BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 1723 (Fuentes)
As Amended May 1, 2012
Majority vote
HIGHER EDUCATION 9-0 GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION 16-0
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|Ayes:|Block, Olsen, Achadjian, |Ayes:|Hall, Nestande, Atkins, |
| |Brownley, Fong, Galgiani, | |Block, Blumenfield, |
| |Lara, Miller, Portantino | |Chesbro, Cook, Garrick, |
| | | |Gatto, Hill, Jones, Ma, |
| | | |Perea, |
| | | |V. Manuel P�rez, Silva, |
| | | |Torres |
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APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Fuentes, Harkey, |
| |Blumenfield, Bradford, |
| |Charles Calderon, Campos, |
| |Davis, Donnelly, Gatto, |
| |Ammiano, Hill, Lara, |
| |Mitchell, Nielsen, Norby, |
| |Solorio, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Requires the governing boards of the California Community
Colleges (CCC) and the California State University (CSU), and
requests the University of California (UC) Regents, to provide live
video transmission of all board meetings open to the public and to
archive and post video and audio transmissions for at least the
preceding 12 months, and within 48 hours of the initial
transmission, on their respective websites.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee,
1)CSU indicates one-time costs of $375,000 for equipment and
modifications to CSU Trustees' boardroom. CSU indicates, however,
that it intends to use non-state funds for this work. Ongoing
costs are estimated at $50,000.
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2)UC estimates one-time costs of up to $28,000 and ongoing costs of
$50,000 to $110,000, depending on whether UC does the work
in-house or with an outside vendor. (UC currently uses an outside
vendor for audio streaming of Regents' meetings.)
3)The CCC is already providing live video broadcast of its Board of
Governors' meetings.
COMMENTS : AB 1436 (Portantino), Chapter 233, Statutes of 2010,
required the public higher education entities, including the
California Student Aid Commission, to provide live audio
transmission for each meeting open to the public through a
technology accessible to as large a segment of the public as
possible. When this legislation was being considered, video
streaming was not included in order to limit costs to the
institutions at a time of budget cuts.
The CCC Board of Governors provides video transmissions of its open
meetings, contracting with an outside vendor to stream the video on
the Internet and to record and stream meetings at off-site
locations. UC and CSU do not provide live video transmission of
their meetings. UC, CSU, and CCC do not archive or post audio or
video transmissions, as applicable.
Analysis Prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916) 319-3960
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