| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 05, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jun 04, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
| May 31, 2012 |
1st report cal.972 |
| May 22, 2012 |
print number 88a |
| May 22, 2012 |
amend and recommit to investigations and government operations |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
| Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S88A
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2011-S88 - Details
2011-S88 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S88
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing and directing the committee on open
government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing
transparency and access to government information
PURPOSE:
To authorize the State Committee on Open Government to conduct a
feasibility study on requiring state and municipal agencies to
proactively disclose documents that are available under Article 6 of
the public officers law.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 sets forth the legislative findings and intent. Section 2
authorizes the New York State Committee on Open Government to study
and report on the following:
* The feasibility of requiring agencies as defined in subdivision 3 of
section 86 of the public officer's law to proactively disclose
documents available under Article 6 of the public officer's law.
* Specific findings and legislative recommendations relating to
mandatory proactive disclosure by agencies.
* Estimated costs or savings of proactive disclosure.
2011-S88 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
88
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the committee on open
government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing
transparency and access to government information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the
current freedom of information law, enacted in 1977, has served as a
critical vehicle under which the public has gained access to records of
state and local governmental entities. The legislature further finds
that the freedom of information law places the burden on the individual
to request information from an agency, but that the use of current
information technology, combined with a commitment to proactive disclo-
sure, has the potential to provide information to the public to an even
greater degree than does the current law.
S 2. The New York state committee on open government is hereby author-
ized and directed to: (a) study the feasibility of requiring agencies,
as defined in subdivision 3 of section 86 of the public officers law, to
proactively disclose documents that are available under article 6 of the
public officers law; (b) make specific findings and legislative recom-
mendations relating to mandatory proactive disclosure by agencies; (c)
estimate the costs or savings of proactive disclosure; and (d) report
its findings to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and
the speaker of the assembly no later than January 31, 2013.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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2011-S88A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S88A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S88A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act in relation to authorizing and directing the committee on open
government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing trans-
parency and access to government information
PURPOSE:
To authorize the State Committee on Open Government to conduct a feasi-
bility study on requiring state and municipal agencies to proactively
disclose documents that are available under Article 6 of the public
officers law.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 sets forth the legislative findings and intent. section 2
authorizes the New York State Committee on Open Government to study and
report on the following:
* The feasibility of requiring agencies as defined in subdivision 3 of
section 86 of the public officer's law to proactively disclose documents
available under Article 6 of the public officer's law.
* Specific findings and legislative recommendations relating to mandato-
ry proactive disclosure by agencies.
* Estimated costs or savings of proactive disclosure.
2011-S88A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
88--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT in relation to authorizing and directing the committee on open
government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing
transparency and access to government information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the
current freedom of information law, enacted in 1977, has served as a
critical vehicle under which the public has gained access to records of
state and local governmental entities. The legislature further finds
that the freedom of information law places the burden on the individual
to request information from an agency, but that the use of current
information technology, combined with a commitment to proactive disclo-
sure, has the potential to provide information to the public to an even
greater degree than does the current law.
S 2. The New York state committee on open government is hereby author-
ized and directed to: (a) study the feasibility of requiring agencies,
as defined in subdivision 3 of section 86 of the public officers law, to
proactively disclose documents that are available under article 6 of the
public officers law; (b) make specific findings and legislative recom-
mendations relating to mandatory proactive disclosure by agencies; (c)
estimate the costs or savings of proactive disclosure; and (d) report
its findings to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and
the speaker of the assembly no later than January 31, 2014.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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