Assembly Bill A4386

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes that wireless Internet access service shall be provided to the public at certain public locations

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A4386 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §204, Exec L; add §232-a, Ed L

2009-A4386 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that wireless Internet access service shall be provided to the public at the state capitol building, legislative office building, the empire state plaza, state library and state museum.

2009-A4386 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4386

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MORELLE, HOYT, ESPAILLAT, PEOPLES, GOTTFRIED,
  FIELDS, CHRISTENSEN, MARKEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND,
  BRODSKY, CAHILL, DelMONTE, DESTITO, FARRELL, GALEF,  HOOPER,  McENENY,
  PHEFFER, J. RIVERA, ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT to amend the executive law and the education law, in relation to
  providing wireless Internet access service at certain public locations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 204 to
read as follows:
  S  204.  WIRELESS  INTERNET  ACCESS SERVICE AT THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA.
THE OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY SHALL, WITHIN  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THIS  SECTION
TAKES  EFFECT,  PROVIDE  WIRELESS  INTERNET  ACCESS SERVICE AT THE STATE
CAPITOL BUILDING AND AT THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING AND WITHIN THREE
YEARS AFTER THIS SECTION TAKES EFFECT, PROVIDE WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE
AT THE REST OF THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA.  THE OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY  SHALL
SEEK  OUT AND MAY ACCEPT PRIVATE DONATIONS TO HELP COMPLETE THE PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  232-a  to
read as follows:
  S  232-A.  WIRELESS  INTERNET  ACCESS SERVICE AT THE STATE LIBRARY AND
STATE MUSEUM.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THIS SECTION
TAKES EFFECT, PROVIDE WIRELESS INTERNET  ACCESS  SERVICE  AT  THE  STATE
LIBRARY  AND AT THE STATE MUSEUM.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SEEK OUT AND MAY
ACCEPT PRIVATE DONATIONS TO HELP COMPLETE THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08152-01-9

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