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Assembly Bill A5632

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provisions with respect to an assembly chamber legislative computer system for member use

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2009-A5632 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง7-h, Leg L

2009-A5632 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes provisions with respect to a one year pilot program for an assembly chamber legislative computer system for member use consisting of the placement of fifteen computer terminals on the desks of individual members of the assembly; provides for a report on the efficiency and effectiveness of such terminals by the speaker to the committee on governmental operations.

2009-A5632 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5632

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. OAKS, ALFANO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY, KOLB -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.   BACALLES, BARRA, BURLING,  CALHOUN,  CONTE,
  CROUCH, ERRIGO, FINCH, JORDAN, McDONOUGH, MILLER, QUINN, RAIA, THIELE,
  TOWNSEND, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
  mental Operations

AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to directing the speak-
  er  of the assembly to establish a pilot program for an assembly cham-
  ber legislative computer system for member use and providing  for  the
  repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section  7-h
to read as follows:
  S 7-H. ASSEMBLY CHAMBER LEGISLATIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR MEMBER USE. 1.
THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO ESTAB-
LISH A PILOT PROGRAM FOR AN ASSEMBLY CHAMBER LEGISLATIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM
FOR MEMBER USE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL CONSIST OF THE PLACEMENT  OF  FIFTEEN
COMPUTER  TERMINALS  ON  THE DESKS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS IN THE ASSEMBLY
CHAMBER. THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL DESIGNATE TEN MEMBERS AND THE
MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL DESIGNATE FIVE MEMBERS TO  RECEIVE
SUCH COMPUTER TERMINALS FOR THEIR USE.
  2.  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY OR HIS DESIGNEE SHALL MONITOR THE USE
OF SUCH COMPUTER TERMINALS AND REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE  ON  GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH PROGRAM.
SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  BE  MADE NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain  in  full
force and effect for one year whereupon the provisions of this act shall
expire and be deemed repealed.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05185-01-9

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