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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5873
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 20, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Governmental Operations
 
        AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to the location  of
          open meetings
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 

     1    Section 1. Section 103 of the public officers law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
     3    (d) Public bodies shall make  or  cause  to  be  made  all  reasonable
     4  efforts  to  ensure  that  meetings  are held in an appropriate facility
     5  which can adequately accommodate members  of  the  public  who  wish  to
     6  attend such meetings.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09311-01-9