Bill Text: CA AB1555 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Police radio communications: encryption.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2020-02-03 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB1555 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1555-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 28, 2019 |
Assembly Bill | No. 1555 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Gloria |
February 22, 2019 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law requires the Department of Justice to maintain a statewide telecommunications system of communication, known as the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, for the use of law enforcement agencies for the official business of the state, and the official business of any city, county, city and county, or other public agency. Existing law requires the system to be under the direction of the Attorney General and requires the Attorney General to appoint an advisory committee to advise and assist in the management of the system with respect to the operating policies, service evaluations, and system discipline. Existing law requires any subscriber to the system to file with the Attorney General an agreement to conform to the operating policies, practices, and procedures approved by the committee under penalty of suspension of service or other appropriate discipline by
the committee.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that latter provision.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 1.6 (commencing with Section 6095) is added to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read:CHAPTER 1.6. Police Radio Communications
6095.
(a) A law enforcement agency that operates encrypted police radio communications, or a joint powers authority that operates encrypted police radio communications on behalf of a law enforcement agency, shall, upon request, provide access to the encrypted communications to a duly authorized representative of any news service, newspaper, or radio or television station or network.SEC. 2.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.Every subscriber to the system shall file with the Attorney General an agreement to conform to the operating policies, practices and procedures approved by the committee under penalty of suspension of service or any other appropriate discipline by the committee.