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                                  2852--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, STIRPE, STECK, PAULIN -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
   on  Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ments in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to requiring
   municipalities to maintain municipal websites
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
 cle 13-E to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 13-E
                            MUNICIPAL WEBSITES
 SECTION 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES.
   § 300. MUNICIPAL WEBSITES. 1. ALL MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS  SHALL  MAIN-
 TAIN AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE WITH A ".GOV" DOMAIN NAME THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO
 THE PUBLIC AND UPDATE SUCH WEBSITE REGULARLY. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE SHALL
 CONTAIN  BASIC INFORMATION ON THE MUNICIPALITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO HOURS OF OPERATIONS, ELECTED OFFICIALS  AND  SERVICES  PROVIDED.  THE
 WEBSITE  SHALL  CONTAIN  A PRIVACY POLICY THAT IS PROMINENTLY POSTED AND
 WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE THAT INFORMS WEBSITE VISITORS OF ANY  PERSONAL
 INFORMATION THAT IS BEING COLLECTED AND HOW IT IS BEING USED.
   2.  MUNICIPAL  WEBSITES  SHALL,  AT  A  MINIMUM, CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION:
   A. ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF  SECTION  THIRTY  OF
 THIS CHAPTER;
   B. NOTICE OF ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND PUBLIC MEET-
 INGS INCLUDING REGULAR BOARD OR LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS;
   C.  AGENDA  AND  MINUTES  OF MUNICIPAL MEETINGS AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE
 SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05782-02-4
              

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   D. AN UP TO DATE VERSION OF, OR AN ACTIVE HYPERLINK  TO,  THE  MUNICI-
 PALITY'S CODES OR LOCAL LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS.
   §  2.    Subdivision  7 of section 30 of the general municipal law, as
 added by section 10 of part O of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of  2008,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   7.  [To the extent practicable, each] EACH municipal corporation shall
 make accessible to the public [via its official internet  web  site]  ON
 ITS OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL WEBSITE REQUIRED UNDER ARTICLE THIRTEEN-E OF THIS
 CHAPTER  documentation  pertaining  to  its most recent annual financial
 reports, current year budget, most recent independent audit  report  and
 most recent fiscal performance plan or multiyear financial plan required
 pursuant  to paragraph g of subdivision ten of section fifty-four of the
 state finance law, unless such information is covered by subdivision two
 of section eighty-seven of the public officers law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.