BILL NUMBER: AB 2169	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Montanez

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2006

   An act to repeal Section 6211 of the Government Code, relating to
public records.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2169, as introduced, Montanez  Public records: confidentiality.

   (1) Existing law establishes a program until January 1, 2008,
known as "Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence
and Stalking," which authorizes specified persons to complete an
application containing specified information in person at a
community-based victims' assistance program to be approved by the
Secretary of State for the purpose of enabling state and local
agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing
a program participant's residence address contained in any public
record, including the program participant's voter registration, and
requires the Secretary of State to act as that person's agent for
service of process and to designate a substitute mailing address for
program participants pursuant to specified procedures that state and
local agencies are required to use at the request of a program
participant.
   This bill would delete the sunset provision that repeals these
provisions as of January 1, 2008. By extending the duties on local
agencies for an additional period of time, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
  (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


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


  SECTION 1.  Section 6211 of the Government Code is repealed.

   6211.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2008, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2008, deletes or extends
that date. 
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.