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1 Co-sponsor
History
- Substituted by A1984
- Ordered to third reading cal.1455
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Companion bill
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Requires parole decisions to be published on a publicly accessible website within 60 days of such decision
Vetoed · Sponsor Daniel O'Donnell
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring parole decisions to be published on a website
Purpose
This bill directs the Board of Parole to publish its appeal decisions on a public website and create an annual index of such decisions.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 259-i (4) of the executive law to provide that the parole board shall publish appeal decisions on a web site within 60 days, create an annual index of such decisions, make copies available and redact confidential information from such decisions prior to publication.
Section 2 provides for an effective date.
Justification
Most agencies within the State operate under the State Administrative Procedure Act, which provides that agency adjudicatory decisions must be made public 'within sixty days. Agencies as diverse as the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the Department of Labor, the Department of Tax and Finance and the Department of Environmental Conservation, among other agencies, post their administrative appeal decisions on line. The decisions are useful in that individuals and their attorneys can read appeal decisions in similar cases to see what kinds of arguments might apply to their cases and because agency transparency is an important tenet of open government. The Board of Parole, which exercises extraordinary discretion, should post its administrative appeal determinations so that the public and concerned citizens can have access to the body of decisions that informs the Board's practice.
Legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications
Minimal since the Board and DOCCS already maintain web sites
Local fiscal implications
None
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