NY State Assembly Bill 2009-A7399

Assembly Bill A7399

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the committee on open government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing transparency and access to government information

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 17, 2010	print number 7399a
Mar 17, 2010	amend and recommit to governmental operations
Jan 06, 2010	referred to governmental operations
Apr 06, 2009	referred to governmental operations

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2009-A7399 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Public Officers
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A2251
2013-2014: A4364

2009-A7399 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the committee on open government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing transparency and access to government information.

2009-A7399 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7399

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, MILLMAN, LUPARDO, STIRPE, BARRON, KOON,
  FIELDS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BOYLAND,  GABRYSZAK,  MAGEE,
  McENENY,  NOLAN,  TOWNS,  WEISENBERG  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the  committee  on  open
  government  to  study  proactive  disclosure  as a means of increasing
  transparency and access to government information

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature  finds  that the
current freedom of information law, enacted in 1977,  has  served  as  a
critical  vehicle under which the public has gained access to records of
state and local governmental entities.  The  legislature  further  finds
that  the freedom of information law places the burden on the individual
to request information from an agency,  but  that  the  use  of  current
information  technology, combined with a commitment to proactive disclo-
sure, has the potential to provide information to the public to an  even
greater degree than does the current law.
  S 2. The New York state committee on open government is hereby author-
ized  and  directed to: (a) study the feasibility of requiring agencies,
as defined in subdivision 3 of section 86 of the public officers law, to
proactively disclose documents that are available under article 6 of the
public officers law; (b) make specific findings and  legislative  recom-
mendations  relating  to mandatory proactive disclosure by agencies; (c)
estimate the costs or savings of proactive disclosure;  and  (d)  report
its  findings to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and
the speaker of the assembly no later than January 31, 2010.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10611-03-9

2009-A7399A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:: Public Officers
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A2251
2013-2014: A4364

2009-A7399A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the committee on open government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing transparency and access to government information.

2009-A7399A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:A7399A

TITLE  OF  BILL:    An  act in relation to authorizing and directing the
committee on open government to study proactive disclosure as a means of
increasing transparency and access to government information

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To authorize  the  State  Committee  on
Open  Government  to  conduct a feasibility study on requiring state and
municipal agencies to proactively disclose documents that are  available
under Article 6 of the public officers law. The study would include:

*  The  feasibility of requiring agencies as defined in subdivision 3 of
section 86 of the public officers law to proactively disclose  documents
available under Article 6 of that law.

* Specific findings and legislative recommendations relating to mandato-
ry proactive disclosure by agencies.

* Estimated costs or savings of proactive disclosure.

The  bill  requires a report to the Governor, Temporary President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the Assembly no later than January 31, 2011.

EXISTING LAW: Article 6 of the Public Officers Law sets forth the  Free-
dom of Information Law.

JUSTIFICATION:  As information technology throughout the world continues
to develop by leaps and bounds, the availability and ease  of  retrieval
of  information  of  all types has become almost effortless. The goal of
the original Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) was to promote the public
good by disclosing information as widely as possible and without  imped-
iment,  but  it has its limitations because of the burden that it places
on the public to make requests for information.  While  some  state  and
local records are already available electronically, this information has
been made public in a haphazard and uncoordinated fashion.

The  Legislature,  through  this  bill, has the opportunity to study the
feasibility of requiring agencies to proactively disclose information in
a responsible, comprehensive, coordinated, and  cost-effective  fashion.
It  requires  the  Committee  on  Open  Government to develop a plan for
mandatory proactive disclosure which will allow for the  utilization  of
the  new  technology  to allow a secure conduit for the public to access
vital public information and documents  that  are  available  under  the
public officers law.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT:  To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

2009-A7399A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 7399--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN, MILLMAN, LUPARDO, STIRPE, BARRON, KOON,
  FIELDS, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  GABRYSZAK,
  MAGEE,  McENENY,  MENG,  NOLAN,  TOWNS,  WEISENBERG  --  read once and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to
  the Committee on Governmental Operations in accordance  with  Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the  committee  on  open
  government  to  study  proactive  disclosure  as a means of increasing
  transparency and access to government information

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature  finds  that the
current freedom of information law, enacted in 1977,  has  served  as  a
critical  vehicle under which the public has gained access to records of
state and local governmental entities.  The  legislature  further  finds
that  the freedom of information law places the burden on the individual
to request information from an agency,  but  that  the  use  of  current
information  technology, combined with a commitment to proactive disclo-
sure, has the potential to provide information to the public to an  even
greater degree than does the current law.
  S 2. The New York state committee on open government is hereby author-
ized  and  directed to: (a) study the feasibility of requiring agencies,
as defined in subdivision 3 of section 86 of the public officers law, to
proactively disclose documents that are available under article 6 of the
public officers law; (b) make specific findings and  legislative  recom-
mendations  relating  to mandatory proactive disclosure by agencies; (c)
estimate the costs or savings of proactive disclosure;  and  (d)  report
its  findings to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and
the speaker of the assembly no later than January 31, 2011.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10611-05-0

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