Office of State Printing: paid advertisements: authorization.

Existing law authorizes the Office of State Printing, also known as the Office of State Publishing, to accept paid advertisements in materials printed or published by the state, except for paid political advertising. This bill would specifically authorize the office to allow paid advertisements, except for paid political advertising, in materials printed or published by a state agency or vendor. The bill would also provide that funds derived from the paid advertisements be available to the agency, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to fund agency operations. The bill would prohibit the office from accepting or authorizing any paid advertisements in materials printed or published for the Secretary of State. The bill would require the office to receive written consent, as specified, in order to apply these provisions to an executive branch agency administered by a constitutional officer other than the Governor.