| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
| Apr 28, 2015 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S5010
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
Actions
2015-S5010 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5768
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §89, Pub Off L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S7431, A2131
2015-S5010 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5010
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public officers law, in relation
to allowing the public to submit requests for access to the records of
a state agency by use of an online form
PURPOSE OF BILL:
This bill would promote open government by requiring state agency
websites to provide for the online submission of requests for public
access to records.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
§ 1 adds a new paragraph (c) to subdivision 3 of § 89 of the Public
Officers Law to require that each state agency (as defined in
subdivision five of § 89) that maintains a website shall ensure that
such website provides for the online submission of a request for
records pursuant to this article.
EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
The Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) currently requires agencies to
accept e-mail requests for records, but has no requirement to provide
an online FOIL request form.
2015-S5010 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5010
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 28, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations
AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to allowing the
public to submit requests for access to the records of a state agency
by use of an online form
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 89 of the public officers law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(C) EACH STATE AGENCY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION
THAT MAINTAINS A WEBSITE SHALL ENSURE ITS WEBSITE PROVIDES FOR THE
ONLINE SUBMISSION OF A REQUEST FOR RECORDS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09750-01-5
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