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- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Print number 2565a
- Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring certain records which are the subject of a discussion conducted at an open meeting be made available to the public
Purpose
To make certain records, which are to be the subject of discussion at an open meeting, available to the public on the agency website at least twenty-four hours prior to such meeting and a reasonable number of copies of such records available at or prior to the meeting.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 -- Amends section 103 of the Public Officers Law by adding a new subdivision (d). This new subdivision requires that certain records, which are to be the subject of discussion by a public body during an open meeting shall be made available prior to the meeting. Such records shall be posted on the website of the agency with which the public body is affiliated, as soon as practicable, but not less than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting and a reasonable number of copies of such records shall be made available, to the extent practicable, at or prior to the meeting.
Section 2 -- Effective date.
Justification
Too often, a public body covered by the Open Meetings Law conducts a discussion of a document that the public has had little or no access to. This legislation seeks to correct this problem by implementing recommendations that have made by the Committee on Open Government.
If enacted into law, this bill would require that public bodies covered by the Open Meetings Law make documents available to the public that will be discussed at the body's meeting. This legislation requires that the document be made available at least twenty-four hours before the public meeting or "as soon as practicable."
Legislative history
A.5943/S.7042 - 2007-2008 - Passed Both Houses; Vetoed by the Governor A.9771/S.6796 - 2006 - Passed Assembly A.5022 - 2005 - Passed Assembly A.4867 - 2003 - Reported to Ways and Means A.2340 - 2001 - Reported to Ways and Means A.670 - 1999 - Passed Assembly A.827 - 1997-1998 - Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Local fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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