The Secretary of State's office is comprised of nearly 500 people who are dedicated to making government more transparent and accessible in the areas of elections, business, political campaigning, legislative advocacy, and historical treasures.
On October 11, 2015, Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 272, which adds section 6270.5 to the Government Code. Section 6270.5 requires all non-educational local agencies ("Agency") to: (1) create a "catalog of enterprise systems" used by the local agency that is (2) made publicly available, posted by July 1st and updated annually.