Sacramento and San Bruno CA: Senator Jerry Hill Bills That Cleared the Senate - 1 of 2 Parts

Senate Passes Bills by Senator Jerry Hill – Part 1 of 2 Parts

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SACRAMENTO – Twenty-three bills by State Senator Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo/Santa Clara Counties, were approved by the State Senate before it closed down for the week today in advance of Friday’s deadline for legislation to be passed out of the house of origin. The bills will now be considered by the Assembly, which can act on measures until September 11, when the legislative session concludes for the year. Below are summaries highlighting several of the measures.

SB 741 – Transparency for Use of Cell Phone Intercept Technology

Would prevent local governments from authorizing cell phone intercept technology unless use of the technology is approved by a resolution or ordinance at a regularly scheduled public meeting at which community members are afforded an opportunity to comment on the proposed resolution or ordinance. The proposed resolution or ordinance must include a privacy and usage policy pertaining to when the technology may be employed, how the data is to be used, and how the data will be protected from unauthorized disclosure and disposed of after it is no longer needed. Current law does not guarantee this for the use of cell phone intercept technology by local law enforcement agencies. Throughout the state, local governments and law enforcement agencies have been adopting the use of cell phone intercept technology without providing an opportunity for community input.

SB 34 – Transparency for Use of License Plate Reader Technology

SB 34 creates reasonable privacy and disclosure requirements for the use of automatic license plate readers. Law enforcement, government and private entities would have to comply with the following minimum standards:

Ø Make automatic license plate reader (ALPR) data subject to California’s Data Breach Law.

Ø Require ALPR operators to protect data with reasonable security safeguards.

Ø Require ALPR operators and end users to adopt a privacy and usage policy and to post it on their website.

Ø Require ALPR operators to keep a record of ALPR data access, including the date and time the information was accessed, the name of the person who accessed the data, and the purpose for accessing the data, to ensure that ALPR data is accessed only for justified purposes.

Ø Require a public agency that considers adopting ALPR systems to provide an opportunity for public comment at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing body of the public agency before the adoption of the program.

SB 21 - Transparency for Elected Official Travel

Requires elected officials to disclose to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) the destination of travel paid for by special interests. Would also require nonprofits that pay for elected official travel to disclose to the FPPC the name of the donors responsible for funding the travel. Under current law, the public has no way of knowing who is paying for legislator travel or where they are going. Donors hide behind nonprofits, preventing the public from knowing who was behind the gift to the elected official.

SB 494 – Earthquake Early Warning Fund

Establishes the California Earthquake Safety Fund to help facilitate implementation of California’s statewide earthquake early warning system. Earthquake early warning systems can detect the first shaking caused by an earthquake and send advance warnings to people and organizations in the areas surrounding the epicenter of the earthquake. Other seismologically active countries, such as Japan, Mexico, and Turkey, have established earthquake early warning systems and in 2013 the state of California began the process of establishing its own statewide warning system. An earthquake early warning system is composed of a series of sensors in the ground that detect shaking and disseminate warnings to provide time for residents to prepare and find shelter. The warnings can also provide government entities and businesses time to shut down crucial operations and protect their assets. Depending on the location of the epicenter and the strength of the shaking, earthquake early warning systems can provide as little as a few seconds warning or up to 30-60 seconds of warning.

News Release - Office of Senator Jerry Hill – June 4, 2015

Contact: Aurelio Rojas, 916-747-3199 cell or 916-651-4013 office

Leslie Guevarra, 415-298-3404 cell or 650-212-3313 office

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Robert Riechel

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