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FOIL 2018

 

1.
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

 

2.
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

 

 3.
CJA's January 16, 2018 FOIL request to Governor Cuomo --
"The Governor's 'recommendations' pertaining to the Legislative & Judiciary budgets for fiscal year 2018-2019"

Governor's January 23, 2018 acknowledgment
Governor's February 21, 2018 extension letter
Governor's March 21, 2018 extension letter
Governor's March 28, 2018 response

4.
CJA's January 19, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly --
"2017 Annual Reports of Assembly Standing Committees"

5.
CJA's January 22, 2018 FOIL request to Senate --
"CJA's 2016 and 2017 Annual Reports of Senate Standing Committees"

Senate's January 29, 2018 response

6.
CJA's January 22, 2018 FOIL request to the Senate & Assembly, to Governor Cuomo
and his Division of the Budget, & to Comptroller DiNapoli
--
"The Legislature's budget for fiscal year 2018-2019, its 'General State Charges', and its reappopriations popped into the back of the Governor's Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.7501/A.9501"

FROM THE SENATE   
January 29, 2018 response --
& referred-to link:
http://legislation.nysenate.gov/static/pdf/2017-S7501-A9501.pdf

 FROM THE ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2018 acknowledgment 
February 2, 2018 response --
& referred-to links: 
http://nyassembly.gov/2018budget/2018executive/A9500.pdf

& http://nyassembly.gov/2018budget/2018executive/A9501.pdf

https://www.budget.ny.gov/pubs/archive/fy19/exec/agencies/pdf/Legislature.pdf

FROM THE COMPTROLLER
January 29, 2018 acknowledgment
February 27, 2018 response

FROM THE GOVERNOR
January 29, 2018 acknowlegment
February 28, 2018 extension
March 28, 2018 response


FROM THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET
January 29, 2018 acknowledgment
February 27, 2018 response


7.
CJA's January 23, 2018 FOIL request to the Senate, Assembly, Comptroller DiNapoli,
and the Division of the Budget --
"The Legislature’s fiscal year 2018-2019 budget narrative pertaining to the Audit Committee function of the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Finance Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee"

FROM THE SENATE 
January 30, 2018 response

FROM THE ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2018 response
& enclosure -- Jan 23, 2017 engagement letter 
enclosure -- September 1, 2016 report

FROM THE COMPTROLLER
January 30, 2018 acknowledgment
February 28, 2018 extension letter

FROM THE DIVISION OF THE BUDGET
February 7, 2018 acknowledgment
March 13, 2018 response

 

8.
CJA's January 25, 2018 FOIL request to the Division of Criminal Justice Services
& Division of the Budget
--
"The 'plan' for reimbursement to counties for district attorney salaries –
and the dollar reimbursement for each county:
 
(1)   Governor Cuomo’s Aid to Localities Budget Bill for fiscal year 2018-2019:  #S.7503/A.9503;
(2) 
Governor Cuomo’s Aid to Localities Budget Bill for fiscal year 2017-2018:  #S.2003-D/A.3003-D

Governor Cuomo's Aid to Localities Budget Bill #S.7503/A.9503


Division of Criminal Justice Services' February 2, 2018 acknowledgment

Division of the Budget February 7, 2018 acknowledgment

Division of Criminal Justice Services' May 24, 2018 response   enclosure

 

9.
CJA's January 26, 2018 FOIL request to Office of Court Administration --
"Chief Administrative Judge approvals of increases, decreases, and interchanges in fiscal year 2017-2018, as authorized by Sec. 2 of Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.2001/A.3001"

OCA's January 26, 2018 acknowledgment


OCA's February 22, 2018 response

 

10.
CJA's February 22, 2018 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
"June 8, 2016 public forum on Senate Bill #24-b/ Assembly Bill #1131-b,
establishing a commission on prosecutorial conduct, sponsored by Senator John DeFrancisco & Assemblyman N. Nick Perry, ETC"

Assembly's March 1, 2018 response

Senate March 1, 2018 response
CJA's March 1, 2018 query

 

11.
CJA's March 19, 2018 FOIL request to Comptroller
--
"'No Lulus for You: Comptroller Threatens to Withhold Lawmakers’ Payments',
New York Times, March 16, 2018 (Jesse McKinley)"

Comptroller's March 26, 2018 acknowledgement

12.
 CJA's March 23, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation,
since Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer became its chair"

Assembly's March 30, 2018 response

CJA's April 27, 2018 Supplemental FOIL request to Assembly --
"Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation –
& its chair, Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer"

 

13.
CJA's March 30, 2018 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
"Joint Certificates for the Legislature's General Budget Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 -- & for its 'Public Protection' & 'General Government' Subcommittees"

Senate's April 6, 2018 response  & enclosure -- March 14, 2018 joint certificate

Assembly's April 6, 2018 response & enclosure -- March 14, 2018 joint certificate



14.
CJA's April 3, 2018 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
"Meetings of the Senate Finance Committee & Assembly Ways & Means Committee
from December 1, 2017 to March 15, 2018"

Senate's April 10, 2018 response -- NO Senate Finance Committee meetings


Assembly's  April 10, 2018 response
 
& enclosure  --
Assembly Ways & Means Committee meetings: Jan. 30, Feb. 5, Feb. 12,
March 14 -- ONLY item relating to budget bills -- Heastie Resolution 912


15. 

CJA's May 21, 2018 FOIL request --
"Transcripts of the Joint Assembly/Senate Hearings/Public Interviews of Candidates
for Interim Attorney General – May 15-16, 2018
"

Assembly's May 29, 2018 response

Senate's May 29, 2018 response

16. 
May 21, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation,
since Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein became its chair"

Assembly's May 29, 2018 response

17.
CJA's May 23, 2018 FOIL request --

"The Legislature’s appointment of Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood
to fill the vacancy in the office of Attorney General, pursuant to Article V, §1
of the New York State Constitution & Public Officers Law §41
"

Assembly's May 30, 2018 response
Enclosures --
attendance & voting sheets    transcript of joint session

 

18.
CJA's May 21, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly--
"Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation,
since Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein became its chair"

Assembly's May 29, 2018 response

 

19.
CJA's July 17, 2018 FOIL/Records Request to Senate/Assembly/Gov/Judiciary --
"Part HHH of Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Budget Bill S.7509-C/A.9509-C"

Senate
July 24, 2018 response

Assembly
July 24, 2018 response

Governor Cuomo
July 24, 2018 acknowledgment letter
August 21, 2018 extension letter
September 19, 2018 extension letter
October 3, 2018 response

Office of Court Administration
July 17, 2018 acknowledgment
August 31, 2018 response

 

20.
CJA's August 30, 2018 FOIL/records request to JCOPE, Governor, Legislature --
"JCOPE/LEC Review Commission Report
(Part DD of Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Budget Bill S.2006-B/A-3006-B)

JCOPE
September 13, 2018 response 
enclosure-report   enclosure-minutes

Governor
September 7, 2018 acknowledgment
October 9, 2018 response

Senate
September 7, 2018 response   enclosure-report

Assembly
September 6, 2018 response   enclosure-report

 

21.
CJA's November 30, 2018 FOIL request to Senate/Assembly
--
"The Legislature's Certified Itemized Estimates of its Financial Needs for Fiscal Year 2019-2012,
as Required by Article VII, §1 of the New York State Constitution"

Senate's December 10, 2018 response

Assembly's December 10, 2018 response   enclosed budget



22.
CJA's December 3, 2018 FOIL request to Attorney General
"I am requesting the following attorney general opinions:
1978 Ops Atty Gen 76 1982 Ops Atty Gen No. 82-F5.  Thank you."

December 4, 2018 acknowledgment #1   #2

December 4, 2018 response    1982 Opinion   1978 Opinion

23.
CJA's December 5, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly --
"The 13 'Legislative Commissions' Enumerated by the Assembly's Website"

Assembly's December 12, 2018 response

 

24.
CJA's December 11, 2018 FOIL request to Senate
--
"The 13 joint legislative commissions of the Senate & Assembly"

Senate's December 18, 2018 response

 

25.
CJA's December 10, 2018 FOIL request to Senate --
"Records showing when, where, and how the Senate 'amended'
Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2018-2019"

Senate's December 17, 2018 response

referred to link: https://www.nysenate.gov/committees/finance

26.
CJA's December 10, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Records showing when, where, and how the Assembly 'amended'
Governor Cuomo's budget bills for fiscal year 2018-2019"

Assembly's December 17, 2018 response --
enclosures:
Ways & Means Commitee   Rules Committee

 

27.
CJA's December 10, 2018 FOIL request to Senate/Assembly --
"Reports & other records of the 2018 Joint Budget Conference Committee
& its subcommittees, required by Permanent Joint Rule III"

Senate's December 17, 2018 response

referred-to links:

March 15th Cycle

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/events/finance/march-14-2018/assembly-and-senate-announce-general-conference-committee

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-education

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-health

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-economic-development

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-general-government-local

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-higher-education

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-mental-hygiene

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-public-protection-criminal-justice

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-human-services-labor

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-transportation

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-15-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-environment-agriculture-housing


March 22 Cycle

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/events/finance/march-14-2018/assembly-and-senate-announce-general-conference-committee

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-education

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-health

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-economic-development

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-human-services-labor

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-transportation

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-environment-agriculture-housing

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-general-government-local

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-higher-education

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-mental-hygiene

https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/public-hearings/march-22-2018/joint-budget-subcommittees-public-protection-criminal-justice

 

Assembly's December 17, 2018 response

Minutes:
General Conference Committee -- March 14, 2018
Economic Development Subcommittee
Education Subcommittee
Environment, Agriculture, Housing
General Gov't & Local Asstance
Health, Insurance, & Aging
Higher Education
Human Services & Labor
Mental Hygiene
Public Protection
Transportation


28.
CJA's December 10, 2018 FOIL request to Senate/Assembly
--
"Reports on the budget for fiscal year 2018-2019,
required by Legislative Law
§54.1 and §§54.2(b) & (c)"

Senate's December 17, 2018 response

Assembly's December 17, 2018 response

indicated link:  https://nyassembly.gov/Reports/WAM/2018changes/   [April 2018 -- §54.1]

30.
CJA's December 10, 2018 FOIL request to Senate/Assembly
--
"'legislative report on the budget' for fiscal year 2018-2019,
required by State Finance Law
§22-b"

Senate's December 17, 2018 response

Assembly's December 17, 2018 response

indicated link:  https://nyassembly.gov/Reports/WAM/2018changes/   [April 2018 -- §54.1]

 

31.
CJA's December 10, 2018 FOIL request to Senate/Assembly/Governor
--
"Fiscal Year 2018-2019 budget:  The Legislature's 'additions...stated separately and distinctly...
refer[ring] each to a single object or purpose' -- & the Governor's actions thereon
(NYS Constitution, Article VII,
§4"

Senate's December 17, 2018 response

Governor's December 17, 2018 acknowledgment

Governor's February 15, 2019 extension letter

Governor's March 19, 2019 extension letter

Governor's April 18, 2019 response

 

32.
CJA's December 11, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly
--
"Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation
since Assemblyman Edward C. Braustein became it chair"

Assembly's December 18, 2018 response



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