Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The authority may establish limits on coverage for a member or category of members, but those limits may neither be less than the minimum nor more than the maximum limits established by Section 6599.21.

A local agency requesting membership from the authority may request coverage in any sum, so long as the coverage requested is neither less than the minimum nor more than the maximum limits established by Section 6599.21.

The books and records of the authority shall be audited annually and a summary of the audit shall be provided to the authority’s members and shall be a public record. The audit shall be done by a certified public accountant pursuant to agreement with the authority. Each annual au…

If the original board is not selected on or before January 1, 1990, this chapter shall cease to be operative.

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because of the shallowness and high rate of sedimentation of the San Francisco Bay, dredging is essential to establish and maintain navigational channels for maritime commerce, which contributes substantially to the local, regional, …

The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the interest of the state to accomplish the following: (a) Establish the relative importance of dredging needs so that the most important projects can be prioritized and accomplished quickly and unnecessary dredging activit…

The Legislature further finds and declares that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the State Water Resources Control Board and relevant California regional water quality control boards, and the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Develo…

The Legislature finds and declares that the commission should avoid duplication of effort in carrying out its role in the Long Term Management Strategy by making maximum use of information available from other portions of the strategy, the San Francisco Estuary Project, and other…

“Bay” means all portions of San Francisco Bay, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 66610.

“Commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

“Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as described in Section 12220 of the Water Code.

“Dredged material disposal” means the placement of material extracted by dredging.

“Dredging” means the extraction of sand, mud, or other materials from San Francisco Bay, its tributaries, the delta, or coastal state waters.

“Reuse” means the use of dredged material as a construction material or for some other beneficial purpose.

“Upland disposal” means disposal of dredged material in areas not subject to tidal action.

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to change any existing regulatory authority under Division 6 (commencing with Section 6001), Division 7 (commencing with Section 8600), or Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, or the Porter-Colog…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990.

As used in this chapter: (a) “Drug-free workplace” means a site for the performance of work done in connection with a specific grant or contract described in Article 2 (commencing with Section 8355) of an entity at which employees of the entity are prohibited from engaging in the…

(a) Every person or organization awarded a contract or a grant for the procurement of any property or services from any state agency shall certify to the contracting or granting agency that it will provide a drug-free workplace by doing all of the following: (1) Publishing a stat…

(a) Each contract or grant awarded by a state agency may be subject to suspension of payments under the contract or grant or termination of the contract or grant, or both, and the contractor or grantee thereunder may be subject to debarment, in accordance with the requirements of…

This chapter shall not be construed to require any contractor or grantee to ensure that other businesses with which it subcontracts also provide drug-free workplaces.

As used in this chapter, except as otherwise provided: (a) “Director” means the Director of the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement. (b) “Office” means the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement established in this article.

(a) The Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement is hereby established in state government in the Governor’s office. The office shall be under the direct control of a Director of the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement, who shall be responsible to t…

The work of the office shall be organized within the following offices or programs: (a) CaliforniaVolunteers. (b) The Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications. (c) The California Youth Empowerment Commission established by the California Youth Empowerment Act…

Commencing on July 1, 2024, each of the following shall occur: (a) The Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement in the office of the Governor, succeeds to, and is vested with, all the duties and responsibilities of the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innova…

CaliforniaVolunteers, as established by Executive Order S-24-06, is hereby established in the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement.

The CaliforniaVolunteers shall engage Californians in service, volunteering, and civic action to tackle our state’s most pressing challenges. The CaliforniaVolunteers shall do the following: (a) Administer the Youth Jobs Corps, Climate Action Corps, College Corps, and AmeriCorps …

(a) CaliforniaVolunteers, as established by Executive Order S-24-06 and Section 8405, is authorized to form a nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity exempt from income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section…

As used in this article: (a) “Act” means the National and Community Service Trust Act, codified in Section 12501 et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code. (b) “Commission” means the Board of Commissioners under CaliforniaVolunteers, as named in subdivision (a) of Section 841…

(a) There is continued into existence a Board of Commissioners under CaliforniaVolunteers. (b) For purposes of fulfilling the requirements of the act, the commission shall do all of the following: (1) Take all actions necessary to meet the requirements of the act and its implemen…

(a) The Governor shall appoint 25 voting members to the commission as follows: (1) In compliance with the act, the commission’s voting members shall include at least all of the following: (A) An individual with expertise in the educational, training, and development needs of yout…

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses and receive a per diem as appropriate and in compliance with Section 12638 of Title 42 of the United States Code.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that through the creation of a single state entity to coordinate California’s most important statewide public awareness and community outreach campaigns, the state can realize more inclusive and effective outcomes while preventing equity ga…

As used in this article: (a) “Community-based organizations” means a public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that represents a community or significant segments of a community and provides support and services to individuals in the community. (b) “E…

The Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications is hereby continued in existence in the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement.

Under the direction of the director, the executive officer shall initiate and execute campaigns related to the state’s highest priority public awareness and community outreach efforts.

(a) The Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications is hereby established as an office within the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement. (b) The office shall serve as the manager of the state’s highest priority public awareness and community outr…

(a) In the selection of its awareness and outreach campaigns, the office shall consider all of the following criteria: (1) “Equity,” meaning the ability to target audiences that include Californians who are disproportionately impacted or experience the greatest health and social …

(a) As part of its core objective of managing the state’s highest priority public awareness and community outreach efforts, and as informed by any guidelines and practices developed by it, the office shall prioritize streamlining partnerships between community-based organizations…

State agencies and departments collaborating with the office, upon request, shall share relevant data and statistical information that may improve the efficacy of current or future outreach efforts.

(a) There is in state government, in the Department of Technology, the Office of Information Security. The purpose of the Office of Information Security is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of state systems and applications, and to promote and protect pri…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Chief” means the Chief of the Office of Information Security. (b) “Office” means the Office of Information Security. (c) “Program” means an information security program established pursuant to Section …

This chapter shall not apply to the State Compensation Insurance Fund, the Legislature, or the Legislative Data Center in the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

(a) The chief shall establish an information security program. The program responsibilities include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (1) The creation, updating, and publishing of information security and privacy policies, standards, and procedures for state agencies…

The office shall consult with the Director of Technology, the Office of Emergency Services, the Director of General Services, the Director of Finance, and any other relevant agencies concerning policies, standards, and procedures related to information security and privacy.

(a) There is hereby created, in the State and Consumer Services Agency, the Office of Privacy Protection. The purpose of the Office of Privacy Protection shall be to protect the privacy of individuals’ personal information in a manner consistent with the California Constitution b…

The Office of Privacy Protection shall be under the direction of a director who shall report to the Secretary of State and Consumer Services and lead the Office of Privacy Protection in carrying out its mission.

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Privacy Protection. (b) “Office” means the Office of Privacy Protection.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002.” As used in this chapter: (a) “Bonded indebtedness” includes any financial encumbrance, including, but not limited to, bonds, lease revenue bonds, certificates of participation, mortgages, li…

(a) The Court Facilities Dispute Resolution Committee is hereby created to hear and determine disputes between a county and the Judicial Council as specified by this chapter. (b) The committee shall consist of the following members: (1) One person selected by the California State…