AB 418, as introduced, Mullin. California Whistleblower Protection Act: state agency: Internet.
The California Whistleblower Protection Act establishes procedures under which a state employee may report improper governmental activities or make a protected disclosure to the State Auditor and prohibits retaliation or reprisal against a state employee for these acts. The act requires the State Auditor to investigate and report on improper governmental activities, as defined.
This bill would require a state agency to post a graphical link, as specified, to the State Auditor’s Internet Web page that contains information on how to file a complaint under the act. The bill would require the graphical link to include the phone number that the public and a state employee may use to make a complaint under the act.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 8547.14 is added to the Government
2Code, to read:
A state agency shall post a graphical link on the
2homepage of its Internet Web site to the State Auditor’s Internet
3Web page that contains information on how to file a complaint
4pursuant to this article. The graphical link shall include the phone
5number that the public and a state employee may use to make a
6complaint pursuant to this article.
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