§ 164-D. Availability of application forms.

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§ 164-d. Availability of application forms. 1. The state and every

state agency, department, bureau, board, authority, office, commission,

or any other instrumentality of the state shall make the various

application forms developed and distributed by such agency or

instrumentality for public use that are readily convertible to internet

form and are intended to be commonly used by the general public

available on the internet.

2. Nothing in this section shall require that an agency or other state

entity or instrumentality accept or process application forms submitted

through the internet, or post application forms including user-specific

data on the internet.

3. The office of information technology services shall promulgate

rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section. Such

rules shall at least provide for the prioritization and timing for

making application forms available on the internet.