What's happening
This bill requires state departments to provide annual reports to legislators electronically, with printed copies only by specific request.
Why it matters
Reduces paper waste and printing costs. by shifting default delivery of annual reports from printed copies to electronic formats, potentially saving taxpayer money and supporting environmental goals.
Modernizes government communication. by encouraging the use of digital documents, making it easier for legislators to store, search, and share information.
Empowers individual legislators. by allowing them to request printed reports if needed, thus accommodating those who prefer or require hard copies without mandating excess printing for all.
Signals a broader move toward digital government operations. , which could pave the way for further technological updates and efficiencies in state administration.
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Annual Reports Go Digital
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Held for consideration in governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4108
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, 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.
LBD04182-01-9
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