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                                  3353--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
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 Introduced  by Sens. SKOUFIS, FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
   ment -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government in accordance
   with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from  said  committee
   and  committed  to  the  Committee on Finance -- 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   C.  AGENDA  AND  MINUTES  OF MUNICIPAL MEETINGS AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE
 SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW; AND
   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.