Bill Text: CA AB1135 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State agencies: toll-free and non-toll-free telephone lines: Department of Technology.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-15 - In committee: Hearing postponed by committee. [AB1135 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1135-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1135

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Introduced by Assembly Member Lowenthal

February 15, 2023

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An act to repeal and add Section 14627 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1135, as introduced, Lowenthal. State government: toll-free telephone lease lines.

Existing law authorizes a state agency, with the approval of the Department of General Services, to install and operate toll-free telephone lease lines to provide access by the public and local governmental agencies and requires information made available on a toll-free telephone lease line to be accessible by both tone dial and rotary dial telephone.

This bill would repeal this provision.

This bill would require, no later than January 1 of an unspecified year, each state agency to change the telephone numbers that the agency operates from toll-free telephone numbers to non-toll-free telephone numbers. This bill would require each agency to post the new, non-toll-free numbers on its internet website and update all publications issued by the agency with the new non-toll-free number or numbers within 1 year of the change taking place. This bill would allow an agency to maintain a toll-free telephone number if the agency deems it necessary, but the primary telephone number or numbers offered to the public shall be a non-toll-free number or numbers.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 14627 of the Government Code is repealed.

14627.

With the approval of the department, state agencies may install and operate toll-free telephone lease lines to provide access by the public and local governmental agencies. The department shall adopt guidelines for the use of toll-free lease lines by state agencies as are necessary to promote the efficient use thereof. Following approval of the department, the toll-free telephone number shall be published at least once in the California Regulatory Notice Register.

The information which is made available on toll-free lease lines shall be accessible by both tone dial and rotary dial telephones.

SEC. 2.

 Section 14627 is added to the Government Code, to read:

14627.

  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), no later than January 1, ____, each state agency shall change all telephone numbers that the agency operates from toll-free telephone numbers to non-toll-free telephone numbers.

(b) An agency may maintain a toll-free telephone number if the agency deems it necessary, but the primary telephone number or numbers offered to the public shall be a non-toll-free number or numbers.

(c) Each agency shall post the new, non-toll-free number or numbers on their internet website and update all publications with the new, non-toll-free number or numbers within one year after the number or numbers are changed.