Assembly Bill A5873

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs public bodies to conduct meetings in facilities accommodating to public attendance

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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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2009-A5873 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4284
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §103, Pub Off L

2009-A5873 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs public bodies to make or cause to be made all reasonable efforts to ensure that meetings are held in an appropriate facility which can adequately accommodate members of the public who wish to attend.

2009-A5873 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5873

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the location  of
  open meetings

  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) PUBLIC BODIES SHALL MAKE  OR  CAUSE  TO  BE  MADE  ALL  REASONABLE
EFFORTS  TO  ENSURE  THAT  MEETINGS  ARE HELD IN AN APPROPRIATE FACILITY
WHICH CAN ADEQUATELY ACCOMMODATE MEMBERS  OF  THE  PUBLIC  WHO  WISH  TO
ATTEND SUCH MEETINGS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09311-01-9

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