Bill would turn executive order into law
Legislation sponsored by Californians Aware and SEIU Local 1000 to make a state
law out of the provisions of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s recent executive order
requiring the Department of General Services to routinely post agency audits and
contracts on line, was approved this week by the Senate Governmental
Organization Committee on a vote of 7-1. CNPA supports AB 1899 by Assemblyman Mike Eng (D-Monterey Park), which would require agencies to look
backwards to Jan. 1, 2008 and post all audits of operations and contracts
through January 1, 2010 on the Reporting Transparency in Government Web
site. Thereafter, all audits and contracts would be required
to be posted within 15 days of completion of the audit or the award of the
contract. CNPA had earlier sought and received an amendment to make it clear
nothing in the bill can be construed to limit the public’s access rights under
the California Public Records Act.
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