State agencies: state entities: Internet Web site accessibility: standards: mobile-friendly: requirements.

Existing law requires the heads of state agencies and entities to appoint chief information officers, requires state agencies and entities to report certain information to the Department of Technology, and further requires state agencies to take all necessary steps to achieve the targets set forth by the department in its information technology performance management framework and report their progress to the department on a quarterly basis. Existing law, before July 1, 2019, and before July 1 biennially thereafter, requires the director of each state agency or state entity and the chief information officer of that state agency or state entity to post on the homepage of the state agency's or state entity's Internet Web site a signed certification that the state agency's or state entity's Internet Web site is in compliance with specified accessibility standards. This bill would additionally require the director of each state agency or state entity and each chief information officer, before January 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, and July 1 biennially thereafter, to post a signed certification on the homepage of the state agency's or state entity's Internet Web site that the Internet Web site is mobile-friendly, as defined. The bill would also prohibit an Internet Web site maintained by a state agency or state entity that is intended for use by the public from becoming operational and continuing to be operational unless it is mobile-friendly and accessible by persons with disabilities.