2001 Yellow Book
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OFFICE FOR TECHNOLOGY

                             Adjusted      Executive                    
                           Appropriation    Request                    Percent
                             2000-01        2001-02          Change      Change


AGENCY SUMMARY
  General Fund             52,091,700      89,379,000     37,287,300     71.58%
  Special Rev.-Fed.                 0       5,000,000      5,000,000       --  
  Special Rev.-Other                0       5,000,000      5,000,000       --  
  Internal Service Fund   163,984,600     172,030,000      8,045,400      4.91%
  Total for 
    AGENCY SUMMARY:       216,076,300     271,409,000     55,332,700     25.61%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund             52,091,700      89,379,000     37,287,300     71.58%
  Special Rev.-Fed.                 0       5,000,000      5,000,000       --  
  Special Rev.-Other                0       5,000,000      5,000,000       --  
  Internal Service Fund   163,984,600     172,030,000      8,045,400      4.91%
  Total for 
    STATE OPERATIONS:      216,076,300    271,409,000     55,332,700     25.61%

Office for Technology
  General Fund              52,091,700     64,379,000     12,287,300     23.59%
  Internal Service Fund    163,984,600    172,030,000      8,045,400      4.91%
  Total for Program:       216,076,300    236,409,000     20,332,700      9.41%

E-Government
  General Fund                       0     25,000,000     25,000,000       --  
  Special Rev.-Fed.                  0      5,000,000      5,000,000       --  
  Special Rev.-Other                 0      5,000,000      5,000,000       --  
  Total for Program:                 0     35,000,000     35,000,000       --  



                                 ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                                BUDGETED FILL LEVELS

                            Current  Requested
Program                     2000-01    2001-02    Change

Office for Technology           710        710         0

Total General Fund :            131        131         0
Total All Other Funds :         579        579         0

TOTAL:                          710        710         0


                                  BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                           (Executive Budget: pp. 435-438)

The Office for Technology (OFT) was originally established in 1996 as a task 
force operating under the auspices of the Governor's Director of State 
operations.  In 1997, the Legislature enacted legislation creating the Office 
for Technology with the statutory responsibility for the development of the 
State's technology resources and policies.   At that time permanent staff 
assigned to OFT numbered less than 20.   Last year, the Office was given 
authority to proceed with the consolidation and operation of the State's 
mainframe data centers.  The process included the transfer of several hundred
computer staff from various other agencies to OFT's payroll during the current 
fiscal year.  Current authorized staffing is now 710.  The OFT continues to be 
one of the fastest growing agencies in State government.

State Operations

The Executive recommends an All Funds appropriation of $271,409,000, an increase 
of $55,332,700, or 25.6 percent over State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2000-01.  Included 
in this request is a General Fund appropriation of $89,379,000, a jump of 
$37,287,300, or 71.6 percent.  Of this amount, $33,496,000 is for a variety of 
new initiatives.  These include General Fund appropriations of:

--  $25,000,000 for a group of initiatives collectively known as the 
    "E-Government" program, designed to coordinate all the activities of State 
    agencies working in electronic commerce or the provision of internet-based 
    services to the public or other governments.

--  $4,242,000 for the creation of an OFT managed Geographic Information System 
    (GIS) program.  This program will include the aerial mapping of the entire 
    state and the inclusion of these maps in a computer data base, the 
    digitization of soil maps, a new spatial data warehouse, and the redesign of 
    the existing GIS data clearinghouse.  In addition, OFT plans to develop GIS-
    based applications that can be used by individuals who are not experts in 
    cartography or GIS technology.

--     $1,446,000 for a Statewide computer and internet security plan.
--     $1,608,000 for a State computer training academy.
--     $1,200,000 for the completion of a State technology inventory.
       This inventory is mandated by existing State law.

The OFT budget also includes General Fund appropriations of $8,800,000 for 
Personal Service, a $6,815,600 increase reflecting both the impact of negotiated 
salary agreements and the full-year cost of positions authorized in the SFY
2000-01 budget.  The on-going cost of building the OFT data center control 
facility will decline by $700,000 to $11,300,000.  Contractual services costs 
are climbing from $2,693,700 to $35,263,000 while other NPS and MUs in the
agency are declining by $5,018,000 to a total of $520,000.  This substantial 
decline reflects the end of Certificate of Participation (COPS) payments related 
to various Y2K computer "bug" remediation costs that were also under OFT
coordination.

The Executive also recommends an Internal Service Fund appropriation of 
$172,030,000.  This includes:

--  $97,430,000 for operation of the consolidated State Data Center, an increase 
    of $4,245,000.
--  $20,600,000 for operation the New York State Intranet (NYeNet), an increase 
    of $3,800,400.

Finally, the Executive recommends the creation of two new Special Revenue Funds
related to the new E-Government program:

--  $5,000,000 in Special Revenue-Federal funding to allow the use of possible 
    Federal support, including matching grants, for e-government projects.

--  $5,000,000 in Special Revenue-Other funding to allow for e-government 
    initiatives using undetermined State funding streams.

Neither of these proposed funds has a particular recommended use or funding 
stream at this time.

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