Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2370Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 16, 2022 An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7922.745) to Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to public records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2370, as amended, Levine. Public records: state agency retention.Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires a public agency, defined to mean any state or local agency, to make public records available for inspection, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law specifies that public records include any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the publics business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.This bill would, unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act, require a state agency, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, to retain and preserve for at least 2 years every public record, as defined, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7922.745) is added to Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 3. State Retention of Records7922.745. Unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12270) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2), a state agency shall, for purposes of this division, retain and preserve for at least two years every public record, as defined in Section 7920.530, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2370Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 16, 2022 An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7922.745) to Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to public records. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2370, as amended, Levine. Public records: state agency retention.Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires a public agency, defined to mean any state or local agency, to make public records available for inspection, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law specifies that public records include any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the publics business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.This bill would, unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act, require a state agency, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, to retain and preserve for at least 2 years every public record, as defined, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2370
Introduced by Assembly Member LevineFebruary 16, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Levine
February 16, 2022
An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7922.745) to Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to public records.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2370, as amended, Levine. Public records: state agency retention.
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires a public agency, defined to mean any state or local agency, to make public records available for inspection, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law specifies that public records include any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the publics business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.This bill would, unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act, require a state agency, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, to retain and preserve for at least 2 years every public record, as defined, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires a public agency, defined to mean any state or local agency, to make public records available for inspection, subject to certain exceptions. Existing law specifies that public records include any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the publics business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.
This bill would, unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act, require a state agency, for purposes of the California Public Records Act, to retain and preserve for at least 2 years every public record, as defined, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7922.745) is added to Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 3. State Retention of Records7922.745. Unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12270) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2), a state agency shall, for purposes of this division, retain and preserve for at least two years every public record, as defined in Section 7920.530, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7922.745) is added to Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read: CHAPTER 3. State Retention of Records7922.745. Unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12270) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2), a state agency shall, for purposes of this division, retain and preserve for at least two years every public record, as defined in Section 7920.530, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
SECTION 1. Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7922.745) is added to Part 3 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read:
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CHAPTER 3. State Retention of Records7922.745. Unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12270) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2), a state agency shall, for purposes of this division, retain and preserve for at least two years every public record, as defined in Section 7920.530, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
CHAPTER 3. State Retention of Records7922.745. Unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12270) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2), a state agency shall, for purposes of this division, retain and preserve for at least two years every public record, as defined in Section 7920.530, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
CHAPTER 3. State Retention of Records
CHAPTER 3. State Retention of Records
7922.745. Unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12270) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2), a state agency shall, for purposes of this division, retain and preserve for at least two years every public record, as defined in Section 7920.530, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.
7922.745. Unless a longer retention period is required by statute or regulation, or established by the Secretary of State pursuant to the State Records Management Act (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12270) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2), a state agency shall, for purposes of this division, retain and preserve for at least two years every public record, as defined in Section 7920.530, including those transmitted by email. regardless of physical form or characteristics.