Bill Text: CA AB2639 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State government: governmental linguistics.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-27 - Read first time. [AB2639 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB2639-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2639	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 6219 of the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2639, as introduced, Fong. State government: governmental
linguistics.
   Existing law requires each department, commission, office, or
other administrative agency of state government to use plain,
straightforward language in a state agency document. Existing law
defines a state agency document as any contract, form, license,
announcement, regulation, manual, memorandum, or any other written
communication that is necessary to carry out the agency's
responsibilities under the law.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these
provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 6219 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   6219.  (a) Each department, commission, office, or other
administrative agency of state government shall write each document
that it produces in plain, straightforward language, avoiding
technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easily
readable style.
   (b) As used in this section, a "state agency document" means
 any   a  contract, form, license,
announcement, regulation, manual, memorandum, or  any
 other written communication that is necessary to carry out
the agency's responsibilities under the law.