Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Whenever the Senate or the Assembly undertakes to publish in a separate volume the Constitution of the State of California and related documents, the text of such a volume shall be specified by the Joint Rules Committee. (Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 618.)

This article governs the procedure for the prevention and elimination of discrimination in housing made unlawful pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 12955) of Chapter 6. (a) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged violation of Section 12955, 12955.1, or 12955…

(a) (1) In the case of failure to eliminate a violation of Section 12955, 12955.1, or 12955.7 that has occurred, or is about to occur, through conference, conciliation, mediation, or persuasion, or in advance thereof if circumstances warrant, the director shall bring a civil acti…

The department shall not dismiss a complaint unless the complainant withdraws the complaint or the department determines after a thorough investigation that, based on the facts, no reasonable cause exists to believe that an unlawful housing practice, as prohibited by this part, h…

The department at any time after a complaint is filed with it and it has been determined that probable cause exists for believing that the allegations of the complaint are true and constitute a violation of this part, may bring an action in the superior court to enjoin the owner …

Except as provided in Section 12980, all matters connected with any conference, conciliation, or persuasion efforts under this part are privileged and may not be received in evidence. Except as provided in Section 12980, the members of the department and its staff shall not discl…

When a person is contacted by the department or a member of the department’s staff, following the filing of a complaint against that person, the person shall be informed whether the contact is for the purpose of investigation or conference, conciliation, persuasion, or mediation,…

The department shall within 10 days cause a copy of the verified complaint that has been filed under this part to be served upon or mailed to the respondent alleged to have committed the violation complained of and shall advise the respondent in writing of the respondent’s proced…

The department may engage in affirmative actions with owners in furtherance of the purpose of this part as expressed in Section 12920. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 62. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012. Operative January 1, 2013, by Sec. 140 of Ch. 46.)

(a) An aggrieved person may commence a civil action in an appropriate court not later than two years after the occurrence or the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing practice, or the breach of a conciliation agreement entered into, whichever occurs last, to obtain app…

In a civil action brought under Section 12981 or 12989.1, if the court finds that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur, the court may award the plaintiff actual and punitive damages and may grant other relief, including the issuance of a temporary o…

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of denying to others the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted by this article, or that any group of persons has been denied any of the …

All printed matter for all state agencies and the Regents of the University of California shall be prepared at the expense of their respective funds or appropriations. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)

The cost of all printing and publishing by the Office of State Printing shall be fixed by the department in an amount which will pay for all costs relating to such printing and publishing, including depreciation on plant and equipment. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)

The department shall cause to be installed and the Office of State Printing shall use a cost finding system for determining the cost of all work performed in the Office of State Printing. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)

Charges for printing publications, including legislative printing, shall include the cost of printing and distributing copies thereof to libraries as required by Section 14901. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1038.)

Notwithstanding Article 1 (commencing with Section 19570), persons who have been designated as managerial employees under Section 3513 from the beginning of their current appointment, but whose positions are not in the career executive category, shall hold their appointments subj…

Notwithstanding Section 19590, a managerial employee who, without a subsequent break in service due to a permanent separation, has previously served with permanent status in a nonmanagerial state civil service position, may be dismissed from state service only as provided in Arti…

Any employee demoted pursuant to Section 19590 shall, as specified by Section 19140.5, have the right to be reinstated to his or her former civil service position. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 985, Sec. 3.)

When action is taken under this article, the provisions of this article and related board and Department of Human Resources rules shall constitute the entire disciplinary action and review process, except that the provisions of Sections 19574.1, 19583.5, and 19584 shall also appl…

Pending investigation by the appointing power of accusations against an employee involving any of the causes for discipline specified in Section 19572, the appointing power may order the employee on leave of absence for not to exceed 15 days. The leave may be terminated by the ap…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, when a demotion action is taken against a managerial employee who was hired from outside of state civil service pursuant to Section 18930, and the action is taken during the first year of his or her service in a state civil service man…

This article shall not apply to managerial appointments that took effect prior to January 1, 1984, or in subsequent appointments, except that it shall apply when the provisions of this part and board rule would have required the employee to serve a new probationary period in a su…

Whenever it is necessary because of lack of work or funds, or whenever it is advisable in the interests of economy, to reduce the staff of any state agency, the appointing power may lay off employees pursuant to this article and department rule. All layoff provisions and procedur…

The duties performed by any employee laid off may be assigned to any other employee or employees in the state agency holding positions in appropriate classes. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)

(a) Any officer or employee, directly or indirectly, entitled to or having permanent status under the provisions of Article VII of the Constitution or the State Civil Service Act, who is displaced by one having a right to return shall be accorded the same rights to elect demotion…

(a) The names of employees to be laid off or demoted shall be placed upon the reemployment list for the subdivision, if such a subdivision was designated, upon the departmental reemployment list and upon the general reemployment list, for the class from which the employees were l…

(a) An employee who is certified to a position in a class after layoff, or demotion in lieu of layoff, shall receive not less than the same step in the salary range as he or she received in the position in that class prior to such layoff or demotion. (b) If the provisions of this…

(a) An employee shall be notified that the employee is to be laid off 30 days prior to the effective date of layoff and not more than 60 days after the date of the seniority computation. The notice of layoff shall be in writing and shall contain the reason or reasons for the layo…

(a) An employee may appeal to the department within 30 days after receiving notice of layoff on the ground that the required procedure has not been complied with or that the layoff has not been made in good faith or was otherwise improper. Within 30 days after such an appeal, the…

(a) In order to provide state civil service employees of the California Maritime Academy with an opportunity to remain in the state civil service system, there shall be a transition period from January 1, 1994, to June 30, 1995, inclusive. Any civil service employee of the Califo…

(a) With the approval of the department, only the employees of a designated geographical, organizational or functional subdivision of a state agency need be considered for layoff, and reemployment lists shall be established for such subdivision. Such lists take priority over the …

(a) Layoff shall be made in accordance with the relative seniority of the employees in the class of layoff. In determining seniority scores, one point shall be allowed for each complete month of full-time state service regardless of when the service occurred. Department rules sha…

(a) For the purposes of determining seniority pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19997.3, the term “state service” shall include all service that is exempt from state civil service. (b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of u…

(a) Separations that are necessary by reason of reinstatement of an employee or employees after recognized military service as provided for in Section 19780 shall be made by layoff. In making these separations, the regular method of determining the order of layoff shall be used u…

(a) A veteran, except a veteran who was reinstated from military leave, shall in the event of layoff receive seniority credit for recognized military service if the veteran entered the state service after discharge, the end of the national emergency, or the end of the state milit…

(a) Employees in the class under consideration, up to the number of positions to be abolished or discontinued, shall be laid off in the order as determined under this part. As between two or more of these employees who have the same score, veterans shall have preference in retent…

(a) In lieu of being laid off an employee may elect demotion to: (1) any class with substantially the same or a lower maximum salary in which he or she had served under permanent or probationary status, or (2) a class in the same line of work as the class of layoff, but of lesser…

(a) Any employee replaced by such demotion has the same option of demotion afforded by Section 19997.8 as if his or her position had been abolished or discontinued. Except as authorized by the department under the provisions of Section 19837, any employee demoted pursuant to this…

This article may be cited as the Shade Tree Law of 1909. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The board of supervisors may appoint a county board of forestry, to consist of no less than three persons who shall serve without compensation. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1019, Sec. 10.)

In any county in which a planning commission has been created, the board of supervisors may appoint a county board of forestry, to consist of the members of the planning commission, who, in addition to their powers and duties as members of the planning commission, shall exercise …

Whenever the board of supervisors desires to avail itself of this article, it shall by resolution or ordinance so declare. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

Within two months after the adoption of the resolution or ordinance, the board of supervisors shall appoint a county board of forestry or designate the members of the county planning commission to act as the county board of forestry. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The term of office of the members of the county board of forestry is four years, except that the persons first appointed shall so classify themselves by lot that two of their number shall retire from office at the end of two years, two at the end of three years, and one at the en…

Within 10 days after notice of their appointment, the members of the county board of forestry shall organize by the election of one of their members as chairman and adopt suitable rules for their government. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)