Assembly Actions -
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Apr 01, 2022 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A9765
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZEBROWSKI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Fred Thiele
2021-A9765 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- Public Officers Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §103-a, Pub Off L
2021-A9765 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9765 I N A S S E M B L Y April 1, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to permitting videoconferencing and remote participation in public meetings under certain circumstances; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section 103-a to read as follows: § 103-A. VIDEOCONFERENCING BY LOCAL PUBLIC BODIES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LOCAL PUBLIC BODY" SHALL MEAN A PUBLIC CORPO- RATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX OF THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OR A COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE OR OTHER SIMILAR BODY OF SUCH ENTITY, OR ANY ENTITY FOR WHICH A QUORUM IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO CONDUCT PUBLIC BUSINESS AND WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS, PERFORMING A GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION FOR AN ENTITY LIMITED IN THE EXECUTION OF ITS OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS TO A PORTION ONLY OF THE STATE, OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, OR FOR AN AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT THER- EOF. 2. A LOCAL PUBLIC BODY MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, USE VIDEOCONFERENCING TO CONDUCT ITS MEETINGS PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE PROVIDED THAT A MINIMUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE PRESENT TO FULFILL THE LOCAL PUBLIC BODY'S QUORUM REQUIREMENT IN THE SAME PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ATTEND AND THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: (A) THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE HAS ADOPTED A LOCAL LAW, OR A LOCAL PUBLIC BODY HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION FOLLOWING A PUBLIC HEARING, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF VIDEOCONFERENCING: (I) FOR ITSELF AND/OR ITS COMMITTEES OR SUBCOMMITTEES; OR, (II) SPECIFYING THAT EACH COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE MAY MAKE ITS OWN DETERMINATION; (III) PROVIDED HOWEVER, EACH COMMUNITY BOARD IN A CITY WITH A POPU- LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL MAKE ITS OWN DETERMINATION; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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