Assembly Bill A180A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the taxpayer access to publicly funded research act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A180 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4050
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Freedom of Information Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9162, S7046
2015-2016: A1878, S3952
2017-2018: S8731

2013-A180 - Summary

Establishes the taxpayer access to publicly funded research act requiring any executive branch agency, commission or authority that funds direct research to establish a public access policy that would provide access to certain published works that were funded by the state.

2013-A180 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   180

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to establish the taxpayer access to publicly funded research act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "taxpayer access to publicly funded research act".
  S 2. (a) As used in this act, the term:
  (i)  "Agency"  shall  mean any executive branch agency, including, but
not limited to any agency, commission or authority;
  (ii) "Direct research" shall mean  research  resulting  directly  from
proscribed  grants from state agency funding for the purpose of specific
research undertakings; and
  (iii) "Policy" shall mean the public access policy established  pursu-
ant to subdivision (b) of this section.
  (b) Each agency that provides funding for direct research shall devel-
op a public access policy that shall:
  (i)  Include  a  requirement  that electronic versions of the author's
final manuscripts of original research papers that  have  been  accepted
for  publication  in  peer-reviewed  journals  and  result from research
supported from funding by the state of New York, be  submitted  to  such
funding agency;
  (ii)  Provide  free  online  public access to such final peer-reviewed
manuscripts or published versions as soon as practicable but  not  later
than six months after publication in peer-reviewed journals;
  (iii)  Produce  an online bibliography of all research papers that are
publicly accessible under the policy, with  each  entry  linked  to  the
corresponding free online full text;
  (iv)  Provide  for  the long-term preservation of, and free access to,
published research findings in a stable digital repository maintained by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2013-A180A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4050
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Freedom of Information Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9162, S7046
2015-2016: A1878, S3952
2017-2018: S8731

2013-A180A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the taxpayer access to publicly funded research act requiring any executive branch agency, commission or authority that funds direct research to establish a public access policy that would provide access to certain published works that were funded by the state.

2013-A180A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 180--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HEVESI, PAULIN, PALMESANO, JAFFEE, STIRPE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  SCHIMEL,  SWEENEY  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- recommitted to
  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations in accordance with Assembly
  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to establish the taxpayer access to publicly funded research act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "taxpayer access to publicly funded research act".
  S 2. (a) As used in this act, the term:
  (i)  "Agency"  shall  mean any executive branch agency, including, but
not limited to any agency, commission or authority;
  (ii) "Direct research" shall mean  research  resulting  directly  from
proscribed  grants from state agency funding for the purpose of specific
research undertakings; and
  (iii) "Policy" shall mean the public access policy established  pursu-
ant to subdivision (b) of this section.
  (b) Each agency that provides funding for direct research shall devel-
op a public access policy that shall:
  (i)  Include  a  requirement  that electronic versions of the author's
final manuscripts of original research papers that  have  been  accepted
for  publication  in  peer-reviewed  journals  and  result from research
supported from funding by the state of New York, be  submitted  to  such
funding agency;
  (ii)  Provide  free  online  public access to such final peer-reviewed
manuscripts or published versions as soon as practicable but  not  later
than twelve months after publication in peer-reviewed journals;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03226-05-4
              

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