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A5652Assembly2017-2018 Session

Digital-Only Annual Reports

Official title

“Requires that annual reports be distributed in electronic format only, unless otherwise requested by a member”

Sponsor Brian KolbAD-131+4 co-sponsors
Status
In Assembly Committee
Governmental Operations
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Governmental Operations

What's happening

This bill requires state departments to provide annual reports to legislators electronically, with printed copies only upon request.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces waste and saves costs. by limiting the default printing of lengthy annual reports, potentially saving taxpayer money and reducing paper usage across state departments.

  2. Modernizes government communication. by moving toward electronic distribution, making it easier and faster for legislators to access reports, search documents, and share information.

  3. Increases legislative efficiency. since lawmakers will receive reports in a more manageable digital format, possibly improving their ability to review and act on departmental information.

  4. Preserves accessibility for those who need print. by allowing legislators to specifically request printed copies, ensuring that those with technological or personal preferences for paper are still accommodated.

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Digital-Only Annual Reports

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Brian Kolb

Assembly Member · Assembly District 131

1 Multi-sponsor

History

  1. Held for consideration in governmental operations
  2. Referred to governmental operations
  3. Referred to governmental operations

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

5652

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 14, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, OAKS, RAIA, GIGLIO, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the distribution of annual reports

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 164 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 833 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows:

§ 164. Reports by and to the department. Each department, other than the executive department, shall make an annual report to the governor and legislature on or before the fifteenth day of May, for the preceding calendar year. It shall contain such information concerning the department and its several divisions, bureaus, offices, agencies and institutions, and their activities and affairs, and such recommendations, as the head of the department shall deem necessary or proper, and any matters required by express provision of law to be included in such report. A department also shall make such other and special reports as the governor or either house of the legislature may require. From time to time, the head of a department may require from any board, commission or other body in the department or from any subordinate officer or employee, division or bureau of the department, or from any institution subject to the supervision of the department, or from any agency of the department, such reports or information as such head may deem necessary. Unless expressly authorized by the head of the department, there shall be hereafter no separate report, annual or otherwise, directly to the legislature or governor by any such board, commission, body, officer, division, bureau, institution or agency notwithstanding any existing provision of law authorizing or requiring such report. Each department, to the extent practicable, shall make such annual report available to members of the legislature in electronic format. Such reports shall be forwarded to members of the legislature in printed form only upon specific request of a member of the legislature for such printed report.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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