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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 19, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S3028
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- New York State Printing and Public Documents Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §12, NYS Print L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S7796
2017-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3028 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the New York state printing and public documents law, in relation to accessibility of certain agency reports PURPOSE : To improve public access to state agency reports, and to ensure the continued availability of such online access. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : The bill provides that the State Library and the Legislative Library shall develop and maintain a public webpage which provides access to viewable and downloadable copies of agency reports which must be submitted to the Legislature. Access shall be made available through the websites of the State Library, State Senate and State Assembly. State agencies and authorities shall provide an electronic copy of their reports in formats specified by the libraries. JUSTIFICATION : In the mid-1990s, the State Library began collecting digitized versions of state agency reports, as well as converting many older reports to an electronic format. Through its website, the State
2017-S3028 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3028 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the New York state printing and public documents law, in relation to accessibility of certain agency reports THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 12 of the New York state printing and public docu- ments law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. THE STATE LIBRARY AND LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY SHALL DEVELOP AND MAIN- TAIN A PUBLIC WEBPAGE, ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE WEBSITES OF THE STATE LIBRARY, SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO VIEWABLE AND DOWNLOADABLE COPIES OF THOSE AGENCY REPORTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE AS SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. SUCH AGENCIES SHALL PROVIDE AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THEIR REPORTS TO THE STATE LIBRARY AND LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY IN FORMATS SPECI- FIED BY SUCH LIBRARIES. § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08508-01-7
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