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AL SB382
Bill
Status
5/25/2011
Primary Sponsor
Quinton Ross
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AI Summary
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Allows any state agency or entity using computer technology to use open source software instead of proprietary software when feasible, provided it does not compromise confidentiality, nature, or integrity of work or products.
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Defines open source software as software whose end-user licensing agreement permits users to modify and distribute the software, in contrast to proprietary software that typically prohibits reverse engineering.
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Authorizes the Finance Department to promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer the act.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
State agencies, computers and technology, open source software authorized, Finance Department to implement and administer
State Agencies
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
5/25/2011