A 4939: Directs the office of information technology services to contract with a private entity to conduct an examination and evaluation of New York state's information technology infrastructure, data use and management, policies, procedures and operational processes.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4939 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ 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: 1 Section 1. Section 103 of the state technology law is amended by 2 adding two new subdivisions 26 and 27 to read as follows: 3 26. To contract with a private firm that specializes in conducting 4 information technology audits to conduct an examination and evaluation 5 of New York state's information technology infrastructure, applications, 6 data use and management, policies, procedures and operational processes. 7 Such evaluation and examination shall include, but not be limited to: 8 (a) the information technology infrastructure, applications, data use 9 and management, policies, procedures and operational processes of the 10 departments of labor and health; 11 (b) any and all applications and systems operated by the state and its 12 agencies that the public regularly utilizes to obtain and utilize 13 services provided by the state, and/or to apply for and access any bene- 14 fits provided by or distributed by the state; 15 (c) a study of the applicable best practices being utilized in both 16 public and private internet and technology services; and 17 (d) identification of deficiencies and recommendations of how to 18 address said deficiencies in the state's information technology infras- 19 tructure, applications, data use and management, policies, procedures 20 and operational processes. 21 The office of technology services shall, on or before December thir- 22 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 1 and recommendations to the governor, the state comptroller, the 2 temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the 3 minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly, and 4 the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and the assem- 5 bly internet and technology committees. 6 27. To request and receive from any department, division, board, 7 commission or other agency of the state any information and resources 8 necessary to carry out the responsibilities and provisions set forth in 9 subdivision twenty-six of this section. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 11 deemed repealed January 3, 2028.