BILL NUMBER: SB 1079	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 5, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Walters

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   An act to  add Section 11085 to   amend
Section 14851 of  the Government Code, relating to advertising.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1079, as amended, Walters.  State agencies: advertising
agreements.  Office of State Printing: paid
advertisements: authorization.  
   Existing law requires a state agency, when preparing any notice,
advertisement, or publication in any newspaper or other medium, to
deliver the notice, advertisement, or publication to the Department
of General Services for approval. 
   Existing law authorizes the Office of State Printing,
within the department, which is responsible for all state printing,
 also known as the Office of State Publishing  
,  to accept paid advertisements in materials printed or
published by the state, except for paid political advertising.
   This bill would  specifically  authorize  a state
agency to enter into an agreement to place paid advertisements,
except for political advertising, on agency literature or
publications. The bill would also provide that funds derived from the
paid advertisements be available to the agency, upon appropriation
by the Legislature, to fund agency operations   the
Office of State Printing to allow paid advertisements, except for
paid political advertising, in materials printed or publishe 
 d by a state agency or vendor  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 14851 of the  
Government Code   is amended to read: 
   14851.  (a) The Office of State Publishing may accept  or
authorize  paid advertisements in materials printed or published
by the  state  office, a state agency, or a
vendor  , except that the  department  
office  shall not print  or   , 
publish  , or authorize  paid political advertising.
   (b) The Office of State Publishing may print checks and other
printed matter necessary for the operation of any industry board or
state agricultural district board at the expense of the state.
   (c) To reduce duplication of staff resources and to provide
consistency in the review for appropriateness of advertisements, an
agency of the state that was not authorized to accept paid
advertising in its publications before January 1, 2006, shall use the
services of the Office of State Publishing for all paid advertising
in its publications. 
  SECTION 1.    Section 11085 is added to the
Government Code, to read:
   11085.  (a) A state agency may enter into an agreement to place
paid advertisements, except for political advertising, on agency
literature or publications.
   (b) Funds derived from the placement of paid advertisements on
agency literature or publications pursuant to this section shall be
available to the agency, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to
fund agency operations.