NY State Senate Bill 2023-S924

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:: Public Authorities
Laws Affected:: Amd Part U §1, Chap 57 of 2005
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S7512

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York state higher education capital matching grant board to award matching capital grants totaling two million dollars for projects to implement, modify, or otherwise enhance cyber security infrastructure; makes related provisions.

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S924

SPONSOR: COONEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend part U of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005 amending the
labor law and other laws relating to implementing the state fiscal plan
for the 2005-2006 state fiscal year, in relation to the New York state
higher education capital matching grant board

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISONS:

Section 1 adds a new paragraph b-1 to subdivision 3 to authorize and
direct the board, within amounts appropriated therefor, to award match-
ing capital grants of up to two million dollars, with one million each
for the public and private college sectors.

Section 2 adds a new paragraph h-1 to subdivision 4 to establish the
timelines for applications and to provide the process for unutilized
grants.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The education sector is the most targeted industry for cyber attacks,
hit by more than 60% of all malware encounters in the professional
world. This is seven times higher than the next closest industry. The
threat to colleges and universities has only increased during the
pandemic, with some schools paying out up to one million dollars to
hackers who gained access to sensitive data within their systems. As a
result, the FBI early in 2021 issued an advisory notice to educational
institutions regarding certain malicious software that is being used to
target their infrastructure. And as recently as December of 2021, a
massive ransomware attack on the HR management company Kronos disabled
paycheck services across the country during the holiday season. Despite
the ever-present threat, the level of upgrades and monitoring needed to
combat these constant attacks comes with a significant price tag.

This bill, by authorizing grants of up to 2 million dollars to both
public and private colleges for projects to implement, modify, or
enhance their IT infrastructure, will provide much-needed financial
relief to these institutions. Such funds will be supplementing current
HECAP grants, not replacing them. By putting these systems in place now,
these schools will be better equipped to fight the digital threat facing
their industry. This will lead to both the greater protection of vital
information and decreased cost to these colleges and the state.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: S.7512

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    924
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend part U of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005 amending the
   labor law and other laws relating to  implementing  the  state  fiscal
   plan  for the 2005-2006 state fiscal year, in relation to the New York
   state higher education capital matching grant board
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 1 of part U of chapter 57 of the
 laws of 2005 amending the labor law and other laws  relating  to  imple-
 menting  the  state  fiscal plan for the 2005-2006 state fiscal year, as
 added by section 1 of part D of chapter 63  of  the  laws  of  2005,  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1)  WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  THEREFOR,  THE  BOARD  IS HEREBY
 AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO AWARD MATCHING CAPITAL  GRANTS  TOTALING  TWO
 MILLION  DOLLARS FOR PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT, MODIFY, OR OTHERWISE ENHANCE
 CYBER SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE. THE PUBLIC COLLEGE SECTOR AND THE COLLEGE
 SECTOR SHALL EACH BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE GRANTS TOTALING NOT  MORE  THAN
 ONE  MILLION  DOLLARS. EACH PUBLIC COLLEGE AND COLLEGE SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
 FOR A GRANT AWARD AMOUNT  AS  DETERMINED  BY  CALCULATIONS  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION  FIVE OF THIS SECTION. IN ADDITION, SUCH PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
 COLLEGES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH (H-1) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 1 of part U of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2005  amending the labor law and other laws relating to implementing the
 state fiscal plan for the 2005-2006  state  fiscal  year,  as  added  by
 section  1  of  part  D of chapter 63 of the laws of 2005, is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (h-1) to read as follows:
   (H-1) IF A PUBLIC COLLEGE OR COLLEGE DOES NOT APPLY  FOR  A  GRANT  BY
 MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN, FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02626-01-3

 S. 924                              2
 
 SUCH POTENTIAL GRANT SHALL BE AWARDED, ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS, TO  OTHER
 PUBLIC  COLLEGES OR COLLEGES. PUBLIC COLLEGES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
 FOR UNUTILIZED PUBLIC COLLEGE GRANTS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE SYSTEMS AND
 COLLEGES  SHALL  BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR UNUTILIZED COLLEGE GRANTS. THE
 DORMITORY AUTHORITY SHALL DEVELOP A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS  AND  APPLICA-
 TION  PROCESS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD, FOR SUCH GRANTS AND SHALL
 DEVELOP CRITERIA, SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE BOARD, FOR  THE  AWARDING  OF
 SUCH  GRANTS.  SUCH  CRITERIA  SHALL  INCORPORATE  THE MATCHING CRITERIA
 CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AND  THE  APPLICATION
 CRITERIA  SET  FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE DORMITORY
 AUTHORITY SHALL REQUIRE ALL APPLICATIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST  FOR
 PROPOSALS TO BE SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN,
 AND  THE BOARD SHALL ACT ON EACH APPLICATION FOR SUCH MATCHING GRANTS BY
 NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S924

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Jeremy A. Cooney

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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