New York · statute · N.Y. New York State Printing and Public Documents Law · 21 active provisions
Chap. 667. AN ACT relating to state printing, constituting chapter fifty-eight of the consolidated laws. Became a law May 28, 1917, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: CHAPTER 58 OF THE CONSO…
ARTICLE 1. SHORT TITLE. Section 1. Short title.
§ 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "New York state printing and public documents law."
ARTICLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 2. Classification. 3. Powers and duties of commissioner of general services and state agencies in purchasing printing. 3-a. Assistance in locating missing children. 4. Legislative printing. 5. Proposals for legislative printing. 7. Vegetable ink printing. 8. Right to annul contract…
§ 2. Classification. The public printing is hereby classified into two principal parts. The first part shall be known as the legislative printing. The second part shall be known as the department printing, which shall include all printing for the various offices, institutions and departments of the state, other than le…
§ 3. Powers and duties of commissioner of general services and state agencies in purchasing printing. 1. The commissioner of general services shall have general supervision over the letting of all contracts for public printing provided to be made herein. In addition, the commissioner shall exercise such further supervi…
§ 3-a. Assistance in locating missing children. Every state agency shall consult with the missing and exploited children clearinghouse on means by which public printing including stationery, newsletters and other written or electronic printings may be used to assist in the location of missing children in conformance wi…
§ 4. Legislative printing. 1. The legislative printing shall be further divided into two sub-parts to be known as legislative printing for the legislature and legislative printing for the executive. 2. Legislative printing for the legislature shall include, but not be limited to or restricted to the printing, publicati…
§ 5. Proposals for legislative printing. 1. The commissioner shall give adequate notice that he will, at a time and place stated therein, receive sealed proposals for the legislative printing, the work to be performed as prescribed by law and in the notice published by said commissioner. Said commissioner shall compile…
§ 7. Vegetable ink printing. 1. The legislature finds and declares that: (a) most state printing involving documents or publications is performed using lithographic inks; (b) various types of oil, including petroleum and vegetable oil, are used in lithographic ink; (c) increasing the amount of vegetable oil used in a l…
§ 8. Right to annul contracts. Upon the failure or non-performance of the terms of any of the contracts awarded pursuant to this chapter on the part of the contractors with the state, the commissioner of general services or the state agency may annul the contract in which default is made and the comptroller shall withh…
§ 9. Complaints against contractor. Complaints for violation of any of the terms of a contract on the part of the contractor, or contractors, for state printing shall be made to the commissioner, who shall and is hereby empowered and directed, in his discretion, to take such action as will afford the necessary and prop…
ARTICLE 3 STATE PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTION Section 10. Definitions. 11. Responsibilities of the New York state library. 12. Responsibilities of state agencies. 13. Responsibilities of the gifts and exchange division of the state library. 14. Responsibilities of the legislative library.
§ 10. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. The term "state agency" shall mean any state office, department, division, board, bureau, commission or corporation, provided, however, it shall not include the New York state legislature or any of its standing, special, select and joint committees, subcommittees and legis…
§ 11. Responsibilities of the New York state library. 1. It shall be the responsibility of the state library to serve as the central repository for the distribution of all public documents. In accordance with this responsibility the state library shall establish a public documents distribution system consisting of depo…
§ 12. Responsibilities of state agencies. 1. Every state agency shall: (a) designate a public information officer with knowledge of the agency's organizational structure who will serve as the liaison between the agency and both the gifts and exchange division of the state library and the legislative library regarding t…
§ 13. Responsibilities of the gifts and exchange division of the state library. The gifts and exchange division of the state library shall be responsible for: 1. Listing the public documents received from state agencies in a monthly and annual checklist of government publications; and 2. Incorporating the listing of al…
§ 14. Responsibilities of the legislative library. It shall be the responsibility of the legislative library, as such library is described in section seven-a of the legislative law to: 1. incorporate the listing of all public documents received from state agencies into a central catalog; and 2. issue an annual reminder…
ARTICLE 4 LAWS REPEALED; WHEN TO TAKE EFFECT. Section 20. Laws repealed. 21. When to take effect.
§ 20. Laws repealed. Of the laws enumerated in the schedule hereto annexed, that portion specified in the last column is hereby repealed.
§ 21. When to take effect. This chapter shall take effect immediately.