Senate Bill S673

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Infrastructure And Capital Investment 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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2015-S673 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2751
Current Committee:
Senate Infrastructure And Capital Investment
Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง104, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S5170
2011-2012: S1046, A8016
2013-2014: S1636, A4441
2017-2018: S3091
2019-2020: S3589

2015-S673 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S673 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   673

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Infrastructure and Capital
  Investment

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".
  S 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.
  S 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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