General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5310
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1164
*01164_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 5310
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 1164
*01164_______GAE*
Referred to Committee on Government Administration and Elections
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF METHODS TO REDUCE THE STATE'S SOFTWARE LICENSING COSTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Division of Information Technology within the Department of Administrative Services shall, within available appropriations, conduct a study of how the state may reduce the fees associated with software program licensing and suggest feasible, less costly alternatives to the current system. Not later than January 1, 2013, the department shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes concerning the results of such study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government administration.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
from passage
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Department of Administrative Services to conduct a study concerning methods for the state to reduce its software licensing costs.
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