(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 website and shall annually provide to each Member of the Legislature a hyperli
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(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 website and shall annually provide to each Member of the Legislature a hyperlink to the internet website 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 an electronic copy of the report with the Legislative Counsel. If the report is posted on an internet website, 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 website 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.