{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"12233","citation":"Gov. Code, § 12233","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Secretary of State [12152. - 12279.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. State Archives [12220. - 12237.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-2/chapter-3/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 28, Sec. 20.   (SB 854)   Effective June 20, 2014.","effective":"2014-06-20","html":"<p>The Secretary of State shall conduct under the administration of the State Archives a regular governmental history documentation program to provide through the use of oral history a continuing documentation of state policy development as reflected in California’s legislative and executive history. The secretary may contract with oral history units affiliated with public or private nonprofit colleges, universities, or historical societies located in California to perform selected program activities. The secretary shall prescribe professional standards for the accomplishment and governance of the program.</p>","text":"The Secretary of State shall conduct under the administration of the State Archives a regular governmental history documentation program to provide through the use of oral history a continuing documentation of state policy development as reflected in California’s legislative and executive history. The secretary may contract with oral history units affiliated with public or private nonprofit colleges, universities, or historical societies located in California to perform selected program activities. The secretary shall prescribe professional standards for the accomplishment and governance of the program.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/state-archives-12233","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}