California Administrative Code

“Staff” as used in subdivision (a)(2)(B) of section 8252 of the Government Code means any person directly employed, with or without compensation, by the Governor, a member of the Legislature, a member of the Congress of the United States elected from California, or a member of th…

(a) The State Auditor shall randomly draw the members of the panel from a pool consisting of all qualified independent auditors as defined in section 60824. (b) The random drawing shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by section 60825. (c) Immediately after drawing a member…

Any complaint to the SPB alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or denial of reasonable accommodation for a known physical or mental disability shall be subject to the following filing requirements: (a) The complaint shall be filed with the Appeals Division within 30 d…

(a) Whenever a document is required to be verified by these rules, statute, order, or ruling, the verification must be made either by affidavit sworn or affirmed before a notary public or by declaration under penalty of perjury. When the verification is made by the person who sig…

Beginning from the date of their selection to serve on the commission, and continuing throughout Phase VI of the application process, the first eight members of the commission shall not communicate outside of a public meeting with any member of the State Board of Equalization, me…

(a) In those situations where an employee's Limited Term (LT), Seasonal, or Temporary Authorization (TAU) appointment is terminated for fault, based on charges of misconduct which might stigmatize his or her reputation, or seriously impair his or her opportunity to earn a living,…

A represented employee is defined in section 599.615(c) of these regulations. Employees in the following job classifications will be responsible for the purchase of uniforms required as a condition of employment and receive the indicated amount for the replacement of uniforms. Ag…

For the purpose of initiating the additional vacation allowance for an employee in state civil service on December 31, 1963, or whose lump sum payment for vacation extends through February 1, 1964, the months of total state service shall be computed irrespective of the duration o…

(a) In accordance with Section 624, each pay roll claim shall contain a certificate reading as follows: “I hereby certify under penalty of perjury: “That I am the duly appointed, qualified and acting officer of the herein named state agency; that the within pay roll is correct; t…

A claim relating to a cause of action for death or for injury to person or to personal property or growing crops shall be presented to the Board not later than six months after the accrual of the cause of action. A claim relating to any other cause of action shall be presented to…

Appropriations are made in terms of total salaries before payroll deductions. Appropriations for salaries and wages of permanent and nonpermanent positions may be given in totals within each budget unit, provided that the estimates for salaries and wages of permanent positions ar…

The budget of a fund may contain an appropriation for contingencies, limited to 10% of its non-contingency appropriations. An additional appropriation for contingencies may be included in the General Fund or in a separate Contingency Fund, limited to 10% of the following base: To…

As specified in this article, eligible excluded employees may enroll in FlexElect, which is a voluntary cafeteria benefit plan established under Internal Revenue Code section 125. Benefit options within FlexElect may include but will not necessarily be limited to the following be…

(a) The applicant shall have the burden of proof on all issues necessary to establish eligibility. (b) The Board shall have the burden of proof on all issues necessary to disqualify an applicant under Government Code section 13956, subsections (a), (b), or (c). (c) The standard o…

(a) State employees, as designated in Government Code section 19878, who become disabled due to injury, illness, or pregnancy, within the meaning of Government Code section 19878, while in compensated employment, shall be eligible to receive Nonindustrial Disability Insurance ben…

(a) Any person or interested agency present shall be given an opportunity to make oral comments on the subject matter of a proceeding; provided, however, that the presiding member may limit such comments as necessary for the orderly conduct of business. (b) Any person or interest…

There shall be presented to the Board all claims for money or damages against the State: (a) For which an appropriation has been made or for which a State fund is available and which have been rejected by the Controller. (b) For which the appropriation made or fund designated is …

(a) Involvement in the events leading to the qualifying crime by the victim or derivative victim may be found if the victim or derivative victim was involved in and was injured from a qualifying crime that was a result of gang activity or prior gang activity in which the victim o…

The State Controller shall not draw a warrant for payment of any claim for salaries and wages, other than statutory salaries, unless the State Personnel Board shall have certified that: (a) All persons whose names appear upon such pay roll claims are holding positions as provided…

This article shall apply to all housing accommodations provided by the state to its employees for residence except the following: (a) Employees while in travel status. (b) Employees whose pay and allowances are computed according to federal military pay regulations, provided such…

(a) The pay plan for the state civil service consists of the salary ranges and steps established by the Department and the regulations contained in this article. (b) As used in this article, terms are defined as follows: (1) “salary range” is the minimum and maximum rate currentl…

(a) For those complaints assigned to an informal hearing before a Hearing Officer the Appeals Division shall serve notice of the informal hearing on all parties to the complaint a minimum of 30 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Service on each respondent shall be made at …

These regulations interpret, implement, and make specific the authority of the State Auditor to identify high-risk local government agencies, perform audits of high-risk local government agencies, publicly report the results of those audits, and follow up to determine whether app…

(a) For purposes of this article, and unless otherwise indicated, each day shall be a reporting period for those entities required by Section 1366 to file daily reports. Daily reports filed pursuant to this article shall be submitted not later than 9:00 a.m. on the day following …

(a) Submittal of Reports. Each entity subject to reporting requirements identified in this Article shall also submit to the Commission all of the applicable data and reports listed in this Section. (b) Forms and Instructions. The data and reports shall be submitted on forms, and …

(a) A party shall inform the board and all other known parties of the party's correct address. (b) A representative of a party shall inform the board and all other known parties of the representative's correct address. (c) A party or representative of a party shall promptly infor…

(a)(1) At any time after the filing of a submittal required by this Article, the executive director may make a written request to the filing utility for such information as is necessary for a complete staff analysis of the filing, including in such request the time and manner of …

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of Articles 1, 2, and 3 of this subchapter shall apply to the consideration of all notices and applications for geothermal power plants, associated transmission lines, and appurtenant facilities.

An intermittent employee whose continuity of employment in the state service is interrupted by a non-work period that is not covered by paid absence or formal leave of absence without pay, or other temporary separation immediately following the work period and that extends longer…

(a) General. Pursuant to Section 25540.5 of the Public Resources Code, the commission is permitted to delegate its siting authority over geothermal power plants and related facilities to county governments which have adopted geothermal elements to their general plans. (b) Policy.…

(a) Except in the case of state elected officials, Short Term Subsistence Allowances authorized by Rule 706(a)(1) will be discontinued after the 30th consecutive day in one location unless a continuation has been approved in advance by the department director, or equivalent. (b) …

Factors that may be considered evidence of human trafficking include, but are not limited to: (a) Law Enforcement Agency Endorsement issued pursuant to Section 236.5 of the Penal Code; (b) Human trafficking caseworker as identified in Section 1038.2 of the Evidence Code, has atte…

Claims for invoices may be submitted as frequently as desired. Where the amount involved is too large to be paid from revolving funds, invoices allowing discounts shall be submitted on special schedules, with a notation to the State Controller requesting an expeditious audit and …

A Daily Calendar of Commission meetings and hearing and other pertinent matters shall be published on the Commission's Internet website. The Daily Calendar is also available for viewing and photocopying (for a fee) at the Central Files Office.

“Contributed $2,000 or more to any congressional, state, or local candidate for elective public office in any year” means the following: (a) “Contributed $2,000 or more” means having made contributions defined as follows: (1) With respect to contributions to a congressional candi…

All applicants other than natural persons shall submit with their applications a copy of the entity's organizing documents and evidence of the applicant's qualification to transact business in California. If current documentation has previously been filed with the Commission, the…

(a) Unless otherwise provided by rule, decision, or General Order, a protest or response must be filed within 30 days of the date the notice of the filing of the application first appears in the Daily Calendar. (b) A protest objecting to the granting, in whole or in part, of the …

“Political party central committee” means the designated body within a political party operating in California that directs the activities of the party throughout the state or within a particular county, such as a state central committee or a county central committee.

(a) At any time after acceptance of the application, but no later than the final date for filing testimony, any party may petition the committee to remove the project from the provisions of this Article and thereby change the deadline for a commission decision from six months aft…

(a) During Phase IV of the application process, the panel shall present to the Legislature a list containing the names of 60 of the most qualified applicants identified by the panel during Phase III of the application process for legislative leaders to exercise their right to str…

(a) The Board may reimburse the costs of a victim or derivative victim's new or additional residential security upon verification that the expense is necessary as a direct result of the crime. Examples of installing or increasing residential security include, but are not limited …

The following subdivisions apply to contracts in the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program awarded on a sole source basis, as defined by Public Resources Code section 25620.5(f), without competitive bidding or competitive negotiations. Sole source contracts are awarded a…

The party that requested that all or part of a hearing be conducted by electronic means under section 617.4 shall be responsible for providing, operating, and paying for all necessary equipment.

(a) The executive director, in consultation with the chief counsel, shall direct staff to perform an evaluation of the request. Within 30 days of receipt of a complete request, the executive director shall provide a written response identifying the action the executive director i…

(a) Within 120 days of the final informational hearing under section 2328, the staff, in consultation with interested government entities and in consideration of all comments and information received at the informational hearings and workshops, shall publish a draft environmental…

Balance sheet, revenue and expenditure accounts prescribed in this Subchapter do not apply to trust and agency, revolving, intragovernmental service and enterprise funds. Enterprise funds shall use the applicable accounting system from among those prescribed by the State Controll…

(a) Factors that may be considered as evidence of a sexual assault include, but are not limited to: (1) The perpetrator was prosecuted for the qualifying crime. (2) A report from law enforcement concluding that a sexual assault was committed against the victim. (3) Physical evide…

For purposes of a promotion in place, a “true vacancy” means a vacant position in the employee's unit that is in the employee's “from” or “to” class for which the appointing power is actively recruiting.

This chapter is adopted to implement, interpret, and make specific the provisions of Government Code section 8547.5, subdivisions (c) and (d), authorizing the establishment of an alternative whistleblower system for the investigation of allegations of improper governmental activi…

(a) Within the commission the adviser shall present recommendations to and requests for documents from line divisions of the commission only through the executive director or the division chiefs. The public adviser shall be given full and ready access to all public records. (b) I…