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NY A07552
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Karen McMahon
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AI Summary
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Requires local officers to complete at least 2 hours of training annually on transparency laws: minimum 1 hour on the Open Meetings Law and 1 hour on the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
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Mandates training for village, town, city, and county clerks, legislative clerks, municipal attorneys, records access officers, and FOIL appeal officers
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Training must be approved by the Committee on Open Government and may be provided by state agencies, statewide municipal associations, non-profit organizations, or colleges
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Allows training in multiple formats including electronic media, distance learning, or traditional classroom instruction
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Requires individuals to file proof of training completion with their designated records access officer by December 31st of each year
Legislative Description
Requires members of a public body to complete a minimum of two hours of training, with one hour on the state's open meetings law and one hour on freedom of information law; requires certain local, city, county, town and village public body members to complete such training as well.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026