NY Pub Off L § 103 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBO - Public Officers Article 7 - Open Meetings Law 103 - Open Meetings and Executive Sessions.

§ 103. Open  meetings  and  executive sessions. (a) Every meeting of a public body shall  be  open  to  the  general  public,  except  that  an executive  session  of  such  body may be called and business transacted thereat in accordance with section ninety-five of this article.  (b) Public bodies shall make  or  cause  to  be  made  all  reasonable efforts  to  ensure  that  meetings  are  held in facilities that permit barrier-free physical access to the physically handicapped,  as  defined in subdivision five of section fifty of the public buildings law.  (c)  A public body that uses videoconferencing to conduct its meetings shall provide an opportunity  for  the  public  to  attend,  listen  and observe at any site at which a member participates.   * (d)  Public  bodies  shall  make  or cause to be made all reasonable efforts to ensure that meetings are  held  in  an  appropriate  facility which  can  adequately  accommodate  members  of  the public who wish to attend such meetings.   * NB There are 2 sub (d)'s   * (d) 1. Any meeting of a public body that is open to the public shall be open to being photographed, broadcast, webcast, or otherwise recorded and/or transmitted by audio or video means.  As  used  herein  the  term "broadcast" shall also include the transmission of signals by cable.   2. A public body may adopt rules, consistent with recommendations from the  committee  on open government, reasonably governing the location of equipment and personnel  used  to  photograph,  broadcast,  webcast,  or otherwise  record  a  meeting  so  as  to  conduct its proceedings in an orderly manner. Such rules shall be conspicuously posted during meetings and  written  copies  shall  be  provided  upon  request  to  those   in attendance.   * NB There are 2 sub (d)'s  (e)  Agency records available to the public pursuant to article six of this chapter, as well as any proposed resolution, law, rule, regulation, policy or any amendment thereto, that is scheduled to be the subject  of discussion  by  a  public  body  during  an  open  meeting shall be made available, upon request therefor, to the  extent  practicable  at  least twenty-four  hours prior to the meeting during which the records will be discussed. Copies of such records may be made available for a reasonable fee, determined in the same manner as provided therefor in  article  six of  this  chapter.  If  the  agency  in  which  a  public body functions maintains a regularly and routinely updated website and utilizes a  high speed  internet  connection, such records shall be posted on the website to the extent practicable  at  least  twenty-four  hours  prior  to  the meeting.  An agency may, but shall not be required to, expend additional moneys to implement the provisions of this subdivision.  (f) Open meetings of an agency or authority shall be,  to  the  extent practicable  and  within  available  funds,  broadcast to the public and maintained as records of the agency  or  authority.  If  the  agency  or authority  maintains  a  website  and  utilizes  a  high  speed internet connection, such open meeting shall be, to the  extent  practicable  and within  available  funds,  streamed  on  such  website in real-time, and posted on such website within  and  for  a  reasonable  time  after  the meeting.  For  the purposes of this subdivision, the term "agency" shall mean only a state department, board, bureau, division, council or office and any public corporation the majority of whose members  are  appointed by  the governor. For purposes of this subdivision, the term "authority" shall mean a public authority or public benefit corporation  created  by or  existing  under  any  state  law,  at  least one of whose members is appointed by the governor (including any  subsidiaries  of  such  public authority  or  public  benefit corporation), other than an interstate or international authority or public benefit corporation.