STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 2614

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Assemblywoman MURPHY)

ADOPTED: DECEMBER 20, 2021

      These Assembly Floor amendments:

- clarify that the Chief Technology Officer is authorized to request that any agency submit a plan in accordance with section 4 of the bill;

- clarify that each plan submitted by an agency in accordance with section 4 of the bill is to describe how the agency will improve the provision of digital services by enhancing the delivery of digital services through the adoption of commercial cloud computing services;

- remove subsection c. of section 4 of the bill, which subsection required each plan submitted pursuant to section 4 of the bill to outline ways to improve wireless connectivity Statewide, including underserved urban and rural communities, as well as recommendations to expedite the implementation of the necessary infrastructure for wireless connectivity;

- clarify the requirement for each agency submitting a plan in accordance with section 4 of the bill to make its plan available to the public electronically through a link displayed on its website, by providing that an agency may redact such information as necessary to address cybersecurity concerns;

- clarify that the Chief Technology Officer is to review the plans submitted pursuant to section 4 in collaboration with the Chief Innovation Officer for the State of New Jersey; and

- make technical corrections.