Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Independent audit of contingent funds The Joint Rules Committee shall annually contract for an independent audit of the revenues and expenditures, for each fiscal year, from the Assembly Contingent Fund, Senate Contingent Fund, and the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate.…

Subject to regulations adopted by the board, a member may file an election with the board to redeposit in the retirement fund, in a lump sum or by installment payments, (1) an amount equal to the accumulated contributions that he or she has withdrawn at one or more terminations o…

If a nonmember, as defined in Section 21291, withdraws accumulated contributions in accordance with Section 21292, the member may redeposit those contributions pursuant to this article. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 855, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

A member whose right to redeposit contributions has been awarded in part to a nonmember, pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 21290, may elect to redeposit contributions for the same amount that the nonmember was entitled to redeposit, if the nonmember has perm…

(a) A member of the Judges’ Retirement System, the Judges’ Retirement System II, the Legislators’ Retirement System, the State Teachers’ Retirement Plan, the University of California Retirement Plan, or a county retirement system, who has withdrawn accumulated contributions from …

Contributions due to this system because of salary earned after reentry into state service following withdrawal and prior to redeposit of accumulated contributions, but not paid to this system because of termination of state service before completion of the necessary administrati…

Any amount that a member elected to pay under any election with respect to normal contributions permitted under this part prior to withdrawal of accumulated contributions, including amounts unpaid at the time of the withdrawal, and any amount of arrears contributions then unpaid …

Upon reentering this system after a termination of his or her membership, if a member does not elect to redeposit withdrawn contributions as provided in Section 20750 or, having so elected, subsequently does not make the redeposit, he or she reenters as a new member without credi…

Benefits based on service credited under this article and Article 4 (commencing with Section 20730), where the service credit is derived from a member’s redeposit of contributions, shall be paid from contributions of the employer or employers which is or are the source of the con…

Within the jurisdiction of the court and under the direction of the judges, commissioners shall exercise all the powers and perform all of the duties prescribed by law. At the direction of the judges, commissioners may have the same jurisdiction and exercise the same powers and d…

A commissioner may conduct arraignment proceedings on a complaint if directed to perform those duties by the presiding judge of the court, including the issuance and signing of bench warrants. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 375. Effective January 1, 2003.)

If directed to perform such duties by the presiding judge, a commissioner may issue and sign a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant who fails to appear in court when required to appear by law or who fails to perform any act required by court order. (Amended by Stats. 2002,…

Whenever the charter of any city creates the office of city prosecutor, or provides that a deputy city attorney shall act as city prosecutor, and charges such prosecutor with the duty, when authorized by law, of prosecuting misdemeanor offenses arising out of violations of state …

The board shall furnish, in a manner determined by it, to the head of each state agency and court and to the comptroller of the university the normal rate of contribution for, and the amount of any other contributions payable by, each member employed therein. The state agency hea…

Each head of a state agency for which the member’s compensation is paid directly by the Controller shall furnish to the Controller the normal rate of contribution for, and the amount of any other contributions payable by, each member employed therein. The Controller shall deduct …

When a member employed by the state is assigned to service for which he or she is compensated from funds not directly controlled by the state, he or she shall contribute to the retirement fund at the rate certified by the board, applied to the compensation earnable by him or her …

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, a National Guard member shall contribute to the retirement fund at the rate applicable to state miscellaneous members and applied to the compensation earned by him or her during the period or periods of contribution. In additi…

Under conditions established by the board, the system may periodically bill the Military Department for reimbursement of the administrative and program costs of administering the membership and service credit of National Guard members. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 355, Sec. 14. Eff…

The comptroller of the university shall deduct from the compensation of each university member and remit to the board the contributions so determined and the other contributions payable, and furnish to the board a statement of the contributions so deducted, with respect to each m…

The board shall furnish, in a manner determined by it, to the clerk or other officer designated by the governing body, of each contracting agency the normal rate of contribution for, and the amount of any other contributions payable by, each local member employed therein. The off…

Each member’s contribution deducted and remitted or otherwise paid to the board shall be credited by the board, together with regular interest, to an individual account of the member for whom the contribution was made. Payment of salaries or wages less such contribution is in ful…

(a) If a basic death benefit becomes payable before the payment of the total amount the member elected to pay under any election with respect to normal contributions, arrears contributions, absences, or public service credit permitted under this part, the member’s entire compensa…

The clerk of the superior court or one or more deputy clerks, the sheriff or one or more deputy sheriffs, or one or more city police officers shall be in attendance at all hours of the day and night, including Sundays and holidays, and may fix and accept bail pursuant to procedur…

If a defendant has been arrested for felony upon a warrant issued by a judge of that court, the clerk may, under like conditions, accept bail in the amount fixed in the warrant. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 329. Effective September 28, 1998.)

The authority to accept bail provided for in this article includes authority to approve it, to issue and sign an order for the release of the defendant, and to set a time and place for the appearance of the defendant before the appropriate department or judge of such court and gi…

Any commissioner or traffic referee of such court may exercise all of the powers and duties provided for in this article for the clerk relating to bail and the discharge of defendants under bail, and the authority to fix the amount of bail in cases of misdemeanor defined in the V…

At the direction of the court the traffic referee may do any of the following: (a) With respect to any misdemeanor violation of the Vehicle Code he may fix the amount of bail, grant continuances, arraign the defendant, hear and recommend orders to be made on demurrers and motions…

In conducting arraignments, taking pleas, granting continuances, setting cases for trial and imposing penalties for traffic offenses as provided in this article the traffic referee shall have the same powers as a judge of the court. (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 85.)

The traffic referee shall have the power of a deputy clerk of the court, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the court. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 390. Effective January 1, 2003.)

In enacting this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares: (a) Agriculture is both a major industry and employer in California. (b) Farmworkers are an essential component of a successful and sustainable agricultural industry. (c) There are approximately 420,000 farmworkers in …

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Center” means a farmworker resource center. (b) “Department” means the Department of Community Services and Development. (c) “Program” means the grant program established and administered by the department pursua…

(a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall establish and administer a grant program for eligible counties to establish and fund farmworker resource centers that provide information and access to services described in subdivision (b) to farmworkers and their f…

To be eligible for funding under the program a county shall do all of the following: (a) Work with local or statewide community-based organizations in order to develop the center. (b) Provide 25 percent of the center’s program funding under this chapter. (c) Require the center to…

(a) To help inform the establishment and administration of the program, the department shall convene and facilitate a workgroup that includes, but is not limited to, the following representatives: (1) A nonmanagement representative from an existing farmworker resource center. (2)…

(a) Any employer who is, or wishes to become, a contractor with the state for public works or for goods or services is subject to the provisions of this part relating to discrimination in employment and to the nondiscrimination requirements of this section and any rules and regul…

(a) The Department of General Services provides for the specialized consideration of all traffic problems of the state; develops specialized knowledge of rates, tariffs, and traffic problems to the end that all state shipments be accomplished in the most expeditious, economical, …

The director, subject to the State Civil Service Act, shall appoint such personnel as is necessary to perform the following duties: (a) Watch the movements of all state freight. (b) Audit all freight and other transportation bills involving state shipments in order to determine t…

Upon request of any state agency, the Director of General Services may assign competent personnel to work directly with such state agency at such locations as the agency shall designate in order that such personnel shall become familiar with the particular problems of such agency…

The department may, directly or through agreement or contract with one or more appointing authorities and other public and private organizations, with approval of the board, conduct and evaluate demonstration projects. Nothing in this section shall infringe upon or conflict with …

“Demonstration project” means a project approved by the board and conducted by the department or another appointed authority to determine whether a specified change in personnel management policies or procedures would result in improved state personnel management. (Amended by Sta…

No demonstration project may provide for a waiver of any provision of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 19680). (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 957.)

(a) Before conducting or entering into any agreement or contract to conduct a demonstration project, the appointing authority proposing the project shall describe its proposal to the department, and specifically address the following factors: (1) The purposes of the project. (2) …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 18900, 18901, 18930, 18930.5, 18931, 18933, 18936, 18937, 18938.5, 18939, 18950, 19050, 19052, 19054, 19054.1, 19057, 19057.1, 19057.2, 19057.4, 19081, or 19101, or any other provision of law, but consistent with the merit principles of subdivision (b)…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 18900, 18901, 18930, 18930.5, 18931, 18933, 18938.5, 18950, 19050, 19054.1, or 19057.2, or any other law, but consistent with the merit principles of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article VII of the California Constitution, the Department of Transpor…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 18900, 18901, 18930, 18930.5, 18931, 18933, 18938.5, 18950, 19050, 19054.1, 19057.2, 19604, 19605, or any other law, but consistent with the merit principles of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article VII of the California Constitution, the Department …

Each demonstration project shall terminate before the end of the five-year period beginning on the date on which the project takes effect, except that the project may continue beyond the date to the extent necessary to validate the results of the project. Subject to the terms of …