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SB-441 California Public Records Act: exemptions.(2015-2016)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 6254.33 is added to the Government Code, to read:

6254.33.
 Nothing in this chapter shall require the disclosure of an identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code that a public agency uses to identify a vendor or contractor, or an affiliate of a vendor or contractor, unless the identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code is used in a public bidding or an audit involving the public agency.
SEC. 2.
 The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 6254.33 to the Government Code, imposes a limitation on the public’s right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies within the meaning of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution. Pursuant to that constitutional provision, the Legislature makes the following findings to demonstrate the interest protected by this limitation and the need for protecting that interest:
This act balances the right of the public to access relevant information about contractors, vendors, and their affiliates hired by public agencies while preventing the misuse of identification information employed by those agencies that could be used to defraud public agencies.
SEC. 3.
 The Legislature finds and declares that Section 1 of this act, which adds Section 6254.33 to the Government Code, furthers, within the meaning of paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the purposes of that constitutional section as it relates to the right of public access to the meetings of local public bodies or the writings of local public officials and local agencies. Pursuant to paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article I of the California Constitution, the Legislature makes the following findings:
This act balances the right of the public to access relevant information about contractors, vendors, and their affiliates hired by local agencies while preventing the misuse of identification information employed by those local agencies that may be used to defraud those local agencies.