19 Dec 2024
Joint –Public Hearing: Videoconferencing by the Legislature
Legislative Office BuildingHamilton Hearing Room B, 2nd Floor 181 State Street,, Albany, NY, 12247
10:00 AM Archived Video
Joint – Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
Chair: Senator James Skoufis
and Assembly Standing Committee on Governmental Operations
Chair: Assembly Member John T. McDonald III
Public Hearing: Videoconferencing by the Legislature
Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Julianna Glassanos (518) 455-2711; Olivia Alderman (518) 455-4355
Media Contact: Senate Majority Press Office (518) 455-2415; Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
SUBJECT: Videoconferencing by the Legislature
PURPOSE: To authorize the use of videoconferencing by the New York State Senate and Assembly to conduct meetings pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings
Section 103-a of Article 7 of the Public Officers Law, constituting the Open Meetings Law, requires any state and local public body, including the New York State Senate and Assembly, to conduct a public hearing prior to adopting a resolution authorizing the use of videoconferencing to conduct open meetings under certain circumstances.
Persons invited to present pertinent testimony to the Committees at the above hearing should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.
Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes’ duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committees will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committees staff as early as possible.
Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committees would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.
Attendees and participants at any legislative public hearing should be aware that these proceedings are video recorded. Their likenesses may be included in any video coverage shown on television or the internet.
In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committees’ interest in hearing testimony from all sources.
In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.
