Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

Upon the motion of the legislative body or upon recommendation of the agency, the legislative body of the community may, by ordinance, order the deactivation of an agency by declaring that there is no need for an agency to function in the community, if the agency has no outstandi…

The legislative body of the community shall file with the Secretary of State a certified copy of any ordinance suspending or dissolving an agency pursuant to Section 33140 or 33141.

There is hereby created and established in each community a public body, corporate and politic, known as the community development commission.

There is also in each community a public body, corporate and politic, known as the redevelopment agency of the community. There is also in each community a public body, corporate and politic, known as the housing authority of the community. Nothing in this part changes the existe…

The commission is created and established in order that a community may have the option of operating and governing its redevelopment agency, or its redevelopment agency and its housing authority, under a single operating entity and board. The commission is also created and establ…

A commission may not transact any business or exercise any powers under this part unless, by ordinance, the legislative body declares that there is need for a commission to function in the community. The ordinance of the legislative body declaring that there is need for a commiss…

The ordinance of the legislative body declaring a need for a commission to function in the community may declare a need that the commission function only with respect to a redevelopment agency or that the commission function with respect to a redevelopment agency and a housing au…

The commission shall cause a certified copy of the ordinance to be filed with the Department of Housing and Community Development.

In any proceeding involving the validity or enforcement of, or relating to, any contract by a commission, the commission is conclusively deemed to have been established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers upon proof of the filing with the Secretary of Stat…

Notwithstanding Section 34140 or any other provision of this part, a commission established prior to January 1, 1978, shall not be vested with the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commissioners of the housing authority, nor shall the commission operate and govern the h…

(a) The legislative body may, at the time of the adoption of an ordinance declaring that there is a need for a commission to function in the community or at any time thereafter, by adoption of an ordinance, declare itself to be the commission, in which case all of the rights, pow…

(a) A legislative body in a community other than the County of Los Angeles which has declared itself to be the commission pursuant to Section 34120 may, by ordinance, create a community development committee of not more than seven members, or not more than nine members if tenant …

A legislative body which has declared itself to be the commission pursuant to Section 34120 may at any time by resolution determine that it shall no longer function as the commission, in which event, the mayor or chairman of the board of supervisors or similar official, with the …

The legislative body of the community may by ordinance declare that there is no further need for the commission. Upon adoption of the ordinance the offices of the commissioners are vacated and the capacity of the commission to transact business or exercise any powers is suspended…

The legislative body of the community shall file with the Secretary of State and with the Department of Housing and Community Development a certified copy of any ordinance suspending a commission.

(a) Except as provided in Sections 40100.5 and 40100.6, a county board of supervisors shall be ex officio the county district board of the county. (b) The section shall become operative on March 1, 2021.

(a) (1) Each member of a county district board shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties. (2) The county district board shall not provide reimbursement for expenses pursuant to this subdivision to a member of …

(a) The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, in addition to all other duties required of the San Diego County Air Pollution District pursuant to this division and any other law, shall do all of the following: (1) Create and maintain an internet website separate from t…

(a) Section 40100.5 shall not apply to a county district if each city in the county consents, by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution, to the exclusion of the county district from the requirements of Section 40100.5. (b) Within 60 days from the date of the adoption of an or…

(a) (1) The board of supervisors of a county in which a county district is functioning may appropriate funds to the county district, which funds shall be deposited in the treasury of the county district. (2) All such appropriations are legal charges against the county. (b) A coun…

A county district which is included entirely within another district created by special law, or pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 40300), shall cease to function and exercise its powers upon the date the other district commences to function and exercise its powers.

When a county district ceases to function and exercise its powers because it is included entirely within a regional district created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 40300), the regional district shall succeed to all the funds, property, and obligations of the count…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county may delegate air pollution rulemaking and enforcement duties to a duly created joint powers authority established for air pollution control purposes of which the county is a member.

All county officers and employees shall be ex officio officers and employees, respectively, of the county district in the county by which they are employed. Except as otherwise provided in this division, they shall perform, without additional compensation, for the county district…

In fixing compensation to be paid to a person subject to the civil service provisions of this article, the county district board shall provide a salary or wage equal to the salary or wage paid to a county employee for the same quality of service. This section shall be operative o…

All officers and employees of a county district are entitled to the benefits of the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450), Part 3, Division 4, Title 3 of the Government Code) to the same extent as employees of the county. A county dist…

If any person is employed by a county district after certification without examination by the civil service commission or similar body because of his employment in a position of similar duties by the county or by a city within the county district, the time such person was employe…

In any county having a system of civil service, the county district board shall, nevertheless, appoint the members of the county district hearing board and the air pollution control officer, and the air pollution control officer shall appoint all other officers and employees of t…

Any person entitled to participate in promotional examinations for positions in the county classified civil service shall similarly be entitled to participate in promotional examinations for positions in the classified civil service of the county district, pursuant to the county …

If the civil service commission, or body performing the functions thereof, in the county finds that any person has been employed by the county, or by any city within a county district, in a position the duties of which, and the qualifications for which, are substantially the same…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) It is in the public interest to ensure that districts adopt their budgets in an open process in order to educate the public of the costs and benefits of air quality improvement. (b) The process required by this article sha…

(a) Each district shall adopt its annual budget in accordance with the following requirements: (1) The district shall prepare, and make available to the public at least 30 days prior to public hearing, a summary of its budget and any supporting documents, including, but not limit…

The Director of Developmental Services may be appointed as either guardian or conservator of the person and estate, or person or estate, of any developmentally disabled person, who is either of the following: (1) Eligible for the services of a regional center. (2) A patient in an…

Unless exceptions are expressly made in this article, the provisions of Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code shall apply to guardianship and conservatorship appointments made under this article.

No appointment of both the Director of Developmental Services and a private guardian or conservator shall be made for the same person and estate, or person or estate. The Director of Developmental Services may be appointed as provided in this article to succeed an existing guardi…

No costs or fees shall be charged or received by the county clerk for the filing of any conservatorship or guardianship petition as provided in this article, or for any official services performed by him in the course of the proceeding under this article.

The Director of Developmental Services shall file an official bond in no event less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), which bond shall inure to the joint benefit of the several guardianship or conservatorship estates and the State of California, and the Director of Dev…

The appointment by the court of the Director of Developmental Services as conservator or guardian shall be by the title of his office. The authority of the Director of Developmental Services as conservator or guardian shall cease upon the termination of his term of office as such…

The Director of Developmental Services shall: (a) Consult with developmentally disabled persons and their families with respect to the services the director offers. (b) Act as adviser for those developmentally disabled persons who request the director’s advice and guidance or for…

The Director of Developmental Services, when acting as adviser, may provide advice and guidance to the developmentally disabled person without prior appointment by a court. The provision for such services shall not be dependent upon a finding of incompetency, nor shall it abrogat…

The Director of Developmental Services shall have the same powers and duties as those established for guardians and conservators in Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code and shall succeed the State Director of Health as guardian or conservator of developme…

It is the intent of this article that the director, when acting as guardian or conservator of the person of a developmentally disabled person, shall maintain close contact with the developmentally disabled person no matter where the person is living in this state; shall act as a …

The director shall provide for at least an annual review in writing of the physical, mental, and social condition of each developmentally disabled person for whom he has been appointed conservator or guardian, or for whom he is otherwise acting in his official capacity under this…

(a) The services to be rendered by the director as adviser or as guardian or conservator of the person shall be performed through the regional centers or by other agencies or individuals designated by the regional centers. (b) No later than January 1, 2024, the Director of Develo…

The director shall receive such reasonable fees for his services as guardian or conservator of the estate as the court allows and such fees shall be paid into the General Fund of the State Treasury.

This article does not authorize the care, treatment, or supervision or any control over any developmentally disabled person without the written consent of his parent or guardian or conservator.

The director may be nominated by any one of the following to act as guardian or conservator for any developmentally disabled person; (1) who is or may become eligible for the services of a regional center, or (2) who is a patient in any state hospital, and who was admitted or com…

In every case in which he has agreed to do so, the director may petition for his appointment to act as conservator or guardian of the alleged developmentally disabled person and his estate or his person or estate in the superior court of the county where the main administrative o…

If the alleged developmentally disabled person is within the state and is able to attend, he shall be present at the hearing. If he is unable to attend by reason of physical or other inability, such inability shall be evidenced by the affidavit or certificate of a duly licensed m…

In addition to the requirements of Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code, the court shall be provided by the regional center with a complete evaluation of the developmentally disabled person for whose protection the appointment is sought. The report shall …