Expanding exemptions from FOIL to protect "technology assets used to maintain public information"
Chapter 154 of the Law of 2010
The Governor has signed into law a bill amending the State’s Freedom of Information Law [Public Officers Law §87]. The bill, which amends Paragraph (i) of subdivision 2 of Section 87* is intended to providing agencies with authority to withhold disclosing of certain records when responding to FOIL requests.
Subdivision 2.1. now reads: (i) if disclosed, would jeopardize [an agency's] the capacity of an agency or an entity that has shared information with an agency to guarantee the security of its information technology assets, such assets encompassing both electronic information systems and infrastructures”
The amendment was proposed by the State’s Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure and takes effect immediately.
* Deleted language in [brackets]; new language in italics.