Bill Text: NY S03407 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Requires the formation of a cyber security advisory board and the implementation of a cyber security initiative.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-04 - referred to governmental operations [S03407 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03407-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         3407--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 6, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, FLANAGAN, FUNKE, GOLDEN,
          MARTINS, NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
          to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules -- recommitted to the
          Committee on Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military  Affairs  in
          accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to a cyber security
          initiative
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 719 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 719. New York state cyber security initiative.  1. Legislative find-
     4  ings.  The legislature finds and declares that repeated cyber intrusions
     5  into critical infrastructure, effecting government, private sector busi-
     6  ness, and citizens of the state of New York, have demonstrated the  need
     7  for improved cyber security.
     8    The  legislature  further  finds  and  declares that this cyber threat
     9  continues to grow and represents one of the most serious public security
    10  challenges that New York must confront. Moreover, the  security  of  the
    11  state  of  New  York  depends  on  the  reliable functioning of New York
    12  state's critical infrastructure, and private sector business  interests,
    13  as  well  as  the protection of the finances and individual liberties of
    14  every citizen, in the face of such threats.
    15    The legislature additionally finds and declares that  to  enhance  the
    16  security, protection and resilience of New York state's critical infras-
    17  tructure,  and  private  sector  business  interests,  as  well  as  the
    18  protection of the finances and individual liberties  of  every  citizen,
    19  the  state  of New York must promote a cyber environment that encourages
    20  efficiency, innovation, and economic prosperity, and  that  can  operate
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09031-02-5
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