NY State Senate Bill 2023-S8572

Senate Bill S8572

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to cloud computing and agency considerations regarding contracting with cloud service providers

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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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 15, 2024	referred to internet and technology

2023-S8572 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8435
Current Committee:: Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:: State Technology Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§103 & 101, add §103-c, St Tech L

2023-S8572 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of cloud computing and agency considerations regarding contracting with cloud service providers.

2023-S8572 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8572

SPONSOR: GONZALEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the state technology law, in relation to cloud computing

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To amend the duties of the Office of Information Technology
Services(ITS") to educate and encourage agencies to adopt cloud technol-
ogy, and for agencies to consider adopting and creating procedures to
evaluate cloud technology in accordance with ITS qualifications.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill adds a new subdivision 24 and 25 to section 103
of the state technology law. Subdivision 24 requires ITS to provide
agencies with guidance when selecting cloud service providers and
educating them on cloud technology. Subdivision 25 requires ITS to
provide qualifications and specifications that cloud service providers
should meet if they are to be adopted by a state agency.

Section two adds a new section 103-c to state technology law to require
each state agency to consider adopting cloud computing technology and to
create procedures to evaluate cloud computing technology for future
initiatives.

Section three adds a new subdivision six to section 101 of state tech-
nology law to add the definition of cloud computing.

Section four provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

New Yorkers deserve fast, efficient, and secure service. The federal
government and private sector companies are increasingly using cloud
computing in order to provide flexibility and serve people better.
However, there can be a learning curve and institutional inertia in
adopting new procedures.

As such, this bill would require the State Office of Information Tech-
nology to educate all state agencies on the benefits of using cloud
services and adopt written procedures for evaluating cloud services.
States as varied as California and Florida have already implemented
policies similar to the one this bill would enact.

The bill does not require state agencies to use cloud services when it
would not benefit them; instead, it ensures that state agencies are
equipped to evaluate all potential solutions when upgrading or imple-
menting new software.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S8572 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8572
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GONZALEZ -- 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 cloud computing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  103  of  the  state technology law is amended by
 adding two new subdivisions 24 and 25 to read as follows:
   24. TO EDUCATE STATE AGENCIES ON THE BENEFITS OF USING  CLOUD  SERVICE
 PROVIDERS IN RELATION TO DATA STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT.
   25.  TO  PROVIDE  TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO STATE AGENCIES REGARDING
 CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS THAT CLOUD  SERVICE  PROVIDERS
 SHOULD SATISFY, IN RELATION TO SUCH AGENCIES' CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT-
 ING WITH CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS.
   § 2. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section 103-c
 to read as follows:
   §  103-C. CLOUD COMPUTING. 1. EACH STATE AGENCY SHALL, WHENEVER POSSI-
 BLE AND FEASIBLE, CONSIDER CLOUD COMPUTING SOLUTIONS  IN  SUCH  AGENCY'S
 TECHNOLOGY  SOURCING  STRATEGY  FOR  FUTURE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES, DATA
 STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT PURPOSES, AND UPGRADES.
   2. ALL STATE AGENCIES SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  OFFICE,  ADOPT
 WRITTEN  PROCEDURES  FOR  THE  EVALUATION OF CLOUD COMPUTING OPTIONS FOR
 FUTURE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES, DATA STORAGE  AND  MANAGEMENT,  UPGRADES,
 AND PROCUREMENTS.
   §  3.  Section  101 of the state technology law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. "CLOUD COMPUTING" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE
 NATIONAL  INSTITUTE  OF  STANDARDS  AND TECHNOLOGY'S SPECIAL PUBLICATION
 800-145, AND ANY SUBSEQUENT VERSION OF SUCH PUBLICATION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13907-01-3

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