Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Each political subdivision may provide for the succession of officers who head departments having duties in the maintenance of law and order or in the furnishing of public services relating to health and safety. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1454.)

To provide for the continuance of the legislative and executive departments of the political subdivision during a state of war emergency or a state of emergency or a local emergency the governing body thereof shall have the power to appoint the following standby officers: (a) Thr…

The qualifications of each standby officer should be carefully investigated, and the governing body may request the Director of Emergency Services to aid in the investigation of any prospective appointee. No examination or investigation shall be made without the consent of the pr…

Each standby officer shall take the oath of office required for the officer occupying the office for which he stands by. Persons appointed as standby officers shall serve in their posts as standby officers at the pleasure of the governing body appointing them and may be removed a…

Each standby officer shall have the following duties: (a) To inform himself or herself of the duties of the office for which the officer stands by. Officers and employees of the political subdivision shall assist the standby officer and each political subdivision shall provide ea…

Whenever a state of war emergency a state of emergency or a local emergency exists the governing body of the political subdivision shall meet as soon as possible. The place of meeting need not be within the political subdivision. The meeting may be called by the chief executive o…

During a state of war emergency a state of emergency or a local emergency the governing body shall: (a) Ascertain the damage to the political subdivision and its personnel and property. For this purpose it shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnes…

Should all members of the governing body, including all standby members, be unavailable, temporary officers shall be appointed to serve until a regular member or a standby member becomes available or until the election or appointment of a new regular or standby member. Temporary …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Many individuals in our society possess great productive potential which goes unused because they cannot meet the requirements of a standard workweek. (2) An increasing proportion of workers have family responsibili…

“Reduced worktime,” as used in this article, means employment of less than 40 hours of work per week, and includes arrangements involving job sharing, four-, five-, or six-hour workdays, jobs which provide eight hours of employment or less for one, two, three, four or five days p…

(a) It is the policy of the state that to the extent feasible, reduced worktime be made available to employees who are unable, or who do not desire, to work standard working hours on a full-time basis. Further, it is the intent of the Legislature that nothing in this act shall be…

(a) Any employee who is being coerced, or who has been required, by the appointing power, a supervisor, or another employee, to involuntarily reduce his or her worktime contrary to the intent of this article, or who has been unreasonably denied the right to participate in this pr…

In counting the number of employees any state agency employs for purposes of any personnel ceiling, an employee employed on a reduced worktime basis shall be counted as a fraction which is determined by dividing 40 hours into the average number of hours that an employee works eac…

(a) Permanent employees who voluntarily reduce their worktime shall, upon request, be given first priority for returning to a full-time work schedule to the extent that such full-time work is available. Such permanent employees shall return to full-time employment at the request …

If the provisions of this article are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Sections 3517.5 and 3572, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memora…

All persons employed in reduced worktime positions pursuant to Section 19996.21, shall receive, on a pro rata basis, except for benefits provided under the Public Employees’ Retirement Law and under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act, all benefits customarily ava…

The department shall adopt appropriate rules and guidelines relating to reduced worktime implementation. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)

The Trustees of the California State University shall adopt the appropriate rules and guidelines relating to the implementation of the reduced worktime program for the employees of the California State University system. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 128.)

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Reduced Worktime Act.” (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 230, Sec. 55.)

In addition to any appropriation made to support activities contemplated by this chapter, the Governor is empowered to make expenditures from any fund legally available in order to deal with actual or threatened conditions of a state of war emergency, state of emergency, or local…

In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Governor may: (a) Procure and maintain offices in such parts of the state as may be necessary or convenient; (b) Acquire property, real or personal, or any interest therein; (c) Cooperate and contract with public and private age…

(a) Whenever the federal government or any agency or officer thereof shall offer to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of the mitigation of the effec…

The Governor may reimburse any state agency for funds expended in the performance of any and all activities as set forth in Section 8628 in accordance with orders and regulations promulgated as prescribed in Section 8567. Such reimbursement shall be subject to the provisions of S…

Subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, any state agency may use its personnel, property, equipment, and appropriations for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and in that connection may loan personnel to the Office of Emergency Services. The Department of Fi…

Any funds received by state agencies as reimbursement for services or supplies furnished under the authority of this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation or appropriations from which the expenditures were made. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1454.)

The Director of Emergency Services may procure from the federal government or any of its agencies such surplus equipment, apparatus, supplies, and storage facilities therefor as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 17…

Before payment may be made by the state to any person in reimbursement for taking or damaging private property necessarily utilized by the Governor in carrying out his or her responsibilities under this chapter during a state of war emergency or state of emergency, or for service…

In the event that the Governor, during a state of war emergency or a state of emergency and in the exercise of the emergency powers vested in him, shall order the officers, employees, or agencies of any county, city and county, city, or district to perform duties outside of the t…

(a) Whenever the Governor has proclaimed a state of emergency and the President has declared an emergency or a major disaster to exist in this state, the Governor may do any of the following: (1) Enter into purchases, leases, or other arrangements with any agency of the United St…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that financial assistance is essential to meet disaster-related necessary expenses of the state and local governments and the serious needs of individuals or families affected by the Northridge earthquake which occurred January 17, 1994. The…

(a) There is hereby created the California Emergency Relief Fund as a special fund in the State Treasury. This fund is established to provide emergency resources or relief relating to state of emergency declarations by the Governor. (b) The Department of Finance may transfer to t…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Partial Service Retirement Act.” (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1258, Sec. 1.5. Effective September 30, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 16 of Ch. 1258.)

It is the intent of the Legislature in adopting this article to pursue the following objectives: (a) To protect the fiscal soundness of the Public Employees’ Retirement System. (b) To increase the number and kinds of retirement options available to members of the system. (c) To e…

Any state employee, or legislative employee, who is a state miscellaneous or industrial member working standard hours on a full-time basis, other than a university member, of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and who is eligible to retire pursuant to Section 20953 may elect…

“Reduced worktime for partial service retirement” means any arrangement of worktime agreeable to both the appointing authority and the employee which aggregates no less, on a monthly basis, than a 20 percent reduction nor more than a 60 percent reduction from what would in that c…

It is the policy of the state that reduced worktime for partial service retirement shall be made available to state employees and legislative employees eligible pursuant to Section 19996.32 who do not desire to work standard working hours on a full-time basis. Further, it is the …

(a) Any employee who is being coerced, or who has been required, by the appointing power, a supervisor, or another employee, to involuntarily reduce his or her worktime for partial service retirement contrary to the intent of this article, or who has been unreasonably denied the …

In counting the number of employees any state agency employs for purposes of any personnel ceiling, an employee employed on a reduced worktime basis for partial service retirement shall be counted as a fraction which is determined by dividing 40 hours into the average number of h…

(a) A permanent state employee or legislative employee who voluntarily reduces his or her worktime for partial service retirement pursuant to this article shall, upon request and subject to subdivision (b), be given priority for returning to a full-time work schedule to the exten…

If the provisions of this article are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of un…

All persons employed in reduced worktime positions for partial service retirement pursuant to this article, shall receive proportionally reduced compensation and, on a pro rata basis, except for benefits provided under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act, the Stat…

The state or its political subdivisions shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance, or the failure to exercise or perform, a discretionary function or duty on the part of a state or local agency or any employee of the state or its political subdivisi…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Community warning program” means any broadcast or notification program conducted by or at the direction of a public agency of a county of the ninth class that is intended to facilitate the agency’s…

All of the privileges and immunities from liability; exemptions from laws, ordinances, and rules; all pension, relief, disability, workers’ compensation, and other benefits which apply to the activity of officers, agents, or employees of any political subdivision when performing …

(a) Volunteers duly enrolled or registered with the Office of Emergency Services or any disaster council of any political subdivision, or unregistered persons duly impressed into service during a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency, in carrying out,…

(a) (1) A private business utilizing the donations system, pursuant to Section 8588.2 that voluntarily and without expectation and receipt of compensation donates services, goods, labor, equipment, resources, or dispensaries or other facilities, in compliance with Section 8588.2,…