What's happening
This bill requires all New York state agencies to make annual reports and public documents digitally available and printable online.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and accountability. by requiring all state agencies (including departments, boards, commissions, and public authorities) to make annual reports and public documents easily accessible to the public online.
Improves public access to government information. by mandating digital formats that are both viewable and printable, making it easier for citizens, journalists, and researchers to obtain and use government documents.
Reduces paper waste and administrative burden. by shifting away from physical copies, potentially saving costs and supporting environmental sustainability through digital distribution.
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Put State Documents Online
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Sponsors
19 Co-sponsors
2 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
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Put Reports Online
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor James Tedisco
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6141
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, ENGLEBRIGHT, D'URSO, BARRON, DINOWITZ, VANEL, DICKENS, RIVERA, JAFFEE, D. ROSENTHAL, HYNDMAN, ARROYO, BLAKE, HUNTER, BYRNE, MORINELLO, LAWRENCE, CROUCH, BLANKENBUSH, B. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PALMESANO, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "online digital paperwork reduction act"
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "online digital paperwork reduction act".
§ 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c to read as follows:
§ 170-c. Availability of documents. Every state agency in the state shall make its annual reports and all other public documents available in a digital format on its website in a manner that allows such reports and documents to be printed. As used in this section, the term "state agency" shall mean any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, committee or office of the state, a public benefit corporation or public authority.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05187-01-9
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