Assembly Bill A7084

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the audio recording of regular meetings of the school board

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7084 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1708, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7442

2011-A7084 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the audio recording of regular meetings of school board by the clerk and assistant clerk or clerks of the meeting.

2011-A7084 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7084

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. J. MILLER, THIELE, RAIA, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY, BUTLER, CONTE, CROUCH, FINCH, REILICH,  SALA-
  DINO,  SAYWARD,  TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  the  audio
  recording of regular meetings of school board

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1708 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. THE CLERK AND ASSISTANT CLERK OR CLERKS OF THE MEETING SHALL KEEP A
TRUE  AND  ACCURATE AUDIO OR VIDEO WITH AUDIO RECORDING OF REGULAR MEET-
INGS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  MAKING  SUCH  RECORDINGS
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08219-01-1

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