Section 164-D. Availability of application forms  


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  • 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.