  OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE
    6  STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
    7    3.  STATE  CONTRACTS.  STATE AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO COORDINATE THEIR
    8  PROCUREMENT FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES THROUGH THE STATE LIBRARY  OR  ITS
    9  DESIGNEE.
   10    4.  RESOURCE  SELECTION.  THE  STATE  LIBRARY SHALL CREATE AN ADVISORY
   11  COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE OF PARTICIPANTS IN THIS  COLLABORATIVE  EFFORT,
   12  AND  WILL  BE  TASKED  WITH THE SELECTION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES TO BE
   13  INCLUDED IN NYSCIS.
   14    5. ADMINISTRATION. THE STATE LIBRARY OR ITS DESIGNEE SHALL  ADMINISTER
   15  NYSCIS AND BE PERMITTED TO RECOUP EXPENSES FOR COORDINATING THESE COLLA-
   16  BORATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS.
   17    6. RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGU-
   18  LATIONS  AS  ARE  NECESSARY  TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF
   19  THIS SECTION.
   20    S 4. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have  become
   21  a  law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
   22  any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
   23  its  effective  date is authorized to be made and completed on or before
   24  such date.