New York S 2222: Establishes the right of adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate upon reaching the age of 18

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S02222 Summary:

BILL NOS02222 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKRUEGER

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, FERNANDEZ, LIU, PARKER, RAMOS, SANDERS

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Amd §§86 & 89, add §88-a, rpld §88 sub 1, Pub Off L; add §57.06, Arts & Cul L; rpld §5, amd §713, Exec L; add
§33-a, Leg L; rpld §70-0113, En Con L

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Relates to the retention of state records; repeals provisions relating to rules and regulations governing access to state legislative records; repeals provisions relating to executive records; repeals provisions relating to information confidentially disclosed by applicants.

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BILL NOS02222 

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2222

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, LIU, PARKER, RAMOS,
 SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
 committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, the arts and cultural affairs
 law, the executive law and the legislative law, in relation to the
 retention of state electronic records; to repeal subdivision 1 of
 section 88 of the public officers law, relating to rules and regu-
 lations governing access to state legislative records; to repeal
 section 5 of the executive law, relating to executive records; and to
 repeal section 70-0113 of the environmental conservation law, relating
 to information confidentially disclosed by applicants

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that procedures
 2 and practice that promote transparency and accountability in the execu-
 3 tive and legislative branches serve the public interest and encourage
 4 public faith in government. Government policies which allow for the
 5 destruction of emails and other electronic governmental records and
 6 exempt the legislature from the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) run
 7 counter to these principles of transparency and accountability.
 8 Computers and other electronic devices create many of the new records
 9 we use today, most commonly via email. These records, although electron-
 10 ic in format, are the same as records produced in other formats. Elec-
 11 tronic records show how one conducts business, makes decisions, and
 12 carries out the people's work. They are evidence of decisions and
 13 actions. Fundamental records management principles should apply to
 14 electronic records, as they apply to any record formats.
 15 The executive branch has adopted a policy allowing automatic deletion
 16 of emails after 90 days, which has the potential to severely limit the
 17 public availability of vital information regarding the operations of
 18 agencies. The consequences of such a policy are illustrated in a 2015

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06168-01-5

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 1 judicial proceeding where the former Deputy Secretary for Gaming and
 2 Racing indicated he was "aghast" to find that emails dating from 2013
 3 relevant to the case had been deleted. The deletion of these emails
 4 undermines the ability of the plaintiff in the case to seek redress. An
 5 administration spokesman defended deletion of the emails on the ground
 6 they had not been the subject of a FOIL request.
 7 This legislation would ensure that under the guidance of the State
 8 Archives, agencies and legislative bodies must take a proactive approach
 9 to the preservation of electronic records. It would establish strict
 10 standards for permanent preservation of the records of policymakers, and
 11 prohibit deletion of emails from government officials for at least seven
 12 years. It is modeled on federal policies adopted after extensive study
 13 of appropriate practices for handling el