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Senate Bill S1854A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to webcasting of public meetings

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2017-S1854 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1002 & 1020-c, Pub Auth L

2017-S1854 - Summary

Requires the state power authority and the Long Island power authority to webcast all public meetings, record such meetings and make them accessible from the website for at least one year.

2017-S1854 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1854 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1854
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to webcasting of
   public meetings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1002 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  WEBCAST ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS ON THE OFFICIAL
 WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE AUTHORITY. ALL MEETINGS SHALL BE RECORDED  AND
 SHALL  BE  MADE  ACCESSIBLE  FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE
 AUTHORITY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR. AFTER ONE YEAR, THE AUTHOR-
 ITY MAY ARCHIVE THE RECORDING, BUT MUST RETAIN A  COPY  OF  THE  MEETING
 THAT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
   § 2. Section 1020-c of the public authorities law, as added by chapter
 517  of  the  laws  of 1986, is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to
 read as follows:
   4. THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY SHALL WEBCAST ALL  PUBLIC  MEETINGS
 ON  THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE AUTHORITY. ALL MEETINGS SHALL
 BE RECORDED AND SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE MAIN-
 TAINED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST  ONE  YEAR.  AFTER  ONE
 YEAR, THE AUTHORITY MAY ARCHIVE THE RECORDING, BUT MUST RETAIN A COPY OF
 THE MEETING THAT SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03975-01-7

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2017-S1854A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1002 & 1020-c, Pub Auth L

2017-S1854A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the state power authority and the Long Island power authority to webcast all public meetings, record such meetings and make them accessible from the website for at least one year.

2017-S1854A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1854A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1854--A
     Cal. No. 174
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first
   report, amended on first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to webcasting of
   public meetings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1002 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3.    IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION F OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE OF
 THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, OPEN MEETINGS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE  BROAD-
 CAST  TO  THE  PUBLIC  AND  MAINTAINED AS RECORDS OF THE AUTHORITY. OPEN
 MEETINGS SHALL BE STREAMED ON THE WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY  THE  AUTHORITY,
 IN  REAL  TIME,  AND POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE
 YEAR.
   § 2. Section 1020-c of the public authorities law, as added by chapter
 517 of the laws of 1986, is amended by adding a  new  subdivision  4  to
 read as follows:
   4.    IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION F OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE OF
 THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, OPEN MEETINGS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE  BROAD-
 CAST  TO  THE  PUBLIC  AND  MAINTAINED AS RECORDS OF THE AUTHORITY. OPEN
 MEETINGS SHALL BE STREAMED ON THE WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY  THE  AUTHORITY,
 IN  REAL  TIME,  AND POSTED ON SUCH WEBSITE FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE
 YEAR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03975-02-7

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