Provides for the manner of submission of proposed charter revision proposals by a charter revision commission. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Authorizes the city council in cities with a population of one million or more from preventing a proposed new charter or amendments from being placed on the ballot for submission to electors and promotes representative charter commissions. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Provides an appointment process for members of a charter revision commission appointed by the mayor of a city of one million or more inhabitants; establishes qualifications for such members and prohibits certain political contributions by them during their tenure; provides for the manner of submission of certain proposals. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Grants cities authority to review plans for the construction of structures proposed to be made within its boundaries. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Creates a youth employment and career development program in New York city high schools administered by New York city board of education to encourage the development of part and full-time jobs for high school students and graduates, provide students with job training, placement services and career counseling and assist high school faculty in developing and implementing a curriculum to provide students with work-competency training; makes $7,500,000 appropriation upon New York city appropriating and paying matching funds. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Enacts the New York city department of buildings community accountability act. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Authorizes and directs the committee on open government to study proactive disclosure as a means of increasing transparency and access to government information. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Relates to the audit powers and duties of the New York city comptroller. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Provides for the regulation of contractors. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Requires certain disclosure by members of the legislature regarding actual and necessary transportation expenses and per diem expenses. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Creates the "Electronic Access to Records Act"; requires all state public records to be accessible on the Internet; prohibits provision of personal identifying information, unless explicitly required by law. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Requires reporting by entities other than state agencies that purchase commodities or services through a contract with the office of general services. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Provides for follow-up reviews by the state comptroller to examine the implementation status of recommendations of previously conducted audits; requires audited agencies to continue to provide 90 day updates to all recipients of the initial 90 day report until all recommendations to which it concurs have been implemented. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Requires financial disclosure of certain political contributions by statewide elected officials, members of the legislature, New York city citywide elected officials, members of the New York city council and borough president for public inspection; requires listing of all contributions of $100 or more to funds they control other than political committees as defined by election law. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Requires state agencies and public authorities to give due consideration to credible evidence or reliable information related to the responsibility, reliability or character of a public contract bidder; provides that contractors or subcontractors who have been determined not to be a responsible bidder will be given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard, and may appeal the contracting agency's decision to the head of such agency. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Permits, in certain instances, the head of an agency or public authority to debar a contractor from bidding on or receiving a contract from the agency for a period of up to five years, after notifying the firm and permitting them to be heard; provides that after internal appeal, debarment decisions are final unless appealed under Article 78 of the civil practice law and rules; provides a written notice of debarment stating the grounds for debarment will be provided to the disqualified firm and to the heads of other agencies and public authorities; the state comptroller will maintain a current list of disqualified individuals or firms. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Relates to the confidentiality of information obtained by a city employee in the course of official duties; defines terms; provides a procedure for the disclosure of confidential information; further provides a procedure for the collection and recording of confidential information. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Establishes community access networks. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee:

Requires state agencies to forward final determinations of vendor nonresponsibility to the state comptroller; provides that the comptroller shall share such information with other state agencies; requires contracting agencies to consult, but not be bound by, the data in determining responsibility of prospective bidders or subcontractors. / Sponsor: Brennan (MS) Committee: