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Senate Bill S3555

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows agencies to charge for postage when records are mailed through a FOIL request; agencies may waive fees for the reproduction of records

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2009-S3555 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6371
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §87, Pub Off L

2009-S3555 - Summary

Allows agencies to charge for postage when records are mailed through a FOIL request; allows agencies to waive fees for the reproduction of records.

2009-S3555 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3555 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3555

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in  relation  to  charging  for
  postage or waiving fees for the reproduction of records

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 87 of the public officers  law  is
amended by adding two new paragraphs (d) and (e) to read as follows:
  (D)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT AGENCIES FROM CHARGING FOR
POSTAGE WHEN RECORDS ARE MAILED.
  (E) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT AGENCIES FROM WAIVING A FEE
FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF RECORDS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09885-01-9

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2009-S3555A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6371
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §87, Pub Off L

2009-S3555A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows agencies to charge for postage when records are mailed through a FOIL request; allows agencies to waive fees for the reproduction of records.

2009-S3555A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3555A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3555--A
    Cal. No. 217

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules
  -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retain-
  ing its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public officers law, in relation to charging for
  postage or waiving fees for the reproduction of records

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 87 of the public officers law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT AGENCIES FROM WAIVING A FEE
FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF RECORDS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09885-02-0

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