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Senate Bill S4005

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the disclosure of confidentiality agreements authorizing disbursement of public money

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

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2017-S4005 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4172
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89, Pub Off L

2017-S4005 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the disclosure of confidentiality agreements between an agency and employees or contractors which authorize disbursement of public money.

2017-S4005 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4005 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 4005                                                  A. 4172
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed,  and  when  printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations

 AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to the disclosure
   of confidentiality agreements  between  an  agency  and  employees  or
   contractors  which  authorize the disbursement of public monies by the
   agency
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 89 of the public officers law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 2-b to read as follows:
   2-B. THE DISCLOSURE OF THE IDENTITIES OF THE PARTIES TO  AN  AGREEMENT
 OR  SETTLEMENT  BETWEEN AN AGENCY AND A PRESENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEE OF AN
 AGENCY OR AN AGREEMENT OR SETTLEMENT BETWEEN AN  AGENCY  AND  A  PRIVATE
 PERSON  OR  ENTITY, AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL TERMS OF ANY SUCH AGREEMENT
 OR SETTLEMENT, SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND SHALL NOT BE  DEEMED
 AN UNWARRANTED INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05572-01-7

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