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- Referred to finance
- Notice of committee consideration - requested
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BILL NUMBER:S2881
Title of bill
An act to amend the New York state printing and public documents law and the state technology law, in relation to agency reports
Purpose
To eliminate excessive paperwork while ensuring that state legislators and legislative staff have access, via the Internet, to important state agency publications.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 -- Amends subdivision 4 of section 12 of the New York State printing and public Documents Law. Establishes that when a report is required to be created by a state agency, the agency must notify the appropriate legislative offices that the document will be posted on the New York State Agency Documents Website.
Section 2 -- Amends section 103 of the State Technology Law to create the New York State Agency Documents website. This web-based database will allow state legislators, legislative staff members, and the public to have access to all reports that are required, by legislation, to be created.
Section 3 -- Effective date.
Justification
In 2005, the state Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law the Reporting Requirement Reform Act. This act corrected some significant deficiencies in the way reports by agencies are submitted to the state Legislature. The Reporting Requirement Reform Act simplified reporting requirements and at the same time eliminated unnecessary reporting requirements. This bill seeks to build upon and enhance the Reporting Requirement Reform Act by further eliminating unneeded printed documents. Under this bill, reporting requirements by state agencies will be fulfilled by posting those reports on the Internet at the New York State Agency Documents Website (which is established by section 2 of this bill). This legislation, however, allows members of the State Legislature who are still uncomfortable with the Internet to request a printed copy of their desired report.
Legislative history
2010: S.7805/A.650-A 2008: A.10153B (Kavanagh) - Passed Assembly 2008: A.1193 (Aubertine) - Governmental Operations 2007: A.1193 (Aubertine) - Governmental Operations 2006: A.10084 (Aubertine) - Governmental Operations 2005: A.100B4 (Aubertine) - Governmental Operations
Fiscal implications
Unable to determine. However, New York State is likely to save some amount due to reduced printing costs.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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