A01236 Summary:

BILL NOA01236
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSOREpstein
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §103, St Tech L; amd §104, Pub Off L
 
Relates to the publication of information on public meetings; requires the office of information technology services to develop a mobile application and website to publish information on every public meeting held by a state or local public body; requires public bodies to report such meetings to the office of information technology services.
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A01236 Actions:

BILL NOA01236
 
01/13/2023referred to governmental operations
01/03/2024referred to governmental operations
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A01236 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A01236 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A1236
 
SPONSOR: Epstein
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state technology law and the public officers law, in relation to the publication of information on public meetings   PURPOSE: To improve transparency in government by creating an app and website that displays information of public meetings.   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 103 of the state technology law by adding a new subdivision 22 to develop a mobile application and corresponding inter- net website to publish information on every public meeting held by a state or local public body. Section 2 amends section 104 of the public officers law by adding a new subdivision 7 requiring public notice of a meeting held by a state or local public body to be electronically transmitted to the office of information technology services. Section 3 sets the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: There is currently no centralized place where New York State residents can access information about public meetings held by government agencies or entities. In an effort to promote transparency across government, the Office of Information Technology Services should create a mobile appli- cation and corresponding website which publishes information about every public meeting held by municipal and state entities and agencies. New Yorkers have the right to be adequately informed of government activ- ities which they can participate in.
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A01236 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1236
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 13, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the state technology law and the public officers law, in
          relation to the publication of information on public meetings
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.    Section  103  of the state technology law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 23 to read as follows:
     3    23. To develop a mobile application and corresponding internet website
     4  to publish information on every public meeting held by a state or  local
     5  public  body under article seven of the public officers law. Such infor-
     6  mation shall include, but not be limited to:
     7    (a) the date of the public meeting;
     8    (b) the time of the public meeting;
     9    (c) the location of the public meeting including links  for  videocon-
    10  ferencing; and
    11    (d) summaries of the purpose of the public meeting.
    12    § 2. Section 104 of the public officers law is amended by adding a new
    13  subdivision 7 to read as follows:
    14    7. Public notice of a meeting held by a state or local public body, as
    15  defined  by  this  article,  shall  be electronically transmitted to the
    16  office of information technology services, within the timeframes  estab-
    17  lished  in  subdivisions one and two of this section, for publication on
    18  the mobile application  and  corresponding  internet  website  developed
    19  pursuant to subdivision twenty-three of section one hundred three of the
    20  state technology law.
    21    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    22  it shall have become a law.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03561-01-3
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