Senate Bill S3589

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to encouraging public-private partnerships to help spread broadband deployment

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology Committee


  • 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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2019-S3589 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §104, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5170
2011-2012: S1046
2013-2014: S1636
2015-2016: S673
2017-2018: S3091

2019-S3589 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to encouraging public-private partnerships to help spread broadband deployment.

2019-S3589 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3589 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3589
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the state technology law,  in  relation  to  encouraging
   public-private partnerships to help spread broadband deployment

   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 "connect New York act".
   § 2. Statement of legislative findings. The legislature finds that the
 deployment  and  adoption  of broadband service has resulted in enhanced
 economic development and public  safety  for  the  state's  communities,
 improved health care and educational opportunities, and a better quality
 of  life  for the residents of the state. Further, continued progress in
 the deployment and adoption of broadband and other advanced telecommuni-
 cations and information technology services is vital  to  ensuring  that
 the  state  remains competitive and continues to create business and job
 growth. The legislature finds that the state must encourage and  support
 the  partnership  of  the  public  and  private sectors in the continued
 growth of broadband services for the state's residents and businesses.
   § 3. Section 104 of the state technology  law  is  amended  by  adding
 three new subdivisions 3, 4 and 5 to read as follows:
   3.  THE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL DEVELOP A PUBLIC-PRIVATE
 PARTNERSHIP AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE, STATEWIDE  BROADBAND  DEPLOY-
 MENT  AND  ADOPTION  INITIATIVE WITH THE PURPOSE OF:  ESTABLISHING WIDE-
 SPREAD ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE  BROADBAND  SERVICE;  ACHIEVING
 IMPROVED   TECHNOLOGY   LITERACY,   INCREASED  COMPUTER  OWNERSHIP,  AND
 INCREASED BROADBAND USE AMONG STATE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES; ESTABLISH-
 ING AND EMPOWERING LOCAL GRASSROOTS TECHNOLOGY TEAMS IN EACH  REGION  OF
 THE  STATE TO PLAN FOR IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY USE ACROSS MULTIPLE COMMUNITY
 SECTORS; AND ESTABLISHING AND SUSTAINING AN ENVIRONMENT RIPE FOR  BROAD-
 BAND AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT STATEWIDE. THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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