New York A08314 requires the Department of Health to contract with an experienced entity for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records.

New York A08314 amends the public health law to mandate the Department of Health to enter into a contract with a qualified entity for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records. The contract, lasting no more than seven years, involves creating, maintaining, and updating an online genealogical research database. This database will include images of New York state birth, marriage, dissolution of marriage, and death certificates. The entity will link these certificates to digital images of the original records once they become public.

New York A08314 requires the Department of Health to contract with an experienced entity for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records.

New York A08314 amends the public health law to mandate the Department of Health to enter into a contract with a qualified entity for the digitalization and indexing of certain vital records. The contract, lasting no more than seven years, involves creating, maintaining, and updating an online genealogical research database. This database will include images of New York state birth, marriage, dissolution of marriage, and death certificates. The entity will link these certificates to digital images of the original records once they become public.