Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expenditure of public funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) entered into by any state agency, board, commission, or department or by any other public entity, including a city, county, city and co…

Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, any reference to the Auditor General or the Office of the Auditor General in any statute or contract in effect on the effective date of this chapter, other than Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10500), with resp…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “California Whistleblower Protection Act.” (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 673, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

The Legislature finds and declares that state employees should be free to report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violation of law, or threat to public health without fear of retribution. The Legislature further finds and declares that public servants best serve the citizenry wh…

(a) A University of California employee, including an officer or faculty member, or applicant for employment may file a written complaint with his or her supervisor or manager, or with any other university officer designated for that purpose by the regents, alleging actual or att…

(a) A University of California employee, including an officer or faculty member, may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, or attempting to intimidat…

(a) A California State University employee, including an officer or faculty member, or applicant for employment may file a written complaint with his or her supervisor or manager, or with any other university officer designated for that purpose by the trustees, alleging actual or…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Agency” means the Supreme Court, the courts of appeal, the superior courts, or the Administrative Office of the Courts. (2) “Employee” means a person employed by the Supreme Court, a court of appeal, a superior court, or the Administrative Office…

An action for damages pursuant to this article shall not be subject to the claims presentation requirements of the Government Claims Act (Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1). (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 781, Sec. 2. (SB 496) Effective January 1, 2014.)

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) (1) “Employee” means either of the following: (A) An individual appointed by the Governor, or employed or holding office in a state agency as defined by Section 11000, including, for purposes o…

(a) An employee may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command any person for the purpose of int…

The State Auditor shall administer this article and shall investigate and report on improper governmental activities. If, after investigating, the State Auditor finds that an employee may have engaged or participated in improper governmental activities, the State Auditor shall pr…

(a) The California State Auditor shall create the means for the submission of allegations of improper governmental activity both by transmission via mail or other carrier to a specified mailing address and electronic submission through an internet website portal. The California S…

(a) The State Auditor may request the assistance of any state department, agency, or employee in evaluating an allegation or conducting any investigation of an improper governmental activity as authorized by this article. In response to a request for assistance from the State Aud…

(a) If, after investigating an allegation, the California State Auditor finds that a state agency or employee may have engaged or participated in an improper governmental activity, the California State Auditor shall prepare an investigative report and send a copy of the report to…

(a) A state employee or applicant for state employment who files a written complaint with his or her supervisor, manager, or the appointing power alleging actual or attempted acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats, coercion, or similar improper acts prohibited by Section 8547.3, …

Notwithstanding Section 19572, if the State Personnel Board determines that there is a reasonable basis for an alleged violation, or finds an actual violation of Section 8547.3 or 19683, it shall transmit a copy of the investigative report to the State Auditor. All working papers…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 452, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)

(a) The State Auditor shall, for a period of time established by the State Auditor, but for no less than three years from the publication of the audit or investigation, maintain a publicly accessible internet website that displays the status of recommendations the State Auditor m…

For purposes of this article, “state agency” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission, including the California State University, the University of California, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the superior courts, and the Admin…

No later than April 1, 2002, the State Auditor shall prepare for state employees a written explanation of the California Whistleblower Protection Act contained in Article 3 (commencing with Section 8547). The explanation shall include, but not be limited to, the following informa…

The State Auditor shall prepare for distribution to each state agency in an electronic format a notice containing the information in the written explanation prepared pursuant to Section 8548.1. No later than July 1, 2002, each state agency shall print and post this notice at its …

On July 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, every state agency shall send the information contained in the notice by electronic mail to its employees who have authorized access to electronic mail from the agency. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 883, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)

The California State Auditor shall post the information described in Section 8548.1 on the Internet Web site of the California State Auditor’s Office. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 36. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)

The intentional failure of a state agency to comply with any provision of this article shall constitute an improper governmental activity for purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 8547). (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 883, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)

The Governor may make each year awards which shall be known as the Governor’s Awards to employees or groups of employees who distinguished themselves by outstanding service to the state during the preceding year. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 266, Sec. 1. Effective July 26, 1985.)…

Employees shall be nominated for the award by the directors of the various state departments and agencies and the Governor shall select from the persons so nominated the persons to whom he or she shall make the award. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)

The award shall consist of a suitable medal or trophy. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)

(a) The Local Public Safety Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The fund shall consist of the Interim Public Safety Account to receive all revenues deposited therein pursuant to former paragraph (8) of, and the Public Safety Account to receive all those revenues deposit…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340, the two accounts in the Local Public Safety Fund created in Section 30051 are hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to each qualified county in proportion to its share of the total tax…

(a) On or before the 27th day of each month, the Controller shall allocate to each qualified county the amounts deposited and remaining unexpended and unresolved in the Local Public Safety Fund on the 15th day of each month as provided in Section 30052. (b) Commencing with the 19…

(a) For the 1993–94, 1994–95, and 1995–96 fiscal years only, the amounts allocated pursuant to Sections 30052 and 30053 shall be available only for public safety services, and shall be allocated in each qualified county to local agencies as provided in subdivision (b). (b) (1) Ea…

For the 1996–97 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, each county shall establish a Public Safety Augmentation Fund in the county treasury to receive those revenues allocated to the county pursuant to Sections 30052 and 30053. Amounts deposited in this fund shall be expend…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, commencing with the 1994–95 fiscal year, except as provided in subdivision (c), any county, city and county, or city, including any charter city, that funds all combined public safety services within its respective jurisdic…

Any city or county which has adopted a general plan may accept grants of open-space easements on privately owned lands lying within the city or county in the manner provided in this chapter, provided no city or county shall accept any grants of open-space easements pursuant to th…

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Grant of an open-space easement” means a grant by an instrument whereby the owner relinquishes to the public, either in perpetuity or for a term of years, the right to construct improvements upon the l…

The execution and acceptance of an instrument described in subdivision (a) of Section 51051 shall constitute a dedication to the public of the open-space character of the lands for the term specified. Any such easement and covenant shall run for a term of not less than 20 years. …

An instrument described in subdivision (a) of Section 51051 may contain, and the city or county in appropriate cases may require that it contain, a covenant against the extraction of natural resources or other activities which may destroy the unique physical and scenic characteri…

An instrument described in subdivision (a) of Section 51051 shall not be effective until it has been accepted by resolution of the governing body of the city or county and its acceptance endorsed thereon. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 875, Sec. 5. (SB 1501) Effective January 1, 20…

No grant of an open-space easement shall be accepted by a city or county, unless the governing body, by resolution, finds: (a) That the preservation of the land as open space is consistent with the general plan of the city and county; and (b) That the preservation of the land as …

The governing body of the city or county shall not accept any grant of an open-space easement until the matter has first been referred to the city or county planning department or planning commission and a report thereon has been received from the planning department or planning …

From and after the time when an open-space easement has been accepted by the city or county and its acceptance endorsed thereon, no building permit may be issued for any structure which would violate the easement and the city or county shall seek by appropriate proceedings an inj…

Upon the acceptance of any instrument creating an open-space easement the clerk of the governing body shall record the same in the office of the county recorder and file a copy thereof with the county assessor. The recording shall be consistent with Section 27255. From and after …

From time to time, the governing body of any city or county may accept an instrument whereby the term of any open-space easement is extended in the same manner as is provided for the acceptance of an instrument originally creating an open-space easement. Upon the acceptance there…

The governing body of any city or county at any time may, by resolution, abandon an open-space easement, if it finds that no public purpose described in subdivision (b) of Section 51056 will be served any longer by keeping the land as open space. No resolution abandoning an open-…

Upon the recording in the office of the county recorder of a certified copy of any resolution abandoning the open-space easement and reciting compliance with the provisions of Section 51061, the land subject thereto shall be deemed relieved of the easement and the covenants of th…