BILL NUMBER: S417

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to making agency
payroll records available

 
PURPOSE:

To ensure that the names, titles, salaries and public office addresses
of public employees are clearly accessible to the public.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends subdivision three of section eighty-seven of the
public officers law to clarify that notwithstanding any other provision
in article six, each agency shall maintain and make available the
records specified in subdivision three.

Section two provides that that this act shall take effect on the sixti-
              

eth day after it shall have become a law.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Section 87(3)(b) of FOIL already directs agencies to maintain a "record
setting forth the name, public office address, title and salary of every
officer or employee of the agency." In fact, this requirement has been
in place for more than thirty years. While agencies have routinely
disclosed this information, explicitly stating that the records must be
made available will eliminate any questions regarding disclosure and
ensure that the records are clearly accessible to the public.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2018: S.5147 - Referred to Investigations & Governmental Operations /
A.50 - Referred to Governmental Operations
2017: S.5147 - Referred to Investigations & Governmental Operations /
A.50 - Referred to Investigations & Governmental Operations
A.1433 of 2015 and 2016, referred to governmental operations
Same as S.3363 of 2015 and 2016, referred to investigations and govern-
ment operations
A.2119 of 2013 and 2014, referred to governmental operations
A.6995 of 2011 and 2012, referred to governmental operations
S.2483 of 2013 and 2014, committed to rules in both years
S.4505 of 2011and 2012; 2011 referred to investigations and government
operations and 2012 passed senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATION:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become law.