New York State Open Meetings Law

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New York State statute open meetings law sunshine law transparency statute

The New York State Open Meetings Law is a transparency statute that requires governmental bodies in New York to conduct their meetings publicly, with advance notice and access for the public and press.

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Label	Occurrences
New York Open Meetings Law	8
New York State Open Meetings Law canonical	5
New York State open meetings law	2

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Target entity: New York State Open Meetings Law
Context triple: [Albany County Legislature, subjectTo, New York State Open Meetings Law]

A. New York State Public Officers Law
The New York State Public Officers Law is a body of state statutes that governs the appointment, powers, duties, ethics, and conduct of public officials and employees in New York.
B. New York Public Authorities Law
The New York Public Authorities Law is a body of New York State statutes that establishes, governs, and regulates public authorities and public benefit corporations, including their powers, duties, and financial practices.
C. New York State Executive Law
The New York State Executive Law is a body of state statutes that defines the powers, duties, and organization of New York’s executive branch agencies and officers, including the governor and various departments.
D. Illinois Open Meetings Act
The Illinois Open Meetings Act is a state law that requires meetings of public bodies in Illinois to be conducted openly and with advance public notice to ensure government transparency and accountability.
E. New York Public Service Law
The New York Public Service Law is a body of state legislation that governs the regulation, oversight, and operation of public utilities and services such as electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications in New York.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: New York State Open Meetings Law
Target entity description: The New York State Open Meetings Law is a transparency statute that requires governmental bodies in New York to conduct their meetings publicly, with advance notice and access for the public and press.

A. New York State Public Officers Law
The New York State Public Officers Law is a body of state statutes that governs the appointment, powers, duties, ethics, and conduct of public officials and employees in New York.
B. New York Public Authorities Law
The New York Public Authorities Law is a body of New York State statutes that establishes, governs, and regulates public authorities and public benefit corporations, including their powers, duties, and financial practices.
C. New York State Executive Law
The New York State Executive Law is a body of state statutes that defines the powers, duties, and organization of New York’s executive branch agencies and officers, including the governor and various departments.
D. Illinois Open Meetings Act
The Illinois Open Meetings Act is a state law that requires meetings of public bodies in Illinois to be conducted openly and with advance public notice to ensure government transparency and accountability.
E. New York Public Service Law
The New York Public Service Law is a body of state legislation that governs the regulation, oversight, and operation of public utilities and services such as electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications in New York.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York State statute ⓘ open meetings law ⓘ sunshine law ⓘ transparency statute ⓘ
allows	court actions to challenge violations ⓘ courts to award attorney’s fees in certain violation cases ⓘ courts to invalidate actions taken in violation of the law ⓘ
appliesTo	committees and subcommittees of public bodies in New York ⓘ local governments in New York ⓘ meetings where a quorum of a public body gathers to discuss public business ⓘ municipal boards in New York ⓘ public bodies in New York State ⓘ school boards in New York ⓘ state agencies in New York ⓘ
contains	provisions on public access to records discussed at meetings ⓘ requirements for notice of regular meetings ⓘ requirements for notice of special meetings ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
doesNotApplyTo	casual or social gatherings of public officials without intent to conduct public business ⓘ
enforcedBy	New York State Committee on Open Government ⓘ linked to: Committee on Open Government New York State courts ⓘ linked to: New York courts
goal	facilitate informed public participation in government ⓘ increase governmental accountability to citizens ⓘ
interpretedBy	New York State Committee on Open Government advisory opinions ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State
language	English ⓘ
legalSystem	United States common law and statutory system ⓘ
permits	executive sessions under limited circumstances ⓘ
purpose	allow public observation of deliberations and decisions ⓘ enable press access to governmental meetings ⓘ ensure public access to meetings of public bodies ⓘ promote transparency in government decision-making ⓘ
regulates	use of executive sessions by public bodies ⓘ
relatedTo	New York Freedom of Information Law ⓘ linked to: New York State Freedom of Information Law
requires	a majority vote of the total membership to enter executive session ⓘ advance public notice of meetings ⓘ meetings be held at times and places reasonably convenient to the public ⓘ meetings of public bodies be open to the general public ⓘ minutes of executive sessions be recorded when formal action is taken ⓘ minutes of open meetings be made available to the public ⓘ minutes of open meetings be recorded ⓘ posting of meeting notices at a designated location ⓘ public bodies allow public observation of meetings ⓘ public bodies state the reason for entering executive session ⓘ reasonable efforts to notify the news media of meetings ⓘ
subjectOf	litigation concerning government transparency in New York ⓘ training and guidance for New York public officials ⓘ

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