Int 0914-2015
Establishing response timelines for public requests on the open data portal.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Technologyintroduced 2015-09-17Local Law 2015/109
Enacted as Local Law 2015/109.
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Agenda: 2015-09-17Passed: 2015-11-30Enacted: 2015-11-30
Summary
This bill would require that all requests for the inclusion of a data set on the open data portal shall receive an initial response from the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications within two weeks, and a final determination from the relevant agency within two months. It would also require that any requests for the inclusion of a data set that were already posted to the open data portal before the enactment date of the bill be treated as if they had been received on the day of enactment.
Committee on Technology — Technology in New York City, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (non- land use-related issues), Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, NYC TV, and dissemination of public information through the use of technology.
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Sponsors (8)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2015-09-17 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2015-09-17 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2015-10-01 · Committee on Technology
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2015-10-01 · Committee on Technology
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2015-11-23 · Committee on Technology
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2015-11-23 · Committee on Technology
ActionAmended by Committee
2015-11-23 · Committee on Technology
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2015-11-23 · Committee on Technology
AdvancedApproved by Council
2015-11-24 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2015-11-24 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2015-11-30 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2015-11-30 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2015-11-30 · City Council
Votes (4)
Aye (4)
Steven MatteoAnnabel PalmaJames VaccaDavid G. Greenfield
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2015-11-24 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Technology · 2015-11-23 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
Committee on Technology · 2015-10-01 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2015-09-17 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (19)
- Legislative History Report
- Summary of Int. No. 914-A
- Summary of Int. No. 914
- September 17, 2015 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Committee Report 10/1/15
- Hearing Testimony 10/1/15
- Hearing Transcript 10/1/15
- Int. No. 914 - 9/17/15
- Proposed Int. No. 914 - 11/19/15
- Committee Report 11/23/15
- Hearing Testimony 11/23/15
- Hearing Transcript 11/23/15
- November 24, 2015 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Mayor's Letter
- Int. No. 914-A - FINAL
- Hearing Transcript of the Stated Meeting - November 24, 2015
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - November 24, 2015
- Local Law 109
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision d of section 23-503 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 11 for the year 2012, is amended to read as follows:
d. Requests received via the on-line forum for inclusion of particular public data sets shall be considered by agencies in making determinations as to priority for public data set inclusion on the single web portal pursuant to paragraph 5 of subdivision b of section 23-506 [of this chapter]. The department shall provide an initial response to each such request within two weeks of receipt. The agency to which the department refers the request shall post its final determination as to the request on the single web portal within two months of receipt.
� 2. Any request for inclusion of a particular public data set that was received before the effective date of this local law shall be subject to subdivision d of section 23-503 of the administrative code of the city of New York as if such request was received on the effective date of this local law.
� 3. This local law takes effect 30 days after it becomes law.
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