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10242.5
. (a) The Legislative Counsel shall annually prepare,
publish, and maintain an electronic list of all reports that state
and local agencies are required or requested by law to prepare and
file with the Governor or the Legislature, or both, in the future or
within the preceding year. The list shall include all of the
following information:
(1) The name of the agency that is required or requested to
prepare and file the report.
(2) A brief description of the subject of the report.
(3) The date on which the report is to be completed and filed.
(4) The date on which the report was filed with the Legislative
Counsel.
(b) The Legislative Counsel shall make the list of reports
available to the public on an Internet Web site and shall annually
provide to each Member of the Legislature a hyperlink to the Internet
Web site whereby the list can be accessed.
(c) (1) Each state and local agency that is required or requested
by law to prepare a report described in subdivision (a) shall file a
printed or electronic copy of the report with the Legislative
Counsel. If an electronic copy of a report is filed, and the report
is posted on an Internet Web site, the agency filing the electronic
copy shall provide to the Legislative Counsel a hyperlink whereby the
report may be accessed.
(2) The Legislative Counsel shall include, on the Internet Web
site it maintains for purposes of this section, any hyperlinks
provided by state and local agencies pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) As used in this section:
(1) "Agency" includes any city, county, special district,
department, board, bureau, or commission, including any task force or
other similar body that is created by statute or resolution. "Agency"
does not include the University of California.
(2) "Report" includes any study or audit.
(e) The Legislative Counsel shall update the list required by
subdivision (a) by removing duplicate reports from the list. The
Legislative Counsel shall also remove reports from the list as
directed by Section 4 of Chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2010, or a
subsequent statute that further requires the Legislative Counsel to
remove reports included in the list.