A California State Assemblyman is slated to propose a measure that would require the state to employ a public records ombudsman, who would be responsible for reviewing denials under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). As currently drafted, the CPRA provides a court challenge option for records denials, but leaves the decision on whether a requested record should be released up to the agency. A model for how this could work is available at the federal level where requestors have the right to administratively appeal agency denials. The measure being considered in California is slightly different than the federal process as, on the federal level, the agency that issued the denial handles the appeal (albeit at a higher level internally than the department that issued the first denial), while the California law under consideration would create a new government position empowered to review denials government-wide.