Title GOV — California Gov. Code

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Technology Act of 2005.

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Chief” means the Chief of the Office of Technology Services. (b) “Technology” includes, but is not limited to, all electronic technology systems and se…

(a) There is in the Government Operations Agency, in the Department of Technology, the Office of Technology Services. (b) The purpose of this article is to establish a general purpose technology services provider to serve the common technology needs of executive branch entities w…

The Chief of the Office of Technology Services shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation. The chief shall report to the Director of Technology.

The chief shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the Office of Technology Services and shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, and assume and discharge all responsibilities necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The Office of Techno…

The Director of Technology shall propose to the Director of Finance rates for Office of Technology Services’ services based on a formal rate methodology. The Director of Finance shall approve the proposal based on the reasonableness of the rates, any significant impact on departm…

(a) The department, in consultation with the Department of Finance, shall reassess the formal rate methodology and relevant policies and procedures for state data center services. (b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys to support the administrative costs or revenue los…

(a) The Office of Technology Services may acquire, install, equip, maintain, and operate new or existing business telecommunications systems and services. Acquisitions for information technology goods and services shall be made pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100…

(a) The Office of Technology Services shall create a link to state agency Internet Web sites at the State of California Internet portal specifically for the use of small businesses, designed to assist entrepreneurs and small business owners in accessing information regarding star…

(a) The Stephen P. Teale Data Center and the California Health and Human Services Agency Data Center are consolidated within, and their functions are transferred to, the Office of Technology Services. (b) Except as expressly provided otherwise in this chapter, the Office of Techn…

If the Legislature directs or authorizes the Department of Technology to maintain, develop, or prescribe processes, procedures, or policies in connection with the administration of its duties under this chapter, Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 11545), Part 6.5 (commencing wi…

(a) The Technology Services Revolving Fund, hereafter known as the fund, is hereby created within the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the Director of Technology to receive all revenues from the sale of technology or technology services provided for in this chapt…

(a) The department, consistent with board rules, shall be responsible for the administration of the Limited Examination and Appointment Program. This program shall provide an alternative to the traditional civil service examination and appointment process to facilitate the hiring…

(a) The department, consistent with board rules, shall be responsible for the implementation of this chapter, which may provide for the establishment of eligibility criteria for participation, special job classifications, examination techniques, and appointment and appeals proced…

(a) The department or its designee shall conduct competitive examinations to determine the qualifications and readiness of persons with disabilities for state employment. The examinations may include an on-the-job-performance evaluation and any other selection techniques deemed a…

An appointment to a position for the purpose of completing a job performance evaluation shall be known as an examination appointment.

The department or its designee shall create a referral list containing the names of persons with disabilities who meet eligibility criteria for participation and the minimum qualifications of the job classification and any other requirements deemed appropriate by the board to be …

All examination appointments to positions under the Limited Examination and Appointment Program shall be made on a temporary and provisional basis to allow candidates to demonstrate their ability to perform the duties of the position. The term of the appointment shall be known as…

Candidates serving in positions under the Limited Examination and Appointment Program shall not acquire permanent civil service status but shall receive the same salary and benefits to which other state employees in temporary positions are entitled.

The department or its designee shall develop evaluation standards which are appropriate tests of fitness for the job classification. During the job examination period, the appointing power shall prepare written evaluations of the candidate’s performance. The final evaluation shal…

Upon failure of the appointing power to terminate the appointment of the candidate within 30 days following the end of the job examination period, it shall be presumed that the candidate has qualified in the examination.

Upon successful completion of the job examination period, the candidate shall have qualified in the examination. The appointing power shall appoint the candidate, without further examination, to an appropriate position where permanent status may accumulate. A candidate appointed …

With the approval of the department, the appointing power may shorten or extend the duration of the job examination period.

Upon unsuccessful completion of the job examination period, the appointing power may terminate the appointment of the candidate in accordance with board rule.

Applicants for and candidates in the Limited Examination and Appointment Program examination process may appeal in accordance with board rule any of the following actions: (a) A refusal to certify eligibility to participate in the program. (b) A rejection of an application to par…

Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, local agencies may enter into a joint pooling agreement to form a single statewide insurance pooling arrangement administered by a single statewide agency for the payment of tort liability or public liability lo…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, school district, special district, authority, other political subdivision of or within the state, an association or consortium of school districts formed or operating pursuant to Section 35179 of…

In addition to the powers specified in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500), the authority may issue revenue bonds or certificates of participation, or both, to establish capital, surplus, and prudent reserves, and may secure payment of the bonds and interest by pledging all …

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) applies to the authority.

The authority is not a state agency and has no power at any time or in any manner to pledge the credit of the state.

The authority shall be organized and administered by a board of directors. The original board shall be constituted and selected as follows: (a) Two directors shall be appointed by the County Supervisors Association of California and at least one shall have no less than five years…

There shall not be any liability in an individual or private capacity on the part of the board of directors or any member of the board, or any officer or employee of the authority for or on account of any act performed or obligation entered into in an official capacity, when done…

The authority shall be operated on an actuarially sound basis and become neither more nor less than self-supporting. For that purpose, loss experience and expense shall be ascertained and credits, refunds, and assessments may be made as determined appropriate by the board. The au…

The board shall do all of the following: (a) Develop, promulgate, and effectuate loss prevention programs, risk management programs, and safety programs. (b) Subject to Section 6599.10, establish minimum standards for entry into membership and continued participation in the autho…

All those local agencies that request membership in the authority and meet the standards established by the authority pursuant to Section 6599.09, for entry into and continued participation in the authority may become members of the authority. If the authority determines that a l…

The authority may only cover risks to the extent that liability on any one occurrence exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000), and may not provide coverage for any amount of liability on any one occurrence which exceeds twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).

The authority may establish limits on coverage for a member or category of members, but those limits may neither be less than the minimum nor more than the maximum limits established by Section 6599.21.

A local agency requesting membership from the authority may request coverage in any sum, so long as the coverage requested is neither less than the minimum nor more than the maximum limits established by Section 6599.21.

The books and records of the authority shall be audited annually and a summary of the audit shall be provided to the authority’s members and shall be a public record. The audit shall be done by a certified public accountant pursuant to agreement with the authority. Each annual au…

If the original board is not selected on or before January 1, 1990, this chapter shall cease to be operative.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because of the shallowness and high rate of sedimentation of the San Francisco Bay, dredging is essential to establish and maintain navigational channels for maritime commerce, which contributes substantially to the local, regional, …

The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the interest of the state to accomplish the following: (a) Establish the relative importance of dredging needs so that the most important projects can be prioritized and accomplished quickly and unnecessary dredging activit…

The Legislature further finds and declares that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board and relevant California regional water quality control boards, and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Develo…

The Legislature finds and declares that the commission should avoid duplication of effort in carrying out its role in the Long Term Management Strategy by making maximum use of information available from other portions of the strategy, the San Francisco Estuary Project, and other…

“Bay” means all portions of San Francisco Bay, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 66610.

“Commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

“Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as described in Section 12220 of the Water Code.

“Dredged material disposal” means the placement of material extracted by dredging.

“Dredging” means the extraction of sand, mud, or other materials from San Francisco Bay, its tributaries, the delta, or coastal state waters.

“Reuse” means the use of dredged material as a construction material or for some other beneficial purpose.