Title GOV — California Gov. Code

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California State Government Volunteers Act.

As used in this chapter: (a) “Volunteer” means any person who, of his own free will, provides goods or services, without any financial gain, to any state agency, as defined in Section 11000; (b) “Administrative volunteer” means any person serving voluntarily on boards, commission…

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) Since the spirit of volunteerism has long animated generations of Americans to give of their time and abilities to help others, the state would be wise to make use of volunteers in state service wherever practically possible. (b) The s…

All volunteers shall comply with applicable department and other state policy and regulations. It shall be the responsibility of the state department in which a volunteer participates to insure this compliance.

Each state department or division is hereby authorized to utilize the services of volunteers. Each state department or division utilizing the services of volunteers shall: (a) Provide sufficient staff for the effective management and development of volunteer programs. (b) Develop…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to the Department of Aging’s use of volunteers, pursuant to the provisions of Titles III (42 U.S.C. 3021 and following), V (42 U.S.C. 3041 and following), and VII (42 U.S.C. 3045 and following) of the Older Americans Act.

Notwithstanding Section 3118, any state or local agency that chooses to utilize volunteers shall implement a policy whereby no person aged 60 years or older may be excluded from volunteer service if the person is physically, mentally, and professionally capable of performing the …