Bill Text: NY A01727 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request made by state and local agencies or the state legislature.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-14 - ordered to third reading rules cal.168 [A01727 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A01727-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1727
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 11, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL,  KELLNER, LANCMAN, PAULIN, SPANO,
         JAFFEE, DenDEKKER,  MILLMAN,  HOOPER,  CASTRO,  GABRYSZAK,  MAISEL  --
         Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.  DINOWITZ, MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, McENENY,
         MENG, PEOPLES-STOKES, WEISENBERG -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Governmental Operations
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public officers law, in relation to prohibiting
         certain agencies from charging for the process of a FOIL request  made
         by state and local agencies or the state legislature
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 87 of the public officers law is amended by  adding
    2  a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
    3    6.  NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPHS (B) AND (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
    4  SECTION, AGENCIES CONSTITUTING PART  OF  THE  STATE  GOVERNMENT  OR  THE
    5  GOVERNMENT  OF  A  CITY  OF  ONE MILLION PEOPLE OR MORE SHALL NOT CHARGE
    6  OTHER STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE, FEES  FOR  THE
    7  PROCESSING  OF  A  REQUEST MADE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE
    8  OFFICIAL DUTIES OF THAT AGENCY OR THE STATE LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO THIS
    9  ARTICLE. HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL AUTHORIZE OR REQUIRE
   10  ANY CHARGES OR FEES FOR THE PROCESSING OF SUCH A REQUEST NOT  AUTHORIZED
   11  OR REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02250-01-1