Overview
At the start of her new administration, Governor Hochul pledged a new era of greater transparency and accountability. The administration directed heads of New York State agencies, authorities and boards to assess and evaluate their existing policies and practices and create a plan detailing their new efforts to increase transparency and accessibility in our work and in our operations. In that same spirit of collaboration and transparency, we are posting these memos here.
NYS agencies, authorities and boards provided innovative approaches, such as:
- Overhauling agency websites to create a more interactive experience, allowing for ease of use and potential access to agency services;
- Expanding language access to increase accessibility to all New Yorkers;
- Making better use of the state’s Project Sunlight initiative and OpenData, by improving areas such as website navigation, ensuring accessibility;
- Conducting listening tours of regional offices so agency senior staff can hear directly from their colleagues on areas where improvement can be undertaken.
Over the coming days and weeks, we will be working with our colleagues in New York State government on timelines for implementation of these recommendations. We are also encouraging all of our state entities to use these memos to find ways to continue strong, interagency collaboration that serves New Yorkers and continues to restore trust in government.
Agriculture
Civil Rights & Workforce
- Division of Human Rights (DHR) Transparency Plan 2021
- Board of Elections (BOE) Transparency Plan 2021
- Veterans' Services Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of Labor (DOL) Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of Civil Service (DCS) Transparency Plan 2021
- Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) Transparency Plan 2021
- Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Transparency Plan 2021
- Workers Compensation Board (WCB) Transparency Plan 2021
- Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board Transparency Plan 2021
- Industrial Board of Appeals Transparency Plan 2021
Economic Development, Housing, Technology & General Government
- Empire State Development Corporation (ESD) Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of State (DOS) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) Transparency Plan 2021
- Division of Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) Transparency Plan 2021
- Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) Transparency Plan 2021
- Dormitory Authority (DASNY) Transparency Plan 2021
- Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) Transparency Plan 2021
- Jacob Javits Convention Center Transparency Plan 2021
- Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of General Services (OGS) Transparency Plan 2021
Education
Energy & Environment
- Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of Public Service Commission (PSC) Transparency Plan 2021
- New York Power Authority (NYPA) | Addendum Transparency Plan 2021
- Canal Corporation | Addendum Transparency Plan 2021
- Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (OPRHP) Transparency Plan 2021
- Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Transparency Plan 2021
- Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Hudson River Valley Greenway (HRVG) Transparency Plan 2021
- Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) Transparency Plan 2021
- Hudson River Black River Regulating District (HRBRRD) Transparency Plan 2021
- Lake George Park Commission Transparency Plan 2021
Financial Services & Gaming
Health & Human Services
- Council on Children and Families Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of Health (DOH) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance (OTDA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Mental Health (OMH) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) Transparency Plan 2021
- Justice Center Transparency Plan 2021
- Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD)
Public Safety
- Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services (DHSES) Transparency Plan 2021
- Division of State Police (SP) Transparency Plan 2021
- Division of Military & Naval Affairs (DMNA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of Corrections & Community Supervision (DOCCS) Transparency Plan 2021
- State Commission of Corrections (SCOC) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) Transparency Plan 2021
- Office of Victim Services (OVS) Transparency Plan 2021
Transportation
- Department of Transportation (DOT) Transparency Plan 2021
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Transparency Plan 2021
- Thruway Authority Transparency Plan 2021
- Bridge Authority Transparency Plan 2021
- Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Transparency Plan 2021
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA)