| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
| Mar 18, 2009 |
print number 2565a |
| Mar 18, 2009 |
amend and recommit to investigations and government operations |
| Feb 24, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S2565
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2009-S2565 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
2009-S2565 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2565
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring
certain records which are the subject of a discussion conducted at an
open meeting be made available to the public
PURPOSE :
To make certain records, which are to be the subject of discussion at
an open meeting, available to the public at least seventy-two hours
prior to such meeting.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 -- Amends section 103 of the Public Officers Law by adding a
new subdivision (d). This new subdivision requires that certain
records, which are to be the subject of discussion at an open meeting,
be made available to the public at least seventy-two hours prior to
such meeting.
Section 2 -- Effective date.
JUSTIFICATION :
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2009-S2565A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
2009-S2565A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2565A
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring
certain records which are the subject of a discussion conducted at an
open meeting be made available to the public
PURPOSE :
To make certain records, which are to be the subject of discussion at
an open meeting, available to the public on the agency website at
least twenty-four hours prior to such meeting and a reasonable number
of copies of such records available at or prior to the meeting.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 -- Amends section 103 of the Public Officers Law by adding a
new subdivision (d). This new subdivision requires that certain
records, which are to be the subject of discussion by a public body
during an open meeting shall be made available prior to the meeting.
Such records shall be posted on the website of the agency with which
the public body is affiliated, as soon as practicable, but not less
than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting and a reasonable number of
copies of such records shall be made available, to the extent
2009-S2565A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2565--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 24, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sens. DeFRANCISCO, BONACIC, LAVALLE, RANZENHOFER -- read
twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
Committee on Investigations and Government 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 requiring
certain records which are the subject of a discussion conducted at an
open meeting be made available to the public
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 (d) to read as follows:
(D) AGENCY RECORDS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF
THIS CHAPTER, AS WELL AS ANY PROPOSED RESOLUTION, LAW, RULE, REGULATION,
POLICY OR ANY AMENDMENT THERETO, THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE THE SUBJECT OF
DISCUSSION BY A PUBLIC BODY DURING AN OPEN MEETING SHALL BE MADE AVAIL-
ABLE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, PRIOR TO OR AT THE MEETING DURING WHICH
SUCH RECORDS WILL BE DISCUSSED. SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE POSTED ON THE
WEBSITE OF THE AGENCY WITH WHICH THE PUBLIC BODY IS AFFILIATED, AS SOON
AS PRACTICABLE, BUT NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR TO A MEETING
DURING WHICH THEY WILL BE DISCUSSED, AND A REASONABLE NUMBER OF COPIES
OF SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, AT
OR PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09667-02-9
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