Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the establishment of nongovernmental entities, such as the Western Climate Initiative, Incorporated, and linkages with other states and countries by the State Air Resources Board or other state agencies for the purposes of implement…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) California’s participation in the Western Climate Initiative, Incorporated, requires that its sole purpose be to provide operational and technical support to California in its implementation of Division 25.5 (comme…

Any contract with the Western Climate Initiative, Incorporated entered into in furtherance of the provisions in Sections 12894 and 12894.5 shall be considered a membership agreement and shall not be subject to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of t…

(a) There is in the Business and Consumer Services Agency a Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which has the responsibility for administering various laws. In order to effectively support the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation in the administration …

(a) This section applies to every action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation before, on, or after the effective date of this section, when enforcing provisions of those laws administered by the Co…

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the State Leadership Accountability Act. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 255, Sec. 12. (AB 184) Effective September 18, 2026.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter is an active oversight process designed to provide public accountability of state entities by maintaining a robust risk management system and internal control with ongoing monitoring. (b) Each state entity shall maintain an…

For the purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Auditor” means personnel employed by the state performing activities that provide independent, objective assurance or consulting services following audit standards as prescribed in Section 13886.5. (b)…

(a) The Department of Finance shall establish and periodically update, as necessary, the guidance and system of reporting for the risk management system and internal control related to this chapter. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of this general guidance and system of reporti…

A risk management system shall include at least the following five internal control components: (a) Control environment, which is the foundation for internal control that provides the discipline and structure to help an entity achieve its mission, goals, and objectives. (b) Risk …

(a) A state entity shall conduct annual reporting in accordance with all of the following: (1) After an annual internal review, entity management shall prepare a report on the adequacy of the state entity’s risk management system and internal control in accordance with the guidan…

(a) The entity head is responsible for the implementation of a risk management system and internal control, identifying challenges and weaknesses, and ensuring the identified challenges and weaknesses are mitigated or resolved. (b) The entity head and entity management shall be r…

Because a risk management system and internal control, including ongoing monitoring, inhibit resource waste and thereby create savings, the fiscal effect of this chapter should be minor and manageable, therefore, state entities shall implement the provisions of this chapter by us…

(a) There is hereby created in the department the Independent Office of Audits and Investigations to ensure all of the following: (1) The department, and external entities that receive state and federal transportation funds from the department, are spending those funds efficientl…

(a) The Inspector General shall review policies, practices, and procedures and conduct audits and investigations of activities involving state transportation funds administered by the department in consultation with all affected units and programs of the department and external e…

(a) The Inspector General may gain access to confidential records or property that are obtained in connection with any audit, evaluation, investigation, or review conducted pursuant to Section 14461 unless a law specifically refers to and precludes the Inspector General from acce…

It is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine, to do any of the following: (a) Fail or refuse to permit the examination of, access to, or r…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the Governor has issued a proclamation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 1 of Article XIX B of the California Constitution declaring that the transfer of revenues from the General Fund to the Transportation Investm…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 14556.5 and 14556.6, the money transferred from the Transportation Investment Fund to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund during the 2003–04 fiscal year, which amount is two hundred eighty-nine million dollars ($289,000,000) pursuant to subdivision (b)…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the Governor has issued a proclamation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 1 of Article XIX B of the California Constitution declaring that the transfer of revenues from the General Fund to the Transportation Investm…

For good cause shown, the department may extend for not more than 30 days the time fixed for filing any report required by it. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 16, Sec. 5. (AB 102) Effective June 27, 2017. Operative July 1, 2017, pursuant to Section 15570.100.)

The department, whenever it deems it necessary to ensure voluntary compliance with the due dates prescribed by law for submission of any remittance, claim for credit or refund, document, return, or other information delivered to the department through the United States mail or th…

The department may sell copies of compilations of the tax and fee laws of the state, maps, and other documents. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 16, Sec. 5. (AB 102) Effective June 27, 2017. Operative July 1, 2017, pursuant to Section 15570.100.)

Notwithstanding Section 1808.5 of the Vehicle Code, the department may obtain copies of fullface engraved pictures or photographs of licensees directly from the Department of Motor Vehicles for the purposes of enforcing its duties, powers, and responsibilities described in Sectio…

The Legislature finds and declares that properly timed capital outlays for needed public works are an important instrument for combating unemployment and for maintaining a healthy state economy. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish procedures …

The board, pursuant to its powers and duties under subdivision (d) of Section 15790, may, if in the board’s opinion conditions warrant, develop and maintain a contingency plan for emergency public works consistent with the intent of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323,…

The contingency plan for emergency public works shall consist of capital outlay or maintenance projects that have never been included in the Governor’s Budget or otherwise submitted for legislative review but which, in the opinion of the board, would serve a useful public purpose…

If the board determines that an emergency public works plan is necessary, the board shall submit the plan annually to the Governor in time for incorporation into his or her economic report to the Legislature as required by Section 15901. The report shall identify and describe eac…

(a) The bonds issued to finance the construction of a public building or buildings pursuant to this part shall be special obligations of this state secured solely by the revenues, rentals, or receipts received from the operation of the public building or buildings financed by the…

(a) All bonds issued under this part shall bear the facsimile signature of the Governor and the facsimile countersignature of the Controller and the Treasurer, and the bonds shall be signed, countersigned, and endorsed by the officers who shall be in office on the date of issuanc…

(a) Upon receipt of a resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds, the Treasurer shall provide for their preparation in accordance with the resolution. The bonds authorized to be issued shall be sold by the Treasurer, at public sale or at private sale, as directed b…

The board is authorized from time to time to issue its negotiable notes, including commercial paper notes or other forms of negotiable short-term indebtedness, or may in anticipation of the sale of bonds issue its negotiable bond anticipation notes and may renew the same from tim…

It is the intent of the Legislature that, prior to the appropriation of any moneys for purposes of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 15820), Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 15820.15), Chapter 3.7 (commencing with Section 15820.30), or Chapter 3.8 (commencing with Section …

The bond or interim receipt is a negotiable instrument unless there is an express recital on its face that the bond or interim receipt in nonnegotiable. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1686.)

Bonds, negotiable notes, and negotiable bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this part are a legal investment for any state special or trust fund notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the investments which may be made by such special or trust fund. The bonds, negoti…

Whenever the board deems that it will increase the salability or the price of the bonds, negotiable notes, or negotiable bond anticipation notes to obtain, prior to or after sale, a legal opinion, other than that of the Attorney General, as to the validity of the bonds, negotiabl…

The board is authorized and empowered to employ financial consultants, advisers, and accountants as may be necessary in its judgment in connection with the issuance and sale of any bonds or other obligations of the board. Payment for these services may be made out of the proceeds…

The provisions of Section 10295 and Sections 10335 to 10382, inclusive, of the Public Contract Code shall not apply to agreements entered into by the board or Treasurer in connection with the obtaining of financing. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 932, Sec. 3. Effective September 25, …

Any resolutions authorizing any bonds may contain provisions which are part of the contract with the bondholders as to: (a) Pledging all or any of the revenues, rentals or receipts of the board from all or any public buildings. (b) The acquisition, construction, improvement, oper…

(a) The Treasurer may be appointed to act as trustee for the board and the holders of its bonds. Any resolution authorizing any bonds or issue thereof shall prescribe the duties of the Treasurer with respect to the issuance, authentication, sale, and delivery of the bonds, the pa…

The board may enter into any deeds of trust, indentures, or other agreements with any bank or trust company, or other person in the United States having power to enter into such agreements, including any federal agency, as security for such bonds, and may assign and pledge the re…

The board may provide, by resolution, for the issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the board issued pursuant to this part and then outstanding, either by voluntary exchange with the holders of the outstanding bonds, or to provide funds to redeem a…

(a) The rights and remedies conferred by this part upon or granted to bondholders are in addition to and not in limitation of any rights and remedies lawfully granted to those bondholders by the resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds, or by any deed of trust, indenture, …

A trustee, appointed pursuant to Section 15841, or acting under a deed of trust, indenture, or other agreement, whether or not all bonds have been declared due and payable, may have a receiver appointed. The receiver may, to the same extent that the board itself could do, enter a…

In addition to all other rights and all other remedies the holder of bonds of the board may by an action at law enforce his rights against the board, including the right to require the board to collect fees, rentals, and other charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to fee…

(a) The transportation planning agencies and the county transportation commissions shall prepare and adopt an action plan that describes in detail the steps required to accomplish the consolidation of social service transportation services. Funding for the action plan shall be pr…