What's happening
This bill requires state agencies to maintain and make available their payroll records, overriding any conflicting provisions in the law.
Why it matters
Increases transparency. by ensuring that state agency payroll records are accessible to the public, allowing for greater scrutiny of government spending and compensation.
Overrides conflicting laws. , meaning that even if other provisions in the law would restrict access to payroll records, agencies are still required to make them available, closing potential loopholes for withholding information.
Empowers accountability efforts. by making it easier for journalists, watchdog groups, and citizens to monitor public payrolls, potentially discouraging misuse of funds or favoritism in hiring and compensation practices.
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Open Agency Payroll Records
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Sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
Companion bill
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Make Payroll Records Public
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
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STATE OF NEW YORK
50
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 4, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, BRONSON, GUNTHER, LUPARDO, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend public officers law, in relation to making agency payroll records available
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 87 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
[Each] Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, each agency shall maintain and make available:
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06154-01-7
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