Bill Text: NY S04141 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S04141 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04141-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4141                                                  A. 6470
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 21, 2011
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. BALL, LIBOUS, ZELDIN -- read twice and
         ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
         Investigations and Government Operations
       IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. TEDISCO, MALLIOTAKIS, BOYLE,
         THIELE,  AMEDORE,  McLAUGHLIN,  JORDAN,  P. LOPEZ  --  read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Governmental 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.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "legisla-
    2  tive 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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