Title GOV — California Gov. Code

Any state agency which is required or permitted by federal law or regulation to establish or alter a federal aid allocation formula to a local agency shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee not less than 60 days prior to the effective date of the establishment or chan…

If a state agency finds that there is imminent danger of irreparable harm to the public peace, health, safety, or welfare of the state if it does not establish or alter a federal aid allocation formula without undue delay and complying with the provisions of Section 9146, it shal…

(a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies is hereby created. The committee shall ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislature concerning the state’s programs, policies, and investments related to climate change. Those recommendations shall be s…

(a) For the purpose of this section, “eligible agency” means any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, conservancy, council, department, division, or office of state government, however denominated, excluding an agency that is constitutionally created or an agency related…

Any state board or category of licensed professional proposed for creation by the Legislature shall be subject to this article.

For purposes of this article, “state board” means any administrative or regulatory board, commission, committee, council, association, or authority consisting of more than one person, whose members are appointed by the Governor, the Legislature, or both. For purposes of this arti…

Prior to consideration by the Legislature of legislation creating a new state board or legislation creating a new category of licensed professional, a plan for the establishment and operation of the proposed state board or new category of licensed professional shall be developed …

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California’s multilevel, complex governmental structure today contains more than 400 categories of administrative or regulatory boards, commissions, committees, councils, associations, and authorities. (b) These adminis…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all existing and proposed eligible agencies, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 9147.7, be subject to review to evaluate and determine whether each has demonstrated a public need for its continued existence in accordance with enu…

(a) The Joint Sunset Review Committee established pursuant to Section 9147.7 shall review all eligible agencies. (b) The committee shall evaluate and make determinations pursuant to Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 9147.7). (c) Pursuant to an evaluation made as specified in t…

Prior to consideration by the Legislature of legislation creating a new state board that is advisory only, except for a proposed new state board whose primary purpose is to advise on the licensing and regulation of a profession, a plan for the establishment and operation of the p…

(a) The appropriate policy committee of the Legislature may evaluate a plan prepared pursuant to Section 9148.4 or 9148.6. The chairperson of a policy committee may alternatively require that the Joint Sunset Review Committee evaluate and provide recommendations on any plan prepa…

The Legislature finds and declares that the historic State Capitol is a state historic and architectural legacy which must be preserved and maintained in a manner befitting the significance of the structures to the history and people of California. It is the intention of the Legi…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Commission” means the Historic State Capitol Commission created by Section 9149.2. (b) “Historic State Capitol” means the building housing the state legislative offices and chambers, situated in the ar…

The commission may request and shall receive assistance and data, relevant to the commission’s duties and responsibilities, from every agency of state government.

The commission shall maintain complete records of its proceedings and may publish reports and other publications in connection with its duties and responsibilities.

The commission shall use any funds appropriated to its use, or allocated to its use by the Joint Rules Committee, donated to it, or acquired as revenue from any concession operated in the State Capitol, only for purposes of furthering the objectives of this article.

The commission shall review and advise on any interagency agreement for management of concessions within the historic State Capitol.

The commission shall employ an executive officer, who shall have at least three years of administrative-curatorial experience in the cultural or historic preservation fields, and staff persons as may be necessary to provide administrative services to the commission. No person may…

The commission may contract with any agency, public or private, for services, in connection with the commission’s duties and responsibilities, as the commission determines to be necessary, including, but not limited to, the Department of Parks and Recreation in connection with th…

The commission annually shall report to the Legislature on its activities. The commission shall propose to the Legislature such recommendations for legislation in connection with the historic State Capitol as the commission determines to be necessary.

The commission shall be supported by allocations by the Joint Rules Committee from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate. The commission annually shall submit to the Joint Rules Committee a proposed budget for each fiscal year. The budget shall be subject to approval by…

(a) There is in state government, the Historic State Capitol Commission, which shall consist of seven members, initially appointed as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, with one member initially serving a term of four years and one member initially…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Whistleblower Protection Act.

It is the intent of the Legislature that state employees and other persons should disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper governmental activities.

For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means any investigating committee of the Legislature. (b) “Employee” means any individual appointed by the Governor or employed or holding office in a state agency, as defined by Se…

(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 appointees of both the Speaker of the Assembly and the President pro Tempore of the Senate shall include one person who represents the arts or humanities and one person from the general public.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act.

The Legislature finds and declares that, in addition to existing retaliation protections under Section 1102.5 of the Labor Code and under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 12900) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), it …

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Interfere” means to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command a legislative employee who attempts to make a protected disclosure. (b) “Le…

(a) A Member of the Legislature or legislative employee shall not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use that individual’s official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with the right of a legislative employee to make a protected disclosure. (b) An individu…

An individual who intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee for having made a protected disclosure is subject to a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed one year.

(a) In addition to all other penalties, rights, and remedies provided by law, an individual or entity that intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee for having made a protected disclosure is liable in a civil action for damages brought by a legislative employee. (b)…

(a) This article does not limit the application of any other rights or remedies under federal or state law, and any penalties imposed or damages awarded under this article are in addition to those provided under any other federal or state law, including, but not limited to, Secti…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Discriminatory Harassment Retaliation Prevention Act.

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Discriminatory harassment” means harassment based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marita…

The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for travel and living expenses in connection with their official duties, at rates established by the Department of Human Resources.

(a) A house of the Legislature shall not discharge, expel, or otherwise discriminate against a legislative advocate or a legislative employee because that person has opposed any practices forbidden under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Se…

Each house of the Legislature shall implement a system to maintain a record of each discriminatory harassment complaint made to that house for a period of at least 12 years after the complaint is made.

The Joint Rules Committee shall appoint a Subcommittee on the Capitol Restoration Project, comprised of three members from the Senate and three from the Assembly, to monitor the commission. The legislators so appointed shall have no vote in commission proceedings.

(a) Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum to do business, and no action of the commission may be taken except upon an affirmative recorded vote of four or more members. (b) All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. (c) The commission shall mee…

The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To prepare, complete, and, from time to time, to amend, a comprehensive master plan, based on a priority of needs, for the restoration, preservation, and maintenance of the historic State Capitol. (b) To review and ad…

In carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this article, the commission shall follow accepted standards for restoration, preservation, and maintenance of historic structures, including all of the following, where applicable and feasible: (a) Standards for historic pres…

The commission shall maintain and may utilize all historic data, research, and project files developed and gathered by the state, and in the possession of the state, in connection with the State Capitol Restoration Project. On the date that the commission commences business, all …

Pursuant to this article, the legislative body may take a census of the city between the years of taking the federal census. That census shall be validated by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.

By resolution, the legislative body may declare its intention to cause a census to be taken by suitable persons appointed by it and at the city’s expense.

The census of all the inhabitants shall be taken by the appointed persons.

The persons taking the census shall enumerate all the inhabitants of the city.

When completed, the census shall be verified before any officer authorized to administer oaths, and filed with the city clerk.