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  • Asked and Answered

    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Are Community College Faculty Senate meetings covered by the Brown Act?

    […] give you may be "maybe." Community Colleges are state entities, rather than local governmental entities, and thus the open meeting law potentially applicable is the Bagley-Keene Act, Government Code sections 11120-11132. The Bagley-Keene Act applies to "state bodies," which defines as "every state board, or commission, that is created by statute or required by […]

    January 30, 2012

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    CPRA

    Covered CA contracts exempt from PRA

    […] exchange are exempt from PRA. Seems like some shady stuff is going on there. Here's their legal response: We cannot release the proposal or the scorecards, as they are exempt from disclosure under California Government Code 100508. We can release the final contract, if you would like. Please let us know what we can do.

    June 2, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are the applications for state professional licenses public?

    I am a researcher for a state government agency.  For a current project, I hoped to access the applications for state professional licenses submitted by engineers. I say the records are public. Our lawyer said no.  Help!

    August 16, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Is the list of employees taking voluntary buyouts a public document?

    […] are leased to private companies, which operate the hospitals and employ doctors, nurses and other staff. Even these privately run hospitals may be subject to the PRA. Government Code section 6252(a) specifically provides that the Act applies to "entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of […]

    August 27, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act apply to volunteer fire company

    […] legislative body, however, it may fall under the Brown Act under Section 54952(c)(1)(A). Generally, records are subject to the Public Records Act when a local agency is covered by the Brown Act.  See Cal Govt Code 6252(a).  Here, since you note in your inquiry that your organization's tax returns are subject to the Public […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Application of the Brown Act to Volunteer Fire Companies

    […] legislative body, however, it may fall under the Brown Act under Section 54952(c)(1)(A). Generally, records are subject to the Public Records Act when a local agency is covered by the BrownAct.  See Cal Govt Code 6252(a).  Here, since you note in your inquiry that your organization's tax returns are subject to the Public Records […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC, joining info requests for Palin speech at UCS-Stanislaus, also requests speaking contract for Bill Clinton talk at UC Berkeley

    […] Clinton speeches potentially raise several important legal issues. One is the enforceability under access laws of a confidentiality clause in contracts entered into by public agencies. Another issue is the applicability of the Public Records Act to an ostensibly private entity, like the CSU Stanislaus foundation, that functions as an extension of a government entity.

    April 8, 2010

  • Latest News

    Responses to Peter Scheer’s Commentary on Vallejo’s Bankruptcy

    […] models secret is inexcusable. -Kevin Cummins Encinitas, CA From The Huffington Post: - A suggestion for a different way to fund public employee pensions: instead of the government entity gauranteeing a specific monthly dollar amount in retirement, to be paid out of tax income, have the government entity pay a negotiated amount into a […]

    June 2, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

    […] photos to any member of the public who wanted to see them. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    May 4, 2013