Assembly Bill A8435

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

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

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Current Bill Status - 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-A8435 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8572
Law Section:
State Technology Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§103 & 101, add §103-c, St Tech L

2023-A8435 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-A8435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8435
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Science 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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