Amended in Assembly April 15, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 418

Introduced by Assembly Member Mullin

February 15, 2013

An act to add Sectionbegin delete 8547.14end deletebegin insert 8548.6end insert to the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 418, as amended, 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 complaintbegin insert to the State Auditorend insert 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 complaintbegin insert to the State Auditorend insert 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:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 8547.14 is added to the Government Code,
2to read:

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8547.14.  

A state agency shall post a graphical link on the
4homepage of its Internet Web site to the State Auditor’s Internet
5Web page that contains information on how to file a complaint
6pursuant to this article. The graphical link shall include the phone
7number that the public and a state employee may use to make a
8complaint pursuant to this article.

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begin insertSection 8548.6 is added to the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert,
10to read:end insert

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begin insert8548.6.end insert  

A state agency shall post a graphical link on the
12homepage of its Internet Web site to the State Auditor’s Internet
13Web page that contains information on how to file a complaint to
14the State Auditor under the California Whistleblower Protection
15Act (Article 3 (commencing with Section 8547)). The graphical
16link shall include the telephone number that the public and a state
17employee may use to make a complaint to the State Auditor under
18the California Whistleblower Protection Act (Article 3
19(commencing with Section 8547)).

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