Senate Bill S4846

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring a digital equity officer be appointed by the director of the office of information technology services

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Current 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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2023-S4846 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §102, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9095
2021-2022: S5931

2023-S4846 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring a digital equity officer be appointed by the director of the office of information technology services to develop, oversee and assist in providing statewide broadband access.

2023-S4846 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4846 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4846
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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  requiring  a
   digital  equity  officer be appointed by the director of the office of
   information technology services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 5 of section 102 of the state technology law,
 as added by chapter 430 of the laws of 1997 and as renumbered by chapter
 437 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   5. (A) THE DIRECTOR  SHALL  APPOINT,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  CIVIL
 SERVICE  LAW,  A  DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICER, WHO SHALL DEVELOP, OVERSEE AND
 ASSIST IN PROVIDING STATEWIDE BROADBAND ACCESS TO RURAL AND  RESIDENTIAL
 AREAS,  PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
 AND SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES.
   (B) THE DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICER SHALL, IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPART-
 MENT OF EDUCATION, OVERSEE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING A  COMPUTER,  LAPTOP,
 OR  TABLET  TO  A  STUDENT ENROLLED IN ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE STATE IF
 SUCH STUDENT WOULD QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED MEALS  AS  DETERMINED  BY
 THE LOCAL AGENCY.
   6. The director may request and receive from any department, division,
 board,  bureau, commission or other agency of the state or any political
 subdivision thereof or any public authority, staff and other assistance,
 information, and resources as will enable the office to  properly  carry
 out its functions, powers and duties.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06445-01-3



              

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