BILL NUMBER: AB 147	CHAPTERED  07/05/01

	CHAPTER  34
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  JULY 5, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  JULY 4, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 27, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 25, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 19, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Longville

                        JANUARY 29, 2001

   An act to add Section 15164.1 to the Government Code, relating to
law enforcement.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 147, Longville.  Law enforcement telecommunications system.
   Existing law requires the Department of Justice to maintain a
statewide telecommunications system, entitled the California Law
Enforcement Telecommunications System, for use by law enforcement
agencies.  Existing law also requires the Attorney General, upon
advice of an advisory committee, to adopt policies, practices and
procedures, and conditions of qualification for connection to the
system.
   This bill would provide that the person designated as a county's
"control agent" as defined by policies, practices, and procedures
adopted by the Attorney General, or the chief officer of any other
agency that has been granted direct access to the system, shall have
sole and exclusive authority to ensure that the county's or other
agency's equipment connecting to the system complies with all
security requirements that are conditions of access to the system, or
the policies, practices, and procedures adopted by the Attorney
General, and that the equipment complies with the county control
agent's security policy.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 15164.1 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   15164.1.  (a) The person designated as a county's "control agent"
as defined by the policies, practices, and procedures adopted
pursuant to Section 15160, or the chief officer of any other agency
that has been granted direct access to the California Law Enforcement
Telecommunications System under the provisions of this chapter,
shall have sole and exclusive authority to ensure that the county's
or other agency's equipment connecting to the California Law
Enforcement Telecommunications System complies with all security
requirements that are conditions of access to the California Law
Enforcement Telecommunications System under the provisions of this
chapter, or the policies, practices, and procedures adopted pursuant
to Section 15160, and that the equipment complies with the county
control agent's security policy. This authority shall include, but
not be limited to, locating, managing, maintaining, and providing
security for all of the county's or other agency's equipment that
connects to, and exchanges data, video, or voice information with,
the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System under the
provisions of this chapter, including, but not limited to,
telecommunications transmission circuits, networking devices,
computers, data bases, and servers.
   (b) A control agent or chief officer may not exercise the
authority granted in subdivision (a) in a manner that conflicts with
any other provision of this chapter, or with the policies, practices,
and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 15160.