BILL NUMBER: AB 2169	CHAPTERED  09/26/06

	CHAPTER  475
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 26, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 29, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 27, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Montanez
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Bowen)

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2006

   An act to amend and repeal Sections 6211 and 6217 of the
Government Code, relating to public records.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2169, Montanez  Public records: confidentiality.
   (1) Existing law establishes a program until January 1, 2008,
known as "Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence
and Stalking," which authorizes specified persons to complete an
application containing specified information in person at a
community-based victims' assistance program to be approved by the
Secretary of State for the purpose of enabling state and local
agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing
a program participant's residence address contained in any public
record, including the program participant's voter registration, and
requires the Secretary of State to act as that person's agent for
service of process and to designate a substitute mailing address for
program participants pursuant to specified procedures that state and
local agencies are required to use at the request of a program
participant.
   Existing law establishes a similar program until January 1, 2008,
entitled the "Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care
Services Providers, Employees, Volunteers, and Patients" to protect
the confidentiality of home address information of reproductive
health care services providers, employees, volunteers, and patients.

   This bill would extend the operation of these programs until 2013.
By extending the duties on local agencies for an additional period
of time, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
  (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 6211 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   6211.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 2.  Section 6217 of the Government Code is amended to read:
   6217.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2013, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2013, deletes or extends
that date.
  SEC. 3.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those mandated costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of
Title 2 of the Government Code.