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Int 1710-2017

Backup of electronic information stored by city agencies.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Technologyintroduced 2017-09-27

Filed — closed without being enacted.

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Agenda: 2017-09-27Passed: 2017-12-31

Summary

This bill would require all city agencies to back up electronic information on external media and test the backup of such media regularly.

Committee on Technology — Technology in New York City, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (non- land use-related issues), Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, NYC TV, and dissemination of public information through the use of technology.

How it compares

30% of similar bills passed

15 passed · 35 died

This bill: 94 days in committee

Similar bills: median 637 days · 232 days when passed

Sponsors (1)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-09-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-09-27 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2017-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2017-09-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (3)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Title 10 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new Chapter 9 to read as follows: CHAPTER 9 ELECTRONIC DATA BACKUP � 10-901 Backup of electronic information. Any agency that stores electronic information shall back up such information on an external storage device, a remote server over the internet, or on other storage media, with regular frequency. Electronic information stored on a physical or virtual server shall be regularly tested and restored. � 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law. MAJ LS #10989 8/28/17 3:53 PM 1 1