S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3512
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GALEF, OTIS -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing a live
webcast for meetings of the board of regents
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 204-a
to read as follows:
§ 204-A. WEBCASTING MEETINGS. 1. THE ENTIRETY OF EACH MEETING OF THE
REGENTS SHALL BE LIVE WEBCAST AND BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE
DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH MEETING, AND ARCHIVED ON
THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN TWO YEARS, WITHIN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE LAST MEETING. THE DEPART-
MENT SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC, VIA THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE,
OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE LIVE WEBCAST OF SUCH MEETING. THE REQUIRE-
MENT TO LIVE WEBCAST THE ENTIRETY OF EACH MEETING SHALL NOT INCLUDE
EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "MEETING" SHALL INCLUDE
ANY COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE, AND TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, TASK FORCE
OR SUBGROUP OF THE REGENTS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00316-01-9