Enterprise System  

Senate Bill 272 was approved on October 11, 2015, which adds a section to the California Public Records Act requiring local agencies to create a catalog of Enterprise Systems by July 1, 2016 with annual updates. An Enterprise System is a software application or computer system that collects, stores, exchanges and analyzes information that the agency uses that is both of the following:  

• A multi-departmental system or a system that contains information collected about the public. 
• A system that serves as an original source of data within an agency. 

An Enterprise System does not include any of the following: 

• Information Technology security systems, including firewalls and other cyber-security systems. 
• Physical access control systems, employee identification management systems, video monitoring and other physical control systems. 
• Infrastructure and mechanical control systems, including those that control or manage street lights, electrical, natural gas or water or sewer functions. 
• Systems related to 911 dispatch and operation or emergency services. 
• Systems that would be restricted from disclosure by Section 6254.19. 
• The specific records that the information technology system collects, stores, exchanges or analyzes.

City of Tulare Enterprise Systems Catalog