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A08134 Summary:

BILL NOA08134
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORNiou
 
COSPNSRQuart
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§102, 103 & 106, Pub Off L
 
Establishes under the open meetings law any member or officer of the public body that uses videoconferencing to participate in a meeting shall be counted for quorum; requires a site be provided to the public to participate in such videoconferencing.
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A08134 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          8134
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      June 11, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. NIOU -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  videoconferenc-
          ing meetings under the open meetings law
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 102 of the public officers law, as
     2  amended by chapter 289 of the laws  of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    1.  "Meeting"  means  the  official convening of a public body for the
     5  purpose of conducting public business, including the use of videoconfer-
     6  encing for attendance and participation by the  members  of  the  public
     7  body.  Participation  by  videoconferencing shall constitute presence in
     8  person and counted for quorum purposes.
     9    § 2. Subdivision (c) of section 103 of the  public  officers  law,  as
    10  added by chapter 289 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
    11    (c)  A public body that uses videoconferencing to conduct its meetings
    12  shall provide an opportunity  for  the  public  to  attend,  listen  and
    13  observe  at any public site at which a member participates. If no member
    14  is participating at a public site, such public body shall provide a site
    15  for the public to attend, listen and observe. Such site may include  the
    16  internet  address  of the website streaming such meeting if such meeting
    17  is occurring only through the internet.  Each member of the public  body
    18  shall ensure they are present for the duration of such videoconference.
    19    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 106 of the public officers law, as added
    20  by  chapter  511 of the laws of 1976 and as renumbered by chapter 652 of
    21  the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
    22    1. Minutes shall be taken at all open meetings of a public body  which
    23  shall  consist  of a record or summary of all motions, proposals, resol-
    24  utions and any other matter formally voted upon and  the  vote  thereon.
    25  Such  minutes  may be taken and made available to the public in an elec-
    26  tronic format including by audio recording which shall be transcribed no
    27  later than one week after such meeting.
    28    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11151-01-1
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