2006 New York Code - Availability Of Application Forms.

 
    §  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  for  technology,  in consultation with the governor's
  office of regulatory reform, 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.