AB 843: Controller: Internet Web site.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2015-03-26
Existing law requires state and local agencies to report various information to the Controller and requires the Controller to publish on the Controllers Internet Web site certain reports, including, but not limited to, the states annual financial reports and reports of the financial transactions and information on annual compensation of local agencies.
This bill would require the Controller to include on the Controllers Internet Web site a feature that enables a user of the Internet Web site to organize, view, and download information in the Controllers database in specified forms. The bill would also require the Controller to publish reports of the financial transactions and information on annual compensation of local agencies on the Controllers Internet Web site in a searchable format.
The Public Employees Retirement Law (PERL) prescribes the rights and benefits of members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), the management and control of which is vested in its board of administration. The California Public Records Act generally requires state and local agencies to make public records available for inspection by the public, subject to specified criteria.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that improves the methods by which the Public Employees Retirement System delivers information to the public, that more fully reflects the information practices of the system, and that provides for delivery of information that better satisfies the publics need to understand its operations.
The Public Employees Retirement Law (PERL) prescribes the rights and benefits of members of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), the management and control of which is vested in its board of administration. The California Public Records Act generally requires state and local agencies to make public records available for inspection by the public, subject to specified criteria.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that improves the methods by which the Public Employees Retirement System delivers information to the public, that more fully reflects the information practices of the system, and that provides for delivery of information that better satisfies the publics need to understand its operations.
(a)The Controller shall compile, publish, and make publicly available on the Controllers Internet Web site, in a format that may be printed searched, printed, and downloaded, reports of the financial transactions and information on annual compensation, consistent with subdivision (l) of Section 53892, of each county, city, and special district, respectively, within this state, together with any other matter he or she deems of public interest. The reports shall include the appropriations limits and the total annual appropriations subject to limitation of the counties, cities, and special districts. The reports to the Controller shall be made in the time, form, and manner prescribed by the Controller.
(b)Effective January 1, 2005, the Controller shall compile and publish reports of the financial transactions of each county, city, and special district pursuant to subdivision (a) on or before August 1, September 1, and October 1 respectively, of each year following the end of the annual reporting period. The Controller shall make data collected pursuant to this subdivision available upon request to the Legislature and its agents, on or before April 1 of each year.
(c)The Controller shall annually publish, on the Internet Web site of the Controller, reports of the financial transactions of each school district within this state, together with any other matter he or she deems of public interest. The reports shall include the appropriations limit and the total annual appropriations subject to limitation of the school district. The reports to the Controller shall be made in the time, form, and manner prescribed by the Controller.
(d)As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1)School district means a school district as defined in Section 80 of the Education Code.
(2)Special district means any of the following:
(A)A special district as defined in Section 95 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(B)A commission provided for by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1.
(C)A nonprofit corporation that is any of the following:
(i)Was formed in accordance with the provisions of a joint powers agreement to carry out functions specified in the agreement.
(ii)Issued bonds, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxes, for the purpose of purchasing land as a site for, or purchasing or constructing, a building, stadium, or other facility, that is subject to a lease or agreement with a local public entity.
(iii)Is wholly owned by a public agency.
SEC. 2.Section 12463.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:12463.5.(a)The Controller shall include on the Controllers Internet Web site a feature that enables a user of the Internet Web site to organize, view, and download information in the Controllers database in all of the following forms:
(1)A summary of entity totals, averages, and breakdowns, that can be filtered by entity, year, and entity employees, employee compensation, and population.
(2)A chart, table, or other illustration of the relationship between an entitys employees, employee compensation, and population.
(3)A chart, table, or other illustration of data trends that shows the changes over time in an entitys employees, employee compensation, or population.
(4)A map that illustrates the geographical differences in employees, employee compensation, or population of entities across the state.
(5)(A)A list of the entity positions with the highest compensation.
(B)A list of the entities with the highest number of employees, employee compensation, or population.
(6)A side-by-side comparison of the employees, employee compensation, residents, and highest-paid positions of two or more entities.
(7)Any additional forms the Controller deems necessary.
(b)For the purposes of this section, entity means a state or local agency that reports information to the Controller.
SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that improves the methods by which the Public Employees Retirement System delivers information to the public, that more fully reflects the information practices of the system, and that provides for delivery of information that better satisfies the publics need to understand its operations.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that improves the methods by which the Public Employees Retirement System delivers information to the public, that more fully reflects the information practices of the system, and that provides for delivery of information that better satisfies the publics need to understand its operations.
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| Feb 26, 2015 | Read first time. To print. |
| Feb 27, 2015 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 29. |
| Mar 26, 2015 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 26, 2015 | Referred to Com. on A. & A.R. |
| Apr 6, 2015 | Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R. |
| Apr 23, 2015 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jan 31, 2016 | Died pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Feb 1, 2016 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
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