Assembly Actions -
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May 12, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S7768
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S7768 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§161 & 163, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S492
2015-S7768 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7768 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the procurement and use of Open Source Initiative approved open source license by state agencies PURPOSE : To ensure that state agencies are considering the use of open source software in procurement. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends Section 161 of the State Finance Law by requiring the State Procurement Council to Recommend to the Commissioner of General Services necessary legislative changes or modifications to existing or proposed rules, regulations and procedures that would allow for the procurement of open source software. In addition, the council must establish and, from time to time, amend guidelines with respect to the use of software distributed with an Open Source Initiative Approved Open Source License by state agencies in the procurement process. Section 2 amends Section 163 of the State Finance Law by requiring state agencies to consider the use of open source software if it is
2015-S7768 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7768 I N S E N A T E May 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the procurement and use of Open Source Initiative approved open source license by state agencies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 161 of the state finance law is amended by adding two new paragraphs o and p to read as follows: O. RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONER NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING OR PROPOSED RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED WITH AN OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE APPROVED OPEN SOURCE LICENSE BY STATE AGENCIES. P. ESTABLISH AND, FROM TIME TO TIME, AMEND GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED WITH AN OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE APPROVED OPEN SOURCE LICENSE BY STATE AGENCIES IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 163 of the state finance law is amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows: H. STATE AGENCIES SHALL CONSIDER THE USE OF SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED WITH AN OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE APPROVED OPEN SOURCE LICENSE IF IT IS AVAIL- ABLE IN THE FORM, FUNCTION AND UTILITY CONSISTENT WITH THEIR NEEDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE PROCUREMENT COUNCIL. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15458-01-6
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