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This bill, concerning mutual water companies, aims to enhance transparency and accessibility for consumers of public water systems operated by these companies. Key provisions include eliminating the 24-hour advance notice requirement for eligible individuals to attend board meetings, allowing teleconferencing for all meetings regardless of company size, and requiring documents like meeting minutes and budgets to be provided electronically or in hard copy without charge for electronic distribution. The bill also mandates that meeting notices and agendas be posted online and distributed electronically to specified individuals, expands the definition of "eligible persons" to include federal and state officials and their representatives, and requires mutual water companies to make their annual consumer confidence reports downloadable online and to make good faith efforts to notify non-bill-paying consumers of their availability. Furthermore, the State Water Resources Control Board is tasked with conducting an assessment of mutual water companies, particularly those serving disadvantaged communities, by December 31, 2027, to evaluate their compliance, transparency, and effectiveness, and will host public hearings to gather community input. Mutual water companies are required to cooperate with this assessment.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

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