HB 401-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2015 SESSION
15-0749
05/03
HOUSE BILL 401-FN
AN ACT requiring the use of cloud computing technology by state agencies.
SPONSORS: Rep. Baber, Straf 14
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill requires state agencies to use cloud computing technology where appropriate.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15-0749
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT requiring the use of cloud computing technology by state agencies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Cloud Computing Standard. Amend RSA 21-R by inserting after section 14 the following new subdivision:
Cloud Computing Standard
21-R:15 Cloud Computing Standard.
I. State agencies shall reduce information technology expenditures by increasing the use of cloud computing where appropriate. In accordance with the initiatives and standards provided in the United States Department of Homeland Security publication “Federal Cloud Computing Strategy” dated February 8, 2011, and in consultation with the department of information technology, each state agency shall evaluate safe, secure cloud computing options before making any new information technology or telecommunications investments, and, if feasible, adopt appropriate cloud computing solutions. Each state agency shall re-evaluate its technology sourcing strategy to include consideration and use of cloud computing solutions as part of the budget process.
II. In this section:
(a) “Cloud computing” has the meaning provided by Special Publication 800-145 issued by the United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(b) “State agency” shall have the same meaning as in RSA 21-R:10, VI.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 120 days after its passage.
LBAO
15-0749
01/09/15
HB 401-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT requiring the use of cloud computing technology by state agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Information Technology states this bill, as introduced, will have an indeterminable impact on state revenue and expenditures in FY 2016 and each year thereafter. There will be no impact on county or local revenue and expenditures.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Information Technology states this bill requires state agencies to reduce information technology expenditures by increasing the use of cloud computing where appropriate. Before making such determinations, the bill would require each agency to evaluate cloud computing options in accordance with federal cloud computing standards, as well as to reevaluate its technology sourcing strategy to include consideration of cloud computing solutions as part of the budget process. The Department states the evaluation process would need to be built into the state contracting and request for proposals (RFP) processes. The Department further states there are many forms of cloud computing models that would need to be evaluated, and the terms and conditions of each would greatly impact how the State might utilize cloud computing options in various situations. For these reasons, the Department states the bill’s impact on state expenditures is indeterminable. Since the Department’s budget consists of revenue received from the State agencies to which it provides services, the bill’s impact on state restricted revenue is indeterminable as well.