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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Charter schools and public oversight

    […] under Government Code section 54952(c): First, a governing board of a nonprofit corporation could be subject to the Brown Act if the board was created by an elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that can be lawfully delegated. Cal. Gov't Code section 54952(c)(1)(A).  Typically, entities subject to the Act under this section […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Regional Centers and the CPRA

    […] First, a governing board of a nonprofit corporation (e.g., the board of directors) could be subject to the Brown Act if the board was created by an elected legislative body of a local agency (e.g., a city council) in order to exercise authority that can be lawfully delegated to the nonprofit. Cal. Gov't Code […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    FAC Opposes Legislation that Would Weaken Public Oversight of Government Officials in California

    […] that are neither identified nor accessible to the public. And they’d be able to do this without showing any need or justification. Being able to see your elected representatives in person as they debate police funding, mask mandates, teacher compensation and the like is fundamental to our democratic values. State law already allows officials […]

    May 13, 2022

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Internal audit reports and the CPRA

    […] available upon request without delay. However, this section shall not include any writing exempt from public disclosure under Section 6253.5, 6254, 6254.7, or 6254.22."  Govt. Code Section 54957.5.  Accordingly, the reports should be disclosed unless they were not distributed in connection with a matter subject to discussion or consideration at a public meeting of […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits

    […] the body, are disclosable public records under the California Public Records Act . . ., and shall be made available upon request without delay."  Govt. Code Section 54957.5. 2) There is no general rule with respect to access to public agency audits.  The default rule is therefore the one that applies to all public […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA FOIA

    Hospital Records

    […] (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either: (A) Is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation, limited liability company, or other […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Accessing Polling Done with Public Funds

    […] (1) A board, commission, committee, or other multimember body that governs a private corporation, limited liability company, or other entity that either: (A) Is created by the elected legislative body in order to exercise authority that may lawfully be delegated by the elected governing body to a private corporation, limited liability company, or other […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Public Records Non-Compliance, Filing Suit, and Non-Response

    […] willfully interrupting the meeting, the members of the legislative body conducting the meeting may order the meeting room cleared and continue in session."  Cal. Govt. Code Section 54957.9. Conceivably, if an attempt to address the body during public comment time was deemed inappropriate under some reasonable application of the body's regulations for public comment, […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to rezoning information

    […] to discussion or consideration at a public meeting of the body, are disclosable under the and shall be made available upon request without delay."  Gov't Code Section 54957.5(a).   Therefore, materials distributed at such a meeting should be made available "without delay," upon request, unless one of the PRA's exceptions to disclosure applies.  This language […]

    June 14, 2009