BILL NUMBER: S3502B
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public officers law, in relation to requiring
inter-agency records prepared by an outside consultant on behalf of an
agency to be subject to FOIL disclosure
 
PURPOSE:
Requires inter-agency records prepared by an outside consultant at the
behest of an agency to be subject to FOIL disclosure.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends section 87 opening paragraph of paragraph (g) of
subdivision 2 of the public officers law to include records prepared by
an outside consultant at the behest of an agency to be subject to FOIL
disclosure.
Section 2: Sets effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently in NYS, when agencies or authorities pay outside consultants
to do reports, the reports are not subject to FOIL requests (statistics
or data from those reports are subject).
Records produced by outside consultants at the behest of an agency are
used to assist agencies and guide them in making crucial decisions. It
is as such important to ensure that these reports are subject to FOIL
disclosure.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2021-2022: S8925, Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
2023-2024: S3502, Referred to Investigations and Government Operations
Assembly
2021-2022: No Assembly Same-As
2023-2024: A6103, Referred to Governmental Operations
A6103A, Referred to Governmental Operations
A6103B, Amended and Recommit to Governmental Operations
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S3502: 87 public officers law, 87(2) public officers law
S3502A: 87 public officers law, 87(2) public officers law
S3502B: 87 public officers law, 87(2) public officers law