STATE OF NEW YORK
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5340
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 18, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, MALLIOTAKIS, THIELE, McLAUGHLIN, LOPEZ,
DUPREY, FRIEND, CERETTO, BARCLAY, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
of A. BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH, GIGLIO, KATZ, KOLB, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO,
OAKS, PALMESANO, RA, TENNEY -- 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. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act".
3 § 2. The legislative law is amended by adding a new section 44-b to
4 read as follows:
5 § 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 § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-c to
10 read as follows:
11 § 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 § 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.
LBD02602-01-5
