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Assembly Bill A6382

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Accepting FOIL requests through electronic mail

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2009-A6382 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3020
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง95, Pub Off L

2009-A6382 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that each agency shall accept FOIL requests through electronic mail; such agencies shall respond via electronic mail to the extent practicable.

2009-A6382 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6382

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 3, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to  amend  the  public  officers  law,  in  relation  to  records
  requested through electronic mail

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 95 of the public officers  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D)  EACH  AGENCY  SHALL,  PROVIDED  SUCH  AGENCY HAS REASONABLE MEANS
AVAILABLE, ACCEPT REQUESTS FOR RECORDS SUBMITTED THROUGH ELECTRONIC MAIL
AND SHALL RESPOND TO SUCH REQUESTS BY ELECTRONIC MAIL, USING  FORMS,  TO
THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, CONSISTENT WITH THE FORM OR FORMS DEVELOPED BY
THE COMMITTEE ON OPEN GOVERNMENT,  PROVIDED  THAT  THE  ELECTRONIC  MAIL
REQUESTS DO NOT SEEK A RESPONSE IN SOME OTHER FORM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09786-01-9

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