California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1256

Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom

February 22, 2013

An act to amend Section 1798.14 of the Civil Code, relating to personal information.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1256, as introduced, Bloom. Personal information: Information Practices Act of 1977.

The Information Practices Act of 1977 provides for how an agency maintains and collects personal information. The act requires each agency to maintain in its records only personal information that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the agency, as specified.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 1798.14 of the Civil Code is amended
to read:

1798.14.  

Each agency shall maintain in its records only
personal information begin delete which end delete begin insert that end insert is relevant and necessary to
accomplish a purpose of the agency required or authorized by the
California Constitution or statute or mandated by the federal
government.