Senate Bill S3114

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies to conform any of their websites to the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility

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Current Bill Status Via A266 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S3114 - Details

Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-b, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7912

2023-S3114 - Summary

Requires state agencies to conform any of their websites to the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility; requires the office of information technology services to provide a report to the governor and legislature every two years.

2023-S3114 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3114 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3114
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MANNION, CLEARE -- 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 state
   agencies  and  entities  to  ensure  their  websites are accessible to
   persons with disabilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
 103-b to read as follows:
   §  103-B.  WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL ADOPT A PROTOCOL
 FOR WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A STATE AGENCY OR STATE ENTI-
 TY RELATING TO WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. SUCH
 PROTOCOL SHALL PROVIDE FOR  AGENCY  WEBSITES  TO  ADOPT  EITHER  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING STANDARDS: (A) SECTION 1194.22 OF TITLE THIRTY-SIX OF THE CODE
 OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS OR (B) THE WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES
 2.1 LEVEL AA, DEVELOPED BY THE WORLDWIDE WEB CONSORTIUM, OR ANY  SUCCES-
 SOR  STANDARDS. THE ADOPTED PROTOCOL REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION MAY DIFFER
 FROM SUCH STANDARDS IN SPECIFIC INSTANCES  WHEN  THE  OFFICE'S  DESIGNEE
 DETERMINES,  AFTER CONSULTING WITH EXPERTS IN WEBSITE DESIGN AND REASON-
 ABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE  HOLDING  OF  A
 PUBLIC  HEARING,  THAT  SUCH DIFFERENCES WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COMMUNI-
 CATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND THAT SUCH DIFFERENCES ARE DOCU-
 MENTED IN SUCH PROTOCOL. SUCH PROTOCOL SHALL BE MADE  AVAILABLE  TO  THE
 PUBLIC  ONLINE.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT REQUIRE AN AGENCY TO TAKE ANY
 ACTION THAT WOULD RESULT IN A FUNDAMENTAL ALTERATION IN THE NATURE OF  A
 SERVICE, PROGRAM, OR ACTIVITY.
   2. NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, AND
 EVERY  TWO  YEARS  THEREAFTER,  THE  OFFICE DESIGNEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
 GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE A WRITTEN REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS THE COMPLI-
 ANCE OF WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF STATE AGENCIES  OR  STATE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01135-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S3114A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Add §103-b, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7912

2023-S3114A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies to conform any of their websites to the most current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility; requires the office of information technology services to provide a report to the governor and legislature every two years.

2023-S3114A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3114A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3114--A
     Cal. No. 431
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. MANNION, CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Internet  and
   Technology -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   and  second  report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and
   delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to requiring state
   agencies to conform any of their websites to the most current  version
   of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines  adopted by the World Wide
   Web Consortium for accessibility
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section
 103-b to read as follows:
   § 103-B. WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY; STATE AGENCIES. 1.  EACH STATE  AGENCY
 SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO CONFORM ANY OF THEIR WEBSITES TO THE MOST CURRENT
 VERSION OF THE WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES ADOPTED BY THE WORLD
 WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM FOR ACCESSIBILITY, OR ANY SUCCESSOR STANDARDS.  THIS
 SECTION SHALL NOT REQUIRE AN AGENCY TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT WOULD RESULT
 IN A FUNDAMENTAL ALTERATION IN THE NATURE  OF  A  SERVICE,  PROGRAM,  OR
 ACTIVITY.
   2. NO LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, AND
 EVERY  TWO  YEARS  THEREAFTER,  THE  OFFICE DESIGNEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
 GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE A WRITTEN REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS THE COMPLI-
 ANCE OF WEBSITES MAINTAINED BY OR ON BEHALF OF STATE AGENCIES  OR  STATE
 ENTITIES  WITH  THE PROTOCOL ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. Subdivisions 20, 21, and 22 of section 103 of the state technolo-
 gy law, subdivisions 21 and 22 as renumbered by chapter 658 of the  laws
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01135-03-3
              

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