BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
728 (Hadley) - As Amended April 8, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires state agencies to post their Financial
Integrity and State Manager's Accountability Act of 1983 (FISMA)
reports on their websites within five days of finalization.
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FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor and absorbable costs to state agencies to post reports on
their websites.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose and Background. This bill requires state agencies to
post FISMA reports on their websites within five days of
finalization. These reports, which are due by the end of each
odd-number calendar year, assess an agency's system of
internal accounting, administrative controls, and monitoring
practices. State agencies are currently required to submit
FISMA reports to the Legislature, State Auditor, Controller,
Treasurer, Attorney General, Governor, Director of Finance,
and State Library where they must be available for public
inspection. The web posting requirements in this bill are
intended to increase public access to these reports. According
to the author, this bill will encourage transparency and build
public trust.
While the website posting of these reports is not currently
required, the Department of Finance (DOF) issued a February
2013 audit memo that encourages agencies to post their FISMA
reports on their websites. While some agencies have posted
these reports online, it appears as though many agencies have
not.
2)Previous Legislation. AB 661 (Beth Gaines) of 2013 would have
required agencies to post FISMA reports on their websites
within five days of finalization. Additionally, it would have
required the head of an agency to sign off on the reports
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under penalty of perjury and would have suspended without pay
agency heads who did not submit FISMA reports within 30 days
of their due dates. AB 661 was held on this Committee's
Suspense File.
Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916)
319-2081