New York A 522: Relates to the availability of agency records prior to or at an open meeting

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A00522 Summary:

BILL NOA00522 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §103, Pub Off L

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Relates to the availability of agency records prior to or at an open meeting; removes the "to the extent practicable at least twenty-four hours" limitation from the requirement that agencies and departments shall make records available.

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01/08/2025referred to governmental operations

01/07/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 522

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the availability
 of agency records prior to or at an open meeting

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision (e) of section 103 of the public officers law,
 2 as amended by chapter 481 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 (e) Agency records available to the public pursuant to article six of
 5 this chapter, as well as any proposed resolution, law, rule, regulation,
 6 policy or any amendment thereto, that is scheduled to be the subject of
 7 discussion by a public body during an open meeting shall be made avail-
 8 able, upon request therefor, [to the extent practicable at least twen-
 9 ty-four hours] prior to the meeting during which the records will be
 10 discussed. Copies of such records may be made available for a reasonable
 11 fee, determined in the same manner as provided therefor in article six
 12 of this chapter. If the agency in which a public body functions main-
 13 tains a regularly and routinely updated website and utilizes a high
 14 speed internet connection, such records shall be posted on the website
 15 to the extent practicable at least twenty-four hours prior to the meet-
 16 ing. An agency may, but shall not be required to, expend additional
 17 moneys to implement the provisions of this subdivision.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02106-01-5

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