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INTERNET DOMAIN NAME REQUIREMENTS

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5195.1

California Department of Technology (CDT) approval is required for any state entity, city, county, and government group that requests to use the ca.gov web domain. Web domains occupying the ca.gov domain zone must comply with all of the following requirements. See SIMM Section 40A for ...

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TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5100

The Department of Technology embraces the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) management information standards, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, and the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). The ANSI standards are national consensus stan ...

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OPEN DATA EXCEPTIONS

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5160.2

The Information Practices Act (IPA) of 1977 (Civil Code Section 1798, et seq.) provides measures to assure fair treatment of individuals who are the subject of state entity records, providing specific requirements for the collection, use, maintenance and dissemination of information relating to indi ...

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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ZIP+4 GUIDELINES

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5180

The USPS offers a reduced postage rate to organizations for first-class mailings that use the 9-digit zip code (ZIP +4) in the mailing address. Both unsorted and sorted mailings are eligible for the reduced rate. To the extent that it is cost-effective (taking into account the potential postage disc ...

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COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5101

The Department of Technology encourages the use of vendor supplied packages versus in-house development whenever vendor supplied packages can be demonstrated to be the most cost beneficial solution to IT project problems or opportunities.

https://www.dgs.ca.gov/Resources/SAM/TOC/5100/5101
COMPLIANCE WITH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION GUIDELINES

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5179

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted guidelines to allow for optical character recognition of alphanumeric data contained in mailing addresses. Government agencies are strongly encouraged to follow these guidelines as a means of ensuring more efficient and accurate mail processing; mo ...

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INTERNET DOMAIN NAME ANNUAL CERTIFICATION

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5195.2

All entities that use the ca.gov web domain are required to annually certify compliance with federal policy and guidelines and confirm that domain contact information is current. Any entity that fails to complete this annual certification requirement risks having their ca.gov domain name removed. Se ...

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OPEN DATA POLICY REQUIREMENTS

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5160.1

Effective July 1st, 2019, as part of the Open Data policy, each Agency/state entity shall: Build or modernize Information Technology (IT) solutions in a way that maximizes interoperability and information accessibility. Although this policy does not require Agency/state entities to modernize exist ...

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INTERNET DOMAIN NAME POLICY

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5195

The State of California has been authorized to administer the “ca.gov” Domain Name Service (DNS) Zone by the United States General Services Administration (GSA). As of April 2021, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has taken over responsibility of . ...

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OPERATING SOFTWARE, UTILITIES AND PROGRAMMING AIDS

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5175.1

It is state policy that standard, unmodified, vendor-supplied-and-maintained software aids be used in lieu of developing unique programs. The objective is to minimize and control the development of specialized programs that allocate, schedule and control the CPU, memory, peripherals, communication, ...

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CALIFORNIA STATE WEBSITE TEMPLATE

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5190.2

Agencies/state entities are strongly encouraged to use the latest version of the standard CA.GOV website template to achieve many of the requirements identified in SAM Section 5190.1. The standard template is designed to promote a responsive and standard look and feel to ensure a uniform user experi ...

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APPLICATION PACKAGES

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5175.2

It is the state policy that all feasibility studies will address the availability, usability, maintainability and cost effectiveness of prewritten and tested application programs in lieu of developing major programs in-house. The objective is to minimize the development time and costs of major appli ...

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WEBSITE STANDARDS INTRODUCTION

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5190

Websites are an essential tool for government to interact with the public and deliver information and services to the people of California. The Website Standards policy is designed to strengthen the security, usability, accessibility and quality of State of California websites through standardizatio ...

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WEBSITE STANDARDS

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5190.1

As part of the Website Standards Policy, Agencies/state entities must incorporate the mandatory website elements identified in this section for all public-facing websites within the CA.GOV domain. These elements include the following requirements: design, accessibility, domain, profile, usability, s ...

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OPEN DATA POLICY INTRODUCTION

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5160

The Public Records Act, Government Code (GC) Sections 6250- 6270, provides public access to information that is collected and maintained by state and local entities, mindful of the right of individuals to privacy. The State of California is committed to unlocking the value of government data to prop ...

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WORKGROUP COLLABORATION PLATFORM POLICY

Chapter: 5100

Section: 5170

The increased utilization of collaborative tools that emphasize and enable teamwork continues to improve the way government communicates and collaborates. Unified communications platforms promote capabilities that allow remote collaboration. These platforms combine features such as chat, conferencin ...

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POLICY AND AUTHORITY

Chapter: 1100

Section: 1103

Government Code Section 65030 declares that the future growth of the State should be guided by an effective planning process. This process should proceed within the framework of goals and policies that address: Land use. Population growth and distribution. Urban expansion. Other relevant physic ...

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BASIC INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR HUMAN SERVICE-RELATED PLANS

Chapter: 1100

Section: 1107

The objectives of interdepartmental consultation are: To find ways of solving the problems of two or more agencies either through a single program or by working together. To get more done than is possible if involved agencies remain unaware of each other's common interests. Agencies can easily w ...

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THEFT OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

Chapter: 1900

Section: 1990

No person, other than the authorized recycling agent shall remove CRV beverage containers, paper, glass, cardboard, plastic, used motor oil, metal, or other recyclable materials which have been segregated from other waste materials and placed in a designated collection location for the purposes of c ...

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TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Chapter: 1100

Section: 1101

Consulting Agencies. Refers to clearinghouses and State, local, and nonprofit agencies that participate in the preparation and review of State plans. These include agencies that run related programs, serve the same clients, or offer special expertise on clients or services. DOF. The Department ...

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