Bill Text: CA AB1612 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: State government: regulations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2014-09-15 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB1612 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1612-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1612	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 11, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 29, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 23, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 2, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 3, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Donnelly
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Grove, Harkey, Jones, and Nestande)

                        FEBRUARY 6, 2014

   An act to amend Section 11344 of the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1612, Donnelly. State government: regulations.
   The Administrative Procedure Act generally sets forth the
requirements for the adoption, publication, review, and
implementation of regulations by state agencies. The act requires the
Office of Administrative Law to provide on its Internet Web site,
free of charge, the full text of the California Code of Regulations,
and a list of, and a link to the full text of, each regulation filed
with the Secretary of State that is pending effectiveness, as
specified.
   This bill would prohibit the Office of Administrative Law from
charging a fee to enable access for individuals with disabilities, as
specified, and would require that accessibility options advertised
to end users of the Internet Web site under the "accessibility" link
be made available to the public free of charge.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 11344 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   11344.  The office shall do all of the following:
   (a) (1) Provide for the official compilation, printing, and
publication of adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations, which
shall be known as the California Code of Regulations. On and after
July 1, 1998, the office shall make available on the Internet, free
of charge, the full text of the California Code of Regulations, and
may contract with another state agency or a private entity in order
to provide this service.
   (2) For purposes of this subdivision, the office shall not charge
any fee to enable the access that is required by subdivision (d) of
Section 11135 for individuals with disabilities. Any accessibility
options advertised to end users of the Internet Web site under the
"accessibility" link, including any frameless, text-based interface
provided pursuant to Section 1194.22(k) of Title 36 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, shall be made available to the public free of
charge.
   (b) Make available on its Internet Web site a list of, and a link
to the full text of, each regulation filed with the Secretary of
State that is pending effectiveness pursuant to Section 11343.4.
   (c) Provide for the compilation, printing, and publication of
weekly updates of the California Code of Regulations. This
publication shall be known as the California Code of Regulations
Supplement and shall contain amendments to the code.
   (d) Provide for the publication dates and manner and form in which
regulations shall be printed and distributed and ensure that
regulations are available in printed form at the earliest practicable
date after filing with the Secretary of State.
   (e) Ensure that each regulation is printed together with a
reference to the statutory authority pursuant to which it was enacted
and the specific statute or other provision of law which the
regulation is implementing, interpreting, or making specific.