Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) Prior to November 1, 2013, the Department of Finance, in consultation with the office and other state agencies, shall adopt regulations for conducting the standardized regulatory impact analyses required by subdivision (c) of Section 11346.3. (b) The regulations, at a minimum…

(a) At least 45 days prior to the hearing and close of the public comment period on the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation, notice of the proposed action shall be: (1) Mailed to every person who has filed a request for notice of regulatory actions with the state agenc…

(a) In order to increase public participation and improve the quality of regulations, state agencies proposing to adopt regulations shall, prior to publication of the notice required by Section 11346.5, involve parties who would be subject to the proposed regulations in public di…

(a) The notice of proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation shall include the following: (1) A statement of the time, place, and nature of proceedings for adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulation. (2) Reference to the authority under which the regulation is …

(a) This section shall only apply to the following proposed regulations: (1) Regulations proposed by the Department of Rehabilitation. (2) Regulations that must be submitted to the California Building Standards Commission that pertain to disability access compliance, including, b…

The office shall maintain a link on its website to the website maintained by the Small Business Advocate that also includes the telephone number of the Small Business Advocate.

(a) If a public hearing is held, both oral and written statements, arguments, or contentions, shall be permitted. The agency may impose reasonable limitations on oral presentations. If a public hearing is not scheduled, the state agency shall, consistent with Section 11346.4, aff…

Every agency subject to this chapter shall do the following: (a) Prepare and submit to the office with the adopted regulation a final statement of reasons that shall include all of the following: (1) An update of the information contained in the initial statement of reasons. If t…

(a) If, after publication of a notice of proposed action pursuant to Section 11346.4, but before the notice of proposed action becomes ineffective pursuant to subdivision (b) of that section, an agency decides not to proceed with the proposed action, it shall deliver notice of it…

(a) An agency that adds any technical, theoretical, or empirical study, report, or similar document to the rulemaking file after publication of the notice of proposed action and relies on the document in proposing the action shall make the document available as required by this s…

(a) Every agency shall maintain a file of each rulemaking that shall be deemed to be the record for that rulemaking proceeding. Commencing no later than the date that the notice of the proposed action is published in the California Regulatory Notice Register, and during all subse…

Each agency subject to this chapter shall keep its rulemaking records on all of that agency’s pending rulemaking actions, in which the notice has been published in the California Regulatory Notice Register, current and in one central location.

The following definitions govern the interpretation of this chapter: (a) “Necessity” means the record of the rulemaking proceeding demonstrates by substantial evidence the need for a regulation to effectuate the purpose of the statute, court decision, or other provision of law th…

(a) The Department of Finance and the office shall, from time to time, review the standardized regulatory impact analyses required by subdivision (c) of Section 11346.3 and submitted to the office pursuant to Section 11347.3, for adherence to the regulations adopted by the depart…

An agency may add material to a rulemaking file that has been submitted to the office for review pursuant to this article if addition of the material does not violate other requirements of this chapter.

(a) The office shall either approve a regulation submitted to it for review and transmit it to the Secretary of State for filing or disapprove it within 30 working days after the regulation has been submitted to the office for review. If the office fails to act within 30 days, th…

(a) A regulation returned to an agency because of failure to meet the standards of Section 11349.1, because of an agency’s failure to comply with this chapter may be rewritten and resubmitted within 120 days of the agency’s receipt of the written opinion required by subdivision (…

(a) To initiate a review of a decision by the office, the agency shall file a written Request for Review with the Governor’s Legal Affairs Secretary within 10 days of receipt of the written opinion provided by the office pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11349.3. The Request…

(a) If the adopting agency has complied with Sections 11346.2 to 11347.3, inclusive, prior to the adoption of the regulation as an emergency, the office shall approve or disapprove the regulation in accordance with this article. (b) Emergency regulations adopted pursuant to subdi…

The office, at the request of any standing, select, or joint committee of the Legislature, shall initiate a priority review of any regulation, group of regulations, or series of regulations that the committee believes does not meet the standards set forth in Section 11349.1. The …

(a) If the office is notified of, or on its own becomes aware of, an existing regulation in the California Code of Regulations for which the statutory authority has been repealed or becomes ineffective or inoperative by its own terms, the office shall order the adopting agency to…

(a) To initiate a review of the office’s Notice of Repeal pursuant to Section 11349.8, the agency shall appeal the office’s decision by filing a written Request for Review with the Governor’s Legal Affairs Secretary within 10 days of receipt of the Notice of Repeal and written de…

(a) Any interested person may obtain a judicial declaration as to the validity of any regulation or order of repeal by bringing an action for declaratory relief in the superior court in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure. The right to judicial determination shall not be …

Any interested person may obtain a judicial declaration as to the validity of a regulation or order of repeal which the office has disapproved pursuant to Section 11349.3, or 11349.6, or of a regulation that has been ordered repealed pursuant to Section 11349.7 by bringing an act…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346), Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349), Article 7 (commencing with Section 11349.7), and Article 8 (commencing with Section 11350) shall not apply to the Public Utilities Commission or the Wo…

The following actions are not subject to this chapter: (a) The issuance, denial, or waiver of any water quality certification as authorized under Section 13160 of the Water Code. (b) The issuance, denial, or revocation of waste discharge requirements and permits pursuant to Secti…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), this chapter does not apply to the adoption or revision of state policy for water quality control and the adoption or revision of water quality control plans and guidelines pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Wa…

Sections 11352 and 11353 do not affect any court’s determination, relating to the applicability of this chapter to any provision of a policy, plan, or guideline, in a civil action which was pending on June 1, 1992, and on that date included a challenge to a provision of a policy,…

(a) For purposes of this section, “commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. (b) This chapter does not apply to any policy, plan, or guideline adopted by the commission prior to January 1, 1996, pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section…

(a) Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349) is not applicable to a building standard. (b) Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) is applicable to those building standards, except that the office shall not disapprove those building standards nor refuse to publish any notice o…

(a) The Department of Finance shall adopt and update, as necessary, instructions for inclusion in the State Administrative Manual prescribing the methods that an agency subject to this chapter shall use in making the determinations and the estimates of fiscal or economic impact r…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), on and after January 1, 1982, no new regulation, or the amendment or repeal of any regulation, which regulation is intended to promote fire and panic safety or provide fire protection and prevention, including fire suppression systems, e…

This chapter does not apply to the adoption or revision of regulations, guidelines, or criteria to implement the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley Act) (Chapter 1.692 (commencing with Section 5096.300…

The Legislature finds and declares that California’s public colleges and universities, recognized as being among the world’s finest, require assistance in the development of teaching and research centers which will serve for researching advancements in high technology and for edu…

(a) The board may issue certificates pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15821) or revenue bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 15830) to finance the cost of construction or renovation and the equ…

(a) The Legislature authorizes the use of revenue bonds and negotiable notes or negotiable bond anticipation notes to finance the construction of the Food and Agricultural Sciences Building capital outlay project on the campus of the University of California at Davis. (b) The amo…

The board may contract for a project authorized by the Legislature before issuing certificates, revenue bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes pursuant to Section 15820.10 if any segment of higher education provides from any lawful source temporary construction financing to mee…

(a) The Legislature authorizes the use of revenue bonds and negotiable notes or negotiable bond anticipation notes to finance the construction of the Equine Drug Testing Laboratory capital outlay project on the campus of the University of California at Davis. (b) The State Public…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the cost of any project authorized by statute pursuant to this chapter be considered an expenditure of state funds in the fiscal year in which payments are made to the State Public Works Board under the terms of the lease or lease-purchase…

The board is authorized to, and may, finance the construction or renovation, and the equipping, of public buildings or facilities on a site or sites within the University of California, including buildings to be lease purchased by the United States Government, the California Stat…

Any public building or facility which is constructed or renovated and equipped pursuant to this chapter shall be utilized only for educational and research purposes related to fields of high technology, as defined in this chapter.

The board shall lease-purchase to the Regents of the University of California and lease or lease-purchase to the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of Governors of the California Maritime Academy, and to the California Community College districts, upon approva…

Two or more counties, each contiguous to the other, or to one of the others, may consolidate into one county pursuant to this chapter.

As used in this chapter: (a) “Affected county” means each county which is proposed to be part of a consolidated county or which is consolidated with one or more counties. (b) “Principal county” means the county with the greatest proportion of assessed value, as shown on the last …

Proceedings under this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, relating to local agency formation commissions.

Any action to determine the validity of the consolidation of counties pursuant to this chapter shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Proceedings for the consolidation of two or more contiguous counties may be initiated by petition, or by resolution of the board of supervisors of each affected county filed with the board of supervisors of the principal county.

A petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors of each affected county equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number of electors of each county registered within the county on the date of the last preceding gubernatorial election. Each elector…

A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.

A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.