Assembly Bill A4939

                             
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                                   4939
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to  conducting  an
   examination  and evaluation of New York state's information technology
   infrastructure, data use  and  management,  policies,  procedures  and
   operational processes; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon the expiration thereof
 
   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 26 and 27 to read as follows:
   26.  TO  CONTRACT  WITH  A PRIVATE FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN CONDUCTING
 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDITS TO CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION  AND  EVALUATION
 OF NEW YORK STATE'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, APPLICATIONS,
 DATA USE AND MANAGEMENT, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONAL PROCESSES.
 SUCH EVALUATION AND EXAMINATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, APPLICATIONS, DATA USE
 AND MANAGEMENT, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONAL  PROCESSES  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND HEALTH;
   (B) ANY AND ALL APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS OPERATED BY THE STATE AND ITS
 AGENCIES  THAT  THE  PUBLIC  REGULARLY  UTILIZES  TO  OBTAIN AND UTILIZE
 SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE STATE, AND/OR TO APPLY FOR AND ACCESS ANY BENE-
 FITS PROVIDED BY OR DISTRIBUTED BY THE STATE;
   (C) A STUDY OF THE APPLICABLE BEST PRACTICES BEING  UTILIZED  IN  BOTH
 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES; AND
   (D)  IDENTIFICATION  OF  DEFICIENCIES  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF HOW TO
 ADDRESS SAID DEFICIENCIES IN THE STATE'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  INFRAS-
 TRUCTURE,  APPLICATIONS,  DATA  USE AND MANAGEMENT, POLICIES, PROCEDURES
 AND OPERATIONAL PROCESSES.
   THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SHALL, ON OR BEFORE  DECEMBER  THIR-
 TY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN, REPORT THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08845-01-5
              

 A. 4939                             2
 
 AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO  THE  GOVERNOR,   THE   STATE COMPTROLLER,    THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
 MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  AND
 THE  CHAIRS AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBERS  OF  THE  SENATE AND THE ASSEM-
 BLY INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEES.
   27. TO REQUEST AND  RECEIVE  FROM  ANY  DEPARTMENT,  DIVISION,  BOARD,
 COMMISSION  OR  OTHER  AGENCY OF THE STATE ANY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
 NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROVISIONS SET FORTH  IN
 SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SIX OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed January 3, 2028.