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2017 FOIL


1.
CJA's January 18, 2017 FOIL request to Gov --
"The Governor's 'recommendations' pertaining to the Legislative & Judiciary budgets
for fiscal year 2017-2018"

Gov's January 25, 2017 acknowledgment
Gov's February 23, 2017 response

 

2.
CJA's January 23, 2017 FOIL request to the Assembly --
"(1) Assembly Rule IV, §2(a) 'weekly time and day scheduled" for the meetings of each of the Assembly standing committees;
(2) the MISSING 38th Assembly standing committee: referred-to in the Legislature's proposed budget,
but not among the 37 enumerated by Assembly Rule IV, §1(a) or listed on the Assembly website"

             Assembly's January 27, 2017 response
             enclosures    #1   #2    #3

        
Assembly's January 31, 2017 clarification 

 

3.
CJA's February 17, 2017 FOIL/Records Request to Senate, Assembly, & Judiciary --
"The $2.4 million judicial salary increase reported by the Senate Majority’s 'White Book'
and the Assembly Majority’s “Yellow Book” as included in the Judiciary’s budget for fiscal year 2017-2018"
 
transmitting e-mail

            Senate's February 24, 2017 response

Assembly's February 27, 2017 responding letter & enclosure

         CJA's March 2, 2017 request for clarification

         Assembly's March 6, 2017 response

 

4.
CJA's February 23, 2017 FOIL/records request
& misconduct/fraud complaint to Senate

"FIRST TEST of the Senate's Ethics and Internal Governance Committee:
Senate Rules for 2017-2018"

5.
CJA's February 27, 2017 FOIL/Records Request to Assembly --
"Amendments to Assembly Rules for 2015-2016"

        Assembly's March 6, 2017 response &
              enclosure: Rules for 2015-16 -- adopted 1/7/15 
              enclosure: Resolution 830: introduced 1/2/16; adopted 1/6/16

 Resolution 830
               enclosure: Resolution 1086: introduced 3/8/16; adopted 3/21/16

                transcript: at pp. 49-100  (vote:  128-3    video: at 1 hr-31 mins -2 hrs-27 mins


               
  

6.
CJA's February 27, 2017 FOIL/Records Request to Assembly --
"What has the Assembly Committee on Ethics and Guidance been doing,
other than enabling its chair and ranking member to collect added pay?"

             Assembly's March 6, 2017 response
             
& enclosure

           
   2014 meetings: April 1, May 20, June 2, June 9, Dec. 1, Dec. 17
                                 2015 meetings: Aug 19, Dec. 21
                                 2016 meetings: Feb 9,  May 5, Oct. 24, Dec. 12
                                 2017 meetings: Jan 9, Feb 7, March 21


7.
CJA's February 27, 2017 FOIL/Records Request to Assembly --
"Monetary allocations to committee chairs and ranking members for 'staff personnel' pursuant to Assembly Rule V,§9"

         
Assembly's March 6, 2017 response  & link

8.
CJA's February 27, 2017 FOIL/Records Request to Assembly --
"Assembly compliance with Assembly Rule IV, §12: "Assembly Committee on Conference Committees"

    
Assembly's March 6, 2017 response

 

9.
CJA's February 28, 2017 FOIL/Records Request --
"The meaning, in dollars, of Senate Rule X, §8 'Staffing'"

Senate's March 7, 2017 response  -- referred-to link

        
   4/1/16-9/30/16 -- expenditure reports
10/1/15-3/31/16 -- expenditure reports

CJA's March 14, 2017 clarification request


10. 
CJA's March 1, 2017 FOIL/Records Request --
"Annually published 'guidelines' required by Senate Rule VII, §1
pertaining to referral of bills to 'appropriate standing committee[s]'"

Senate's March 8, 2017 response

11.
CJA's March 2, 2017 FOIL/Records Request --
"The meaning, in dollars of Senate Rule X, §11 'Allocation for Community Projects” – & where such appropriations appear in the budgets for fiscal years 2013-2014; 2014-2015; 2015-2016; and 2017-2018”

Senate's March 9, 2017 response


12.
CJA's March 2, 2017 FOIL/Records Request --
"Where are the Assembly’s audio/video webcasts and recordings of committee meetings,
pursuant to Assembly Rule IV, §2(g) – & the March 17, 2016 recommendations of Speaker Heastie’s
'Workgroup on Legislative Process, Operations, and Public Participation'?"

 Assembly's March 6, 2017 response    enclosure

13.
CJA's March 6, 2017 FOIL/Record Request to Senate, Assembly & Comptroller --
"The 'Audit Committee' consisting of the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee and ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways & Means Committee -- as recited in the Legislature's budget narratives"

       Comptroller's March 7, 2017 acknowledgment 
     Comptroller's April 10, 2017 extension letter

      Comptroller's June 29, 2017 responding letter    enclosure

       Senate's March 13, 2017 response   enclosure

     Assembly's March 13, 2017 response
                  enclosure: FY 2013-2014 audit plan presentation
                  enclosure: FY 2014-2015 audit plan presentation
                      enclosure: FY 2015-2016 audit plan presentation

 

14.
CJA's March 23, 2017 FOIL request to Senate and Assembly --
"Joint Certificates for the Legislature's General Budget Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 --
& for its 'Public Protection' & 'General Government' Subcommittees"

         Assembly's March 29, 2017 response -- enclosed certificate
 
         Senate's March 30, 2017 response -- enclosed certificate

 

15.
CJA's March 24, 2017 FOIL to Senate

"March 13, 2017 'amending' of Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2017-2018"

 

           Senate's March 31, 2017 responding e-mail    website link

 

           CJA's April 4, 2017 request for clarification

          CJA's April 28, 2017 follow-up

 


16.
CJA's March 24, 2017 FOIL to Senate
"March 12, 2016 'amending' of Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2016-2017"

 

         Senate's March 31, 2017 responing e-mail    website link

         CJA's May 4, 2017 request for clarification


 

17.
CJA's March 27, 2017 FOIL to Senate

"March 20, 2017 'amending' of Governor Cuomo's Debt Service Budget Bill #S.2002
for fiscal year 2017-2018"

 

         Senate's April 3, 2017 response

 

        CJA's May 4, 2017 request for clarification 

 


18.
CJA's March 24, 2017 FOIL to Assembly
"March 13, 2017 'amending' of Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2017-2018"

 

              Assembly's March 30, 2017 response  

         
 May 4, 2017 request for clarification


19.
CJA's March 24, 2017 FOIL to Assembly
"March 11, 2016 'amending' of Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2016-2017"

 

              Assembly's March 30, 2017 response

 

             CJA's May 4, 2017 request for clarification

 


20.
CJA's March 27, 2017 FOIL to Assembly

"March 20, 2017 'amending' of Governor Cuomo's Debt Service Budget Bill #A.3002
for fiscal year 2017-2018"

       Assembly's April 3, 2017 acknowledgment

        Assembly's April 13, 2017 response      enclosed amended bill   
                    March 22, 2017 Assembly Ways & Means
                 March 22, 2017 Assembly Rules

 

         CJA's May 4, 2017 request for clarification 


 

21.
CJA's April 5, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly & Governor --
"Governor Cuomo's 'Messages of Necessity' for all Budget Bills for Fiscal Year 2017-2018,
Including for his Extender Budget Bills"

Assembly's April 12, 2017 responding letter
           Message of Necessity: Extender Budget Bill: #S.5491/A.7067      
      Message of Necessity: Extender Budget Bill:  #S.5492/A.706
Message of Necessity: #A.3000-D/S.2000-D-
Message of Necessity: #A.3003-D/A.2003-D
Message of Necessity: #A.3004-D/S.2004-D
Message of Necessity: #S.2005-C/A.3005-C
 Message of Necessity: #S.2006-C/A.3006-C
Message of Necessity: #S.2007-B/A.3007-B
 Message of Necessity: #S.2008-C/A.3008-C
 Message of Necessity: #A.3009-C/S.2009-C
     
Governor's April 12, 2017 acknowledgment
        Governor's May 10, 2017 responding letter   enclosures


22.
CJA's May 18, 2017 FOIL to Comptroller & Senate
--
"Senate 'certifications' for three years of 'lulu' payments (Legislative Law 5-a),
as reported by New York Times reporter Jesse McKinley, &/or existing"

        Senate's May 25, 2017 responding e-mail

                Comptroller's May 25, 2017 acknowledgment

                Comptroller's June 5, 2017 responding e-mail
                              enclosures      2015-redacted  75%-2015   2016-redacted   75%-2016   25%-2017   75%-2017

 

23.
CJA's May 19, 2017 FOIL to Senate & Assembly
--
"The 'numerous bicameral commissions' whose 'leaders' have been receiving 'allowances' from 2012 to the present"

            Senate's May 26, 2017 responding e-mail
"...the documents you request, if the records even exist,
are not subject to disclosure pursuant to Senate Rules."

           Assembly's May 26, 2017 responding letter  & enclosure 

24.
CJA's May 19, 2017 FOIL to Budget Director, Comptroller, Senate, & Assembly
--
"Certificates of approval issued by the Director of the Budget,
filed with the Comptroller, Senate Finance Committee Chair, &
Assembly Ways & Means Committee Chair for:
            (1) State Operations Budget Bill #S.2000-D/A.3000-D;
            (2) Aid to Localities Budget Bill #S.2003-D/A.3003-D;
            (3) Capital Projects Budgt Bill #S.2004-D/A.3004-D

ASSEMBLY
May 26, 2017 acknowledgment
            September 22, 2017 response  enclosure #1

 SENATE
May 26, 2017 acknowledgment
            October 20, 2017 response     enclosure #1    enclosure #2

COMPTROLLER
         May 26, 2017 acknowledgment
     September 20, 2017 response

DIVISION OF THE BUDGET
May 26, 2017 acknowledgment
November 10, 2017 response
 
                     CJA's November 16, 2017 letter to Division of Budget -- "Follow-up"

July 20, 2018 response

25.
CJA's May 22, 2017 FOIL to Senate
--
"Subsequent 'amendings' of Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2017-2018"

            Senate's May 30, 2017 responding e-mail


26.
CJA's May 22, 2017 FOIL to Assembly
--
"Subsequent 'amendings' of Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2017-2018"

             Assembly's May 30, 2017 responding letter
                 enclosures
                   Legislative/Judiciary bill, plus Aid-to-Localities bill -April 6, 2017 enclosures
                   Debt Service bill -March 22, 2017 enclosures
                   Capital Projects bill -April 7, 2017 enclosures
                   Public Protection & General Gov't bill; Education, Labor & Family Assistance bill; 
                         Health, Mental Hygiene & Transportation bill; Ec Dev & Environmental Conservation bill  enclosures
                   Revenue bill - April 8, 2017 enclosures

            CJA's replying May 31, 2017 letter -- "RE: FOLLOW-UP..."

               Assembly's June 7, 2017 responding letter 

           

27.
CJA's May 23, 2017 FOIL to Senate & Assembly
--
"Senate and Assembly reports on the budget for fiscal year 2017-2018, required by Legislative Law §54"

             Assembly's May 30, 2017 responding letter -- indicated link -- http://nyassembly.gov/Reports/WAM/2017changes/

              Senate's May 31, 2017 responding e-mail

                   Joint Budget General Conference Committee -- 3/20/17

                      Subcommittee General Gov't/Local Assistance -- 3/20/17

                      Subcommittee on Education -- 3/20/17

                      Subcommittee on Higher Education -- 3/20/17

                      Subcommitte on Environment/Agriculture/Housing -- 3/20/17

                     
Subcommittee on Human Services/Labor -- 3/20/17


28.
CJA's May 23, 2017 FOIL to Senate & Assembly
--
"'legislative report on the budget' for fiscal year 2017-2018, required by State Finance Law §22-b"

               Assembly's May 30, 2017 responding letter
-- indicated link -- http://nyassembly.gov/Reports/WAM/2017changes/

              Senate's May 31, 2017 responding e-mail


29.
CJA's May 23, 2017 FOIL to Senate & Assembly
--
"Joint Budget Conference Committee & its subcommittees for the fiscal year 2017-2018 state budget,
required by Permanent Joint Rule III"

          
Assembly's May 30, 2017 responding letter
                     General Conference Committee Report for March 20, 2017
                     Environment, Agriculture, & Housing Subcommittee Minutes
                    
Education Subcommittee Minutes

             CJA's May 31, 2017 reply letter 

            Assembly's June 7, 2017 responding letter 
                     1. General Conference Committee Report for March 20, 2017
                     2. Economic Development Subcommittee Minutes
                     3. Education Subcommittee Minutes
Higher Education Subcommittee Minutes
Human Services & Labor
                     4. Environment, Agriculture, & Housing Subcommittee Minutes
                     5. General Government & Local Assistance Subcommittee Minutes
                     6. Health, Insurance, & Aging Subcommittee Minutes
                     7. Mental Hygiene Subcommittee Minutes
                     8. Public Protection Subcommittee Minutes
                     9. Transportation Subcommittee Minutes

          Senate's May 31, 2017 responding e-mail 

 

30.
CJA's May 24, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly, & Governor --
"'single-purpose' appropriation bills of the Legislature
pursuant to Article VII of the New York State Constitution"

            Assembly's May 31, 2017 responding letter

            Senate's June 1, 2017 responding e-mail 

              Governor's June 1, 2017 acknowledgment

             Governor's June 29, 2017 responding letter 

A.9351

A.9353

A.9355

A.9361

A.9369

 

31.
CJA's June 20, 2017 FOIL/records request to Governor & Senate
"Nomination & Confirmation of Kathleen B. Hogan to the New York Court of Claims"


           Governor's June 27, 2017 acknowledgment

Governor's July 27, 2017 response

Senate's June 27, 2017 response


 

32.
CJA's December 4, 2017 FOIL/records request to Senate & Assembly --
"The Legislature's Certified Itemized Estimates of its Financial Needs
for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, as Required by Article VII, §1
of the New York State Constitution"

Assembly's December 11, 2017 response with ENCLOSED BUDGET

Senate's December 11, 2017 response

 

33.
CJA's December 7, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly --
"Administrative Regulations Review Commission"

          Senate's December 14, 2017 response           

Assembly's December 14, 2017 response

 

34.
CJA's December 7, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly --
"Legislative Commission on Government Administration and Legislative Commission
on State-Local Relations"

          Senate's December 14, 2017 response
"no current records responsive to your request
relating to these two (2) inactive Legislative Commissions."

            Assembly's December 14, 2017 response

            CJA's December 15, 2017 follow-up to Assembly

            Assembly's December 22, 2017 response to follow-up

 

35.
CJA's December 7, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly --
"Legislative Commission on Critical Transportation Choices"

         Senate's December 14, 2017 response
"no current records responsive to your request relating
to the inactive Legislative Commission on Critical Transportation Choices."

          Assembly's December 14, 2017 response

          CJA's December 15, 2017 follow-up to Assembly

         
Assembly's December 22, 2017 response to follow-up

 

36.
CJA's December 22, 2017 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Appointment of Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer
as chair of Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation"

Assembly's January 2, 2018 response

 

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