NY State Senate Bill 2009-S6901

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 23, 2010	referred to education

2009-S6901 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §286, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3297
2013-2014: S2314

2009-S6901 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S6901 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6901

 TITLE OF BILL :
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
governmental entities


 PURPOSE :
State agencies and the libraries of New York individually license and
purchase electronic databases and other information resources. Access
to information is not only vital to the functioning of our democracy,
but also to creating an environment conducive to learning, research
and innovation. The coordination of the selection and purchase of
these resources by the state library would result in greater
efficiencies and cost savings for the public and foster improved
access to information across the state. Therefore, it is in the best
interests of the state and its libraries to enact the New York State
Comprehensive Information system (NYSCIS) Act.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Amends Section 286 of the Education Law to:

1) Create the New York State Comprehensive Information system
(NYSCIS).

2) Participants - entities permitted to participate in NYSCIS are
state agencies, library systems and their member libraries,
authorities and other local governmental entities.

3) State contracts - state agencies are required to coordinate their
procurement for information resources through the state library or its
designee.

4) Resource selection - the state library shall create an advisory
committee representative of participants who will be tasked with the
selection of information resources to be included in NYSCIS.

5) Administration - the state library or its designee shall administer
NYSCIS and be permitted to recoup expenses for coordinating these
collaborative purchasing agreements.

6) Effective date - six months after it shall become law.

 JUSTIFICATION :
The State of New York and its 4,000 libraries (public, school and
college) spend millions of dollars annually purchasing subscriptions
to online databases and other types of electronic resources from
private vendors. Pricing varies widely depending on the purchaser and
size of subscriptions. By authorizing the State Library to coordinate
and negotiate the purchase of these subscriptions on behalf of
eligible participating entities, and State Library can obtain lower
prices and greater access to these online research tools. Initial
savings would range from several hundred thousand to millions of
dollars over a few years, depending on the number entities
participating.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
Substantial savings to state and local governments.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect six months after becoming law.

2009-S6901 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6901

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 23, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

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:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "New  York state comprehensive information system (NYSCIS) act".
  S  2.  Legislative  findings.  State agencies and the libraries of New
York individually license and purchase electronic  databases  and  other
information  resources.  Access  to information is not only vital to the
functioning of our democracy, but also to creating an environment condu-
cive to learning, research  and  innovation.  The  coordination  of  the
selection  and  purchase  of  these resources by the state library would
result in greater efficiencies and  cost  savings  for  the  public  and
foster improved access to information across the state. Therefore, it is
in  the  best interests of the state and its libraries to enact the "New
York state comprehensive information system (NYSCIS) act".
  S 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to  read
as follows:
  S  286.  NEW YORK STATE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM.  1. GENERAL.
THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE NEW YORK STATE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION
SYSTEM (NYSCIS) TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE  STATE  LIBRARY  TO  ENABLE  A
COLLABORATIVE  AND  COST  EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THE PROCUREMENT OF ELEC-
TRONIC DATABASE AND OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES.
  2. PARTICIPANTS. ENTITIES PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN NYSCIS ARE STATE
AGENCIES, LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND THEIR MEMBER  LIBRARIES,  AUTHORITIES  AND
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
  3.  STATE  CONTRACTS.  STATE AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO COORDINATE THEIR
PROCUREMENT FOR INFORMATION RESOURCES THROUGH THE STATE LIBRARY  OR  ITS
DESIGNEE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15894-02-0

S. 6901                             2

  4.  RESOURCE  SELECTION.  THE  STATE  LIBRARY SHALL CREATE AN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE OF PARTICIPANTS IN THIS  COLLABORATIVE  EFFORT,
AND  WILL  BE  TASKED  WITH THE SELECTION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES TO BE
INCLUDED IN NYSCIS.
  5.  ADMINISTRATION. THE STATE LIBRARY OR ITS DESIGNEE SHALL ADMINISTER
NYSCIS AND BE PERMITTED TO RECOUP EXPENSES FOR COORDINATING THESE COLLA-
BORATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS.
  S 4. This act shall take effect six months after it shall have  become
a law.

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