Assembly Bill A1233A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes broadcasting of open meetings of an agency or department

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A1233 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S76
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6529, S4776

2015-A1233 - Summary

Authorizes broadcasting of open meetings of an agency or department; relates to real-time streaming on such agency's website.

2015-A1233 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1233

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GALEF, KIM, ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, KEARNS,
  BARRETT, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  PERRY,
  THIELE  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law,  in  relation  to  broadcasting
  open meetings of an agency or department

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 103 of the public officers law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (f) to read as follows:
  (F) 1. OPEN MEETINGS OF AN AGENCY SHALL BE BROADCAST TO THE PUBLIC AND
MAINTAINED AS RECORDS TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
AGENCY OR THE DEPARTMENT. IF THE AGENCY IN WHICH A PUBLIC BODY FUNCTIONS
MAINTAINS  A REGULARLY AND ROUTINELY UPDATED WEBSITE AND UTILIZES A HIGH
SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION, SUCH OPEN MEETING SHALL BE STREAMED IN  REAL-
TIME,  AND  POSTED  WITHIN  A  REASONABLE TIME AFTER THE MEETING, ON THE
WEBSITE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, AS DETERMINED BY THE AGENCY.
  2. AN AGENCY MAY, BUT SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO,  EXPEND  ADDITIONAL
FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00711-01-5

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2015-A1233A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S76
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6529, S4776

2015-A1233A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes broadcasting of open meetings of an agency or department; relates to real-time streaming on such agency's website.

2015-A1233A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 1233--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GALEF, KIM, ROSENTHAL, CRESPO, KEARNS,
  BARRETT, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED,  PERRY,
  THIELE  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Governmental
  Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public officers law,  in  relation  to  broadcasting
  open meetings of an agency or department

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 103 of the public officers law is amended by adding
a new subdivision (f) to read as follows:
  (F) OPEN MEETINGS OF AN AGENCY SHALL BE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE AND
WITHIN AVAILABLE FUNDS,  BROADCAST  TO  THE  PUBLIC  AND  MAINTAINED  AS
RECORDS  OF THE AGENCY. IF THE AGENCY MAINTAINS A WEBSITE AND UTILIZES A
HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION, SUCH  OPEN  MEETING  SHALL  BE,  TO  THE
EXTENT  PRACTICABLE AND WITHIN AVAILABLE FUNDS, STREAMED ON SUCH WEBSITE
IN REAL-TIME, AND POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITE WITHIN  AND  FOR  A  REASONABLE
TIME  AFTER  THE MEETING. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM
"AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ONLY A STATE DEPARTMENT,  BOARD,  BUREAU,  DIVISION,
COUNCIL  OR  OFFICE  AND  ANY  PUBLIC  CORPORATION THE MAJORITY OF WHOSE
MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00711-02-5

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