Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) The commission shall submit the adopted parameters and guidelines or a reasonable reimbursement methodology approved pursuant to Section 17557.2 to the Controller. As used in this chapter, a “reasonable reimbursement methodology” approved pursuant to Section 17557.2 includes …

(a) A reimbursement claim for actual costs filed by a local agency or school district pursuant to this chapter is subject to the initiation of an audit by the Controller no later than three years after the date that the actual reimbursement claim is filed or last amended, whichev…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Commission on State Mandates review its process by which local agencies may appeal the reduction of reimbursement claims on the basis that the reduction is incorrect in order to provide for a more expeditious and less costly process. (…

(a) If the Controller reduces a claim approved by the commission, the claimant may file with the commission an incorrect reduction claim pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission. (b) A claimant eligible to file an incorrect reduction claim may file a consolidated incorre…

(a) The commission may, on its own initiative, consolidate incorrect reduction claims filed with the commission by different claimants under the same mandate if all of the following apply: (1) The same method, act, or practice is alleged to have led to the reduction in each claim…

(a) The commission may order a reconsideration of all or part of a test claim or incorrect reduction claim on petition of any party. The power to order a reconsideration or amend a test claim decision shall expire 30 days after the statement of decision is delivered or mailed to …

Reimbursement for state-mandated costs may be claimed as follows: (a) A local agency or school district may, by February 15 following the fiscal year in which costs are incurred, file an annual reimbursement claim that details the costs actually incurred for that fiscal year. (b)…

(a) The state shall reimburse each local agency and school district for all “costs mandated by the state,” as defined in Section 17514 and for legislatively determined mandates in accordance with Section 17573. (b) (1) For the initial fiscal year during which these costs are incu…

The payment of an initial reimbursement claim by the Controller shall include accrued interest at the Pooled Money Investment Account rate, if the payment is being made more than 365 days after adoption of the statewide cost estimate for an initial claim. Interest shall begin to …

A budget act item or appropriation pursuant to this part for reimbursement of claims shall include an amount necessary to reimburse any interest due pursuant to Section 17561.5. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 890, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2005.)

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the increasing revenue constraints on state and local government and the increasing costs of financing state-mandated local programs make evaluation of state-mandated local programs imperative. Accordingly, it is the intent of th…

Any funds received by a local agency or school district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be used for any public purpose. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 879, Sec. 8.)

(a) No claim shall be made pursuant to Sections 17551, 17561, or 17573, nor shall any payment be made on claims submitted pursuant to Sections 17551 or 17561, or pursuant to a legislative determination under Section 17573, unless these claims exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).…

If a local agency or a school district, at its option, has been incurring costs which are subsequently mandated by the state, the state shall reimburse the local agency or school district for those costs incurred after the operative date of the mandate. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch.…

In the event that the amount appropriated for reimbursement purposes pursuant to Section 17561 is not sufficient to pay all of the claims approved by the Controller, the Controller shall prorate claims in proportion to the dollar amount of approved claims timely filed and on hand…

If a local agency or school district submits an otherwise valid reimbursement claim to the Controller after the deadline specified in Section 17560, the Controller shall reduce the reimbursement claim in an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount that would have been allowed had…

(a) For purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Mandates law” means published court decisions arising from state mandate determinations by the State Board of Control or the Commission on State Mandates, or that address this part or Section 6 of Articl…

As part of its review and consideration pursuant to Sections 17581 and 17581.5, the Legislature may, by statute, request that the Department of Finance consider exercising its authority pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17570. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 719, Sec. 34. (SB 856…

The commission, upon request of a local agency or school district, shall review the claiming instructions issued by the Controller or any other authorized state agency for reimbursement of mandated costs. If the commission determines that the claiming instructions do not conform …

(a) Eligible lists shall be established as a result of free competitive examinations open to persons who lawfully may be appointed to any position within the class for which these examinations are held and who meet the minimum qualifications requisite to the performance of the du…

For purposes of this part, “designated appointing power” means an appointing power designated by the department under Section 18930.5. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 28. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)

(a) The department may authorize the use of skills-based certification for information technology classifications if all of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) There is a job analysis that meets legal standards. (2) The class is used on a servicewide basis. (3) The class …

(a) The department may remove all names from open and promotional eligible lists after they have remained thereon for more than one year from the date of the adoption of the lists that created their eligibility, and shall remove all names from lists of eligibles not later than fo…

Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 18901, the department may authorize the retention of eligibles on an employment list for an indefinite period of time based on the following factors: (a) The number of names remaining on the list in relation to the anticipated number of …

The department may divide the state into districts and departments and establish district eligible lists and departmental eligible lists therefor. A person on an eligible list or a departmental eligible list may be included in any other eligible or departmental eligible list on w…

(a) For each class there shall be maintained a general reemployment list consisting of the names of all persons who have occupied positions with probationary or permanent status in the class and who have been legally laid off or demoted in lieu of layoff. (b) Within one year from…

For each class there shall be maintained a separate departmental reemployment list within a given state agency, which shall consist of the names of persons on the general reemployment list but employed in that state agency at the time of separation. There shall also be maintained…

The order in which names appear on reemployment lists shall be determined by the relative order of the scores determined as for layoff in accordance with Section 19997.3 and Department of Human Resources rules. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 66. (SB 1308) Effective Januar…

Any name, after a period of five consecutive years, shall be removed from the reemployment lists for the class unless the period is extended by action of the department. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 25. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)

(a) “Member” means an employee who has qualified for membership in this system and on whose behalf an employer has become obligated to pay contributions. (b) “State member” includes: (1) State miscellaneous members. (2) University members. (3) Patrol members. (4) State safety mem…

“Member classification” means either of the following: (a) Miscellaneous member classification, which includes state miscellaneous members, National Guard members, university members, local miscellaneous members, state industrial members, and school members. (b) Safety member cla…

The county seats of the respective counties of the state, as fixed by law and designated in this article, are declared to be the county seats of the respective counties. In any case where a county seat is an incorporated city, it includes all territory heretofore or hereafter ann…

The county seat of Alameda is Oakland. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Alpine is Markleeville. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Amador is Jackson. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Butte is Oroville. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Calaveras is San Andreas. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Colusa is Colusa. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Contra Costa is Martinez. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Del Norte is Crescent City. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of El Dorado is Placerville. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Fresno is Fresno. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Glenn is Willows. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Humboldt is Eureka. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Imperial is El Centro. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county seat of Inyo is Independence. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)