assembly Bill A66

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the board of regents to provide a live webcast of their meetings

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May 11, 2022 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 05, 2022 referred to education
Jan 06, 2021 referred to education

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A66 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §204-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9547
2015-2016: A1024
2017-2018: A225
2019-2020: A3512
2023-2024: A731

A66 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that each meeting of the Board of Regents be streamed live and be made available to the public.

A66 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    66
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD02498-01-1