Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Without at the time furnishing vouchers and itemized statements, the Department of General Services may withdraw from the Architecture Revolving Fund not to exceed at any one time the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). The sums withdrawn under this section shall be …

The Director of General Services may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by the department in payment of fees, licenses, permits, or for rentals, property or services, wherein the license, permit, rental, property or service cannot lawfully be issued, furnished, …

The duties and functions formerly conducted by the State Fire Marshal that relate to construction, school, plan checking, and construction inspection are hereby transferred to the Office of the State Architect. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 865, Sec. 5.)

(a) The duties and functions formerly conducted by the Office of the State Architect and the State Fire Marshal that relate to hospital plan checking and construction inspection are hereby transferred to the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. These duties includ…

(a) The department may establish and administer the purchase of annuity contracts which meet the requirements of Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code and shall prescribe regulations in connection thereto which, among other things, specify standards to be met by companies o…

The participant may designate any person or persons as beneficiaries to receive any amount that may be payable upon the death of the participant pursuant to the provisions of Section 22960.88. The beneficiary or beneficiaries shall be designated on a form prescribed by the board,…

Notwithstanding Section 22960.80, the participant’s beneficiary designation shall not be given effect and shall be overridden to the extent that such a designation would impair the rights of any surviving spouse under applicable federal or state law. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 82…

Unless otherwise provided in the beneficiary designation form, each designated beneficiary shall be entitled to equal shares of the lump-sum distribution that may be payable from the participant’s account upon the death of the participant. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 820, Sec. 11.…

In the event the participant dies without a valid beneficiary designation on file, or if no designated beneficiary survives the participant, any balance remaining in the participant’s account shall be payable to the participant’s survivors in the following order: (a) The particip…

The participant may designate any person or persons as beneficiaries to receive any amount that may be payable upon the death of the participant pursuant to the provisions of Section 22970.88. The beneficiary or beneficiaries shall be designated on a form prescribed by the board,…

Notwithstanding Section 22970.75, the participant’s beneficiary designation shall not be given effect and shall be overridden to the extent that such a designation would impair the rights of any surviving spouse under applicable federal or state law. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 30…

Unless otherwise provided in the beneficiary designation form, each designated beneficiary shall be entitled to equal shares of the lump sum distribution that may be payable from the participant’s account upon the death of the participant. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 307, Sec. 4. …

In the event the participant dies without a valid beneficiary designation on file, any balance remaining in the participant’s account shall be payable to the participant’s survivors in the following order: (a) The participant’s spouse. (b) The participant’s natural or adopted chi…

(a) It is in the interest of the state and all public debt issuers within the state to enable the County of Orange to finance an acceptable plan of adjustment in order to improve the credit standing of California public debt issuers and to preserve and protect the health, safety,…

For purposes of this chapter, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Confirmation of the plan” means confirmation of the plan of adjustment pursuant to Section 943 of Title 11 of the United States Code. (b) “County” means the County of Orange. (c) “Investment pools…

(a) If the county has not filed a plan of adjustment with the bankruptcy court by January 1, 1996, the Governor may appoint an individual to serve as trustee of the county. The appointment may occur at any time after January 1, 1996, until confirmation of the plan. Notwithstandin…

(a) If a trustee is appointed pursuant to this chapter, all powers granted to the county board of supervisors, including, but not limited to, those powers granted by Section 29530.5, shall be withdrawn and delegated to the trustee. However, the trustee may provide for the continu…

(a) The trustee may employ any staff necessary to assist him or her. (b) To facilitate the appointment of the trustee and the employment of any necessary staff, for the purposes of this section, the trustee is exempt from the requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 999…

(a) The trustee may issue or execute and deliver for and in the name and on behalf of the county, any of the following forms of debt or other obligations: (1) Notes, tax anticipation warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820…

(a) If a trustee is appointed pursuant to this chapter, the trustee may assume and exercise, solely to the extent necessary to prevent denial of confirmation of the plan of adjustment and consistent with the interests of the state to promote the timely confirmation of the plan, t…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 7…

(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to promote full communication between public employers and their employees by providing a reasonable method of resolving disputes regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between public employers and public employe…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.” (Added by renumbering Section 3510 by Stats. 2000, Ch. 901, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)

As used in this chapter: (a) “Employee organization” means either of the following: (1) Any organization that includes employees of a public agency and that has as one of its primary purposes representing those employees in their relations with that public agency. (2) Any organiz…

As used in this chapter, “public agency” does not mean a superior court. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 123. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Except as otherwise provided by the Legislature, public employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in the activities of employee organizations of their own choosing for the purpose of representation on all matters of employer-employee relations. Public employee…

No public employee shall be subject to punitive action or denied promotion, or threatened with any such treatment, for the exercise of lawful action as an elected, appointed, or recognized representative of any employee bargaining unit. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 788, Sec. 1. Eff…

(a) (1) A public agency shall present the status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts during a public hearing before the governing board at least once per fiscal year. (2) If the governing board will be adopting an annual or multiyear budget during the fiscal year, …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 3502, any other provision of this chapter, or any other law, rule, or regulation, an agency shop agreement may be negotiated between a public agency and a recognized public employee organization that has been recognized as the exclusive or majority bar…

Recognized employee organizations shall have the right to represent their members in their employment relations with public agencies. Employee organizations may establish reasonable restrictions regarding who may join and may make reasonable provisions for the dismissal of indivi…

If an employee covered by Chapter 9.6 (commencing with Section 3250) holds a conscientious objection described in subdivision (c) of Section 3502.5 or declines membership in the recognized employee organization and requests individual representation in a discipline, grievance, ar…

If an employee covered by Chapter 9.7 (commencing with Section 3300) holds a conscientious objection described in subdivision (c) of Section 3502.5 or declines membership in the recognized employee organization and requests individual representation in a discipline, grievance, ar…

The scope of representation shall include all matters relating to employment conditions and employer-employee relations, including, but not limited to, wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, except, however, that the scope of representation shall not include …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body of a public agency, shall give the recognized employee organization no less than 45 days’ written notice before issuing a reques…

(a) Except in cases of emergency as provided in this section, the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body of a public agency, shall give reasonable written notice to each recognized employee organization affected of…

The governing body of a public agency, or such boards, commissions, administrative officers or other representatives as may be properly designated by law or by such governing body, shall meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of emplo…

If a tentative agreement is reached by the authorized representatives of the public agency and a recognized employee organization or recognized employee organizations, the governing body shall vote to accept or reject the tentative agreement within 30 days of the date it is first…

If after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the public agency and the recognized employee organization fail to reach agreement, the public agency and the recognized employee organization or recognized employee organizations together may agree upon the appointment of …

(a) Public agencies shall allow a reasonable number of public agency employee representatives of recognized employee organizations reasonable time off without loss of compensation or other benefits when they are participating in any one of the following activities: (1) Formally m…

(a) The employee organization may request that the parties’ differences be submitted to a factfinding panel not sooner than 30 days, but not more than 45 days, following the appointment or selection of a mediator pursuant to the parties’ agreement to mediate or a mediation proces…

(a) If the dispute is not settled within 30 days after the appointment of the factfinding panel, or, upon agreement by both parties within a longer period, the panel shall make findings of fact and recommend terms of settlement, which shall be advisory only. The factfinders shall…

After any applicable mediation and factfinding procedures have been exhausted, but no earlier than 15 days after the factfinders’ written findings of fact and recommended terms of settlement have been submitted to the parties pursuant to Section 3505.5, a public agency that is no…

An arbitration agreement contained in a memorandum of understanding entered into under this chapter shall be enforceable in an action brought pursuant to Title 9 (commencing with Section 1280) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. An assertion that the arbitration claim is un…

Public agencies and employee organizations shall not interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce or discriminate against public employees because of their exercise of their rights under Section 3502. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1964.)

A public agency shall not do any of the following: (a) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on employees, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against employees, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees because of their exercise of rights guaranteed …

(a) A public agency may adopt reasonable rules and regulations after consultation in good faith with representatives of a recognized employee organization or organizations for the administration of employer-employee relations under this chapter. The rules and regulations may incl…