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11364-11365

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 11364-11365

11364.  (a) In addition to any other requirement, every state
agency, as defined in Section 11000, shall post on its homepage of
its Web site, no later than January 1, 2007, a link entitled
"Decisions Pending and Opportunities for Public Participation" where
the link contains all of the following information:
   (1) All applicable bulletins and notices required pursuant to this
chapter.
   (2) Notices of all public meetings and agendas. This information
shall be posted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act
(Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title
2), the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with
Section 11120) of Division 3 of Title 2) or other applicable
provisions of law, but no later than 10 days before the meeting where
the regulatory action is on the agenda.
   (3) Instructions on how the public may submit written comments or
otherwise participate in administrative procedures, meetings, and
hearings with a link entitled "How to Participate."
   (4) A link to the text of all regulations and statutes related to
current bulletins and notices entitled "Laws and Regulations Relevant
to Current Public Proceedings." This requirement can be met by a
link to another Web site containing the proposed regulation or
statute.
   (5) A link that provides an opportunity for the public to comment
on draft regulations pursuant to this chapter through electronic mail
or by facsimile entitled "Submit Your Comments on Draft Regulations
Here."
   (b) Every state agency shall, to the extent practicable and can be
done utilizing existing resources, have hearings on proposed
regulations televised over the Internet via a Web cast or other
technology.
   (c) (1) The requirements of this article only apply to state
agencies that otherwise have an Internet Web site and are in addition
to any other information that is otherwise required by law.
   (2) Nothing in this article shall affect the discretion of a state
governmental entity to do either of the following:
   (A) Post on its Web site or the Internet information in addition
to what is required to be disclosed by this article.
   (B) Post accurate, useful, and explanatory plain language
information.


11365.  This article shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date.