Bill Text: NY S03812 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3812 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Enacts the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S03812 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03812-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3812
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 18, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment Operations
       AN ACT to amend the legislative law and the executive law,  in  relation
         to enacting the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act"
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
    2  the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act".
    3    S  2.  The  legislative law is amended by adding a new section 44-b to
    4  read as follows:
    5    S 44-B. PRINTING OF DOCUMENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION  OF
    6  LAW, THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SHALL MAKE ALL LEGISLATIVE REPORTS, DIGESTS
    7  AND  RECORDS  AVAILABLE  ON  THEIR  RESPECTIVE WEBSITES IN A MANNER THAT
    8  ALLOWS SUCH REPORTS, DIGESTS AND RECORDS TO BE PRINTED.
    9    S 3. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  170-c  to
   10  read as follows:
   11    S  170-C.   AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS. EVERY STATE AGENCY IN THE STATE
   12  SHALL MAKE ITS ANNUAL REPORTS AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC  DOCUMENTS  AVAILABLE
   13  IN  A DIGITAL FORMAT ON ITS WEBSITE IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS SUCH REPORTS
   14  AND DOCUMENTS TO BE PRINTED. AS USED IN THIS SECTION,  THE  TERM  "STATE
   15  AGENCY"  SHALL MEAN ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, DIVISION,
   16  OFFICE, COUNCIL, COMMITTEE OR OFFICE OF  THE  STATE,  A  PUBLIC  BENEFIT
   17  CORPORATION OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
   18    S  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   19  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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