RCRC Board Endorses the California Legislature Transparency Act

This week, the RCRC Board of Directors voted to “Support” Proposition 54, known as the “California Legislature Transparency Act.”  Proposition 54 would make a number of reforms to the state legislative process, including applying a 72-hour posting component to the Legislature’s process for enacting legislation.  

Proposition 54 prohibits members of the Legislature from voting on a legislative measure until it has been printed, distributed, and published on the Internet in its final form for at least 72-hours before the vote.  RCRC’s Board of Directors believes this aspect of Proposition 54 – modeled after the Brown Act – will help restore confidence and trust in the state’s legislative process. 

Locally-elected Supervisors, in addition to municipal governing boards, are responsible for complying with the state’s open meeting laws, commonly referred to as the Brown Act.  Among the components of the Brown Act is the requirement that they do not act upon items unless there has been a 72-hour posting of items so that the public can inspect the agenda and any accompanying documents.