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- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.312
- Referred to higher education
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Clarifies reforms to the procurement process for the state and city university in regards to the purchase or subscription to online electronic resources
In Assembly Committee · Higher Education · Sponsor Amy Paulin
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BILL NUMBER:S6018
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to clarifying reforms to the procurement process for the state and city university in regards to the purchase or subscription to online electronic resources
Purpose
The bill would clarify reforms to the procurement process enacted in 2011 for SUNY and CUNY to allow the purchase, licensing or subscription to library materials in electronic formats, including books, journals or databases - commonly called e-resources - to be considered goods or products and not services.
Summary of provisions
Sections one and two of the bill amend subdivisions 5 and 6, respectively, of Section 355 of the Education Law to clarify that the purchase or subscription by SUNY to electronic or digital formats of books, serials and databases are to be considered goods or products for procurement purposes.
Section three of the bill amends paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 6218 of the Education Law to clarify that the purchase or subscription by CUNY to electronic or digital formats of books, serials and databases are to be considered goods or products for procurement purposes.
Section four provides the effective date.
Justification
A growing majority of libraries purchase their collections in digital or electronic formats which are not physical items such as hardcover books or magazines. These e-resources can provide superior knowledge access for students, faculty and researchers, such as allowing keyword searching of entire texts. Similarly, e-resources, including e-journals and e-books, can be downloaded to mobile devices, extending the access to these important research resources. Such materials can also be made available to multiple individuals at the same time.
Procurement laws have not kept up with these changes in formats in providing the information that library users have come to expect and which provide needed enhanced-quality research capabilities. Libraries purchase these materials through subscriptions to various vendors. Procurement laws need to be updated and made more flexible to respond to rapid advancements in technology and how traditional library materials are-now purchased and made accessible to library users.
This bill clarifies that the purchase of electronic library resources will be treated in the same manner as the purchase of physical books and magazines.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately, with provisions.
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