NYC Council Introduction 358

intro.nyc/0358-2022 2022-2023 Legislative Session
Creating expedited processing of FOIL requests to professional journalists.
Status: Filed (End of Session) Committee on Governmental Operations
Sponsored by Carlina Rivera
Introduced: May 5, 2022

This bill would create a process for expedited processing of FOIL requests to professional journalists, by requiring agencies to respond to their requests within 10 days of acknowledgment of receipt, unless unreasonable, but no later than six months from acknowledgement of receipt.

Sponsors: 4