Bill Text: CA SB1009 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Public records.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-21 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 220, Statutes of 2014. [SB1009 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB1009-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1009	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  220
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 21, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 21, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  APRIL 24, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 7, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Liu

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2014

   An act to add Section 6268.5 to the Government Code, relating to
public records.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1009, Liu. Public records.
   Under the California Public Records Act, except for exempt
records, every state or local agency, upon request, is required to
make records available to any person upon payment of fees to cover
costs. The act requires public records in the custody or control of
the Governor when he or she leaves office to be transferred to the
State Archives as soon as practicable. The act authorizes the
Governor to restrict, in writing, public access to any of the
transferred public records, or any other writings he or she may
transfer, which have not already been made accessible to the public,
except as specified.
   This bill would authorize the Secretary of State to appraise and
manage new or existing records subject to these provisions, to
determine whether the records are appropriate for preservation in the
State Archives, and would require the Secretary of State to use
professional archival practices, as specified.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 6268.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   6268.5.  The Secretary of State may appraise and manage new or
existing records that are subject to Section 6268 to determine
whether the records are appropriate for preservation in the State
Archives. For purposes of this section, the Secretary of State shall
use professional archival practices, including, but not limited to,
appraising the historic value of the records, arranging and
describing the records, rehousing the records in appropriate storage
containers, or providing any conservation treatment that the records
require.