Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) Subject to Section 4 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, any school district may impose qualified special taxes within the district pursuant to the procedures established in Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) and any other applicable procedures provided…

A community college district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075). The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or real property within the district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than imp…

Notwithstanding any other law, when any school district in the County of Santa Barbara is in any manner merged with one or more school districts so as to form a single district pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 35542 of the Education Code, the district so formed may continue…

Notwithstanding any other law, the Santa Barbara Unified School District may impose a special tax in compliance with Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) within the boundaries of the former Santa Barbara Elementary School District upon approval of the voters within the bou…

This article shall not be construed to affect the authority of any community facilities district to levy any special tax or other charge under Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Division 2. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1365, Sec. 3.)

(a) In addition to those persons described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50079, a qualified special tax imposed by the Davis Joint Unified School District in accordance with Section 50079 may provide an exemption for teache…

As used in this article, “public securities” means any issue of bonds, notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness and the interest coupons, if any, attached thereto, issued by any public body. (Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 53.)

As used in this article, “public body” means any county, city and county, city, municipal corporation, political subdivision, school district, or any other public district or public corporation, any public authority, or any agency of any thereof. (Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Se…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a member of the legislative body of any public body or any officer or employee thereof shall not be deemed interested in a contract for the sale of any public securities issued by such public body; provided, that such public s…

(a) The Governor shall designate three state agencies to participate in a pilot program to award cash prizes to participants in an innovation contest established by each designated agency pursuant to this article. (b) A sum in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000)…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Video Customer Service Act. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1198, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) “Video provider” means any person, company, or service which provides one or more channels of video programming to a residence, including a home, condominium, or apartment where some fee is paid, whether directly or as included in dues or rental charges, for that service, whe…

(a) Every video provider shall render reasonably efficient service, make repairs promptly, and interrupt service only as necessary. (b) All video provider personnel contacting subscribers or potential subscribers outside the office of the provider shall be clearly identified as a…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) It is a common practice in the sale or lease of cable television services for a fee to be imposed upon a consumer’s failure to make full and timely payment of periodic charges for those services. (b) It is desirable to est…

Notwithstanding Section 53088.2, a fee may not be imposed upon consumers for any delinquent payment for sale of cable television services unless all of the following apply: (a) For all contracts entered into on or after January 1, 1997, at or before the time the consumer enters i…

Notwithstanding Section 53088.2, a delinquency fee charged in a cable television transaction which is not in excess of four dollars and seventy-five cents ($4.75) and which is imposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 53088.6 shall be valid. The delinquency f…

This article shall apply to the sale or lease of cable television services on or after January 1, 1997. This article shall not apply to late fee practices reflected in cable television service contracts that are specified in or subject to a court order or judgment entered on or b…

“Local agency,” as used in this article, means a county, city, city and county, political subdivision, district, or municipal corporation. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 633.)

(a) Except as provided in Sections 1128 and 1129, a local agency officer or employee shall not engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise for compensation which is inconsistent, incompatible, in conflict with, or inimical to his or her duties as a local agency officer or e…

It is not the intent of this article to prevent the employment by private business of a public employee, such as a peace officer, fireman, forestry service employee, among other public employees, who is off duty to do work related to and compatible with his regular employment, or…

Service on an appointed or elected governmental board, commission, committee, or other body by an attorney employed by a local agency in a nonelective position shall not, by itself, be deemed to be inconsistent, incompatible, in conflict with, or inimical to the duties of the att…

Service on the Board of Directors of the Local Agency Self-Insurance Authority by an officer or employee of a local agency, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 6599.02, or by a person who serves in an appointed or employed position with an agency or entity created by a joint…

(a) The LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency, also known as the LOSSAN Agency, is an existing joint powers authority established to provide an organization capable of implementing the recommendations contained in the State Rail Corridor Study Group’s June 1987 report entitled “Los Angeles…

(a) The secretary shall provide guidance and recommendations to, and coordination between, stakeholders as necessary to ensure the performance of the LOSSAN Rail Corridor. (b) The responsibilities set forth in subdivision (a) shall include planning, as needed, for any of the foll…

This article shall be applicable only if the members of the LOSSAN Agency enter into an amended joint powers agreement to expand the authority of the agency to permit the administration of state-funded intercity passenger rail services on the LOSSAN Corridor, and the LOSSAN Agenc…

As part of the business plan required by subdivision (b) of Section 14070.4 that is due by April 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency shall do all of the following: (a) Include a description of the effects of climate change, including sea level rise …

(a) (1) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this subdivision, the secretary, with technical and subject matter assistance from the Secretary for Environmental Protection and the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, shall submit a report to the Legislature …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, upon appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of this section, the secretary, in coordination with stakeholders responsible for operating rail services along the LOSSAN Rail Corridor, shall submit a report to the Legislature no later than…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” or “San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority” means a joint exercise of powers agency formed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 for purposes of assuming admini…

(a) There shall be created the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority Board, subject to being organized pursuant to the provisions of this article. Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the board shall be composed of not more than 11 members, as follows: (1) One m…

The authority shall be created only if the agencies that would be represented on the board enter into a joint exercise of powers agreement to form the authority. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 801, Sec. 8. (AB 1779) Effective January 1, 2013.)

The board shall make its decisions in accordance with the votes of its members, with a majority vote required for all matters with the exception of the approval of the business plan, revisions to that plan, and the addition of new members pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14…

The Steering Committee of the Caltrans Rail Task Force shall remain in existence. If a joint powers authority is formed pursuant to this article and an interagency transfer agreement is executed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 14070.2, the Steering Committee of the Caltran…

In case of vacancy in the office of Governor and in the office of Lieutenant Governor, the last duly elected President pro Tempore of the Senate shall become Governor for the residue of the term; or if there be no President pro Tempore of the Senate, then the last duly elected Sp…

In case of the death, disability or other failure to take office of the Governor-elect, whether occurring prior or subsequent to the returns of election, the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall act as Governor from the same time and in the same manner as provided for the Governor-ele…

In case of the death, disability, or other failure to take office of both the Governor-elect and the Lieutenant Governor-elect, the last duly elected President pro Tempore of the Senate, or in case of the President pro Tempore’s death, disability, or other failure to take office,…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, review, certification, and approval of any and all provisions of the San Francisco Bay Regional Environmental Management Plan, and any subsequent revision or amendments thereto by the Association of Bay Area Governments, shall be subjec…

After adoption or the annual revision of the Environmental Management Plan by the General Assembly of the Association of Bay Area Governments, any state agency that is required, pursuant to federal law, to review, certify, approve, or otherwise act upon such plan shall transmit s…

(a) In the event that an appropriate state agency finds that the Environmental Management Plan, or portion thereof, does not satisfy an applicable environmental protection standard required by federal law, or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the state agency shall return such…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Authority” or “Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority” means the joint exercise of powers agency formed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 and specified in subdivi…

(a) There is hereby created the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board, subject to being organized pursuant to subdivision (b). The board shall be composed of not more than the following 16 members: (1) Six members of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Direct…

If the board and the department enter into an interagency transfer agreement pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 14070), for an initial period, that begins with the transfer of responsibilities from the department to the board and continues for a three-year period subs…

The board shall make its decisions in accordance with the votes of its members, requiring a majority vote for all matters with the exception of the approval of the business plan, and revisions, which shall require a vote of two-thirds of the members. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 26…

For the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities pursuant to this article, the board may seek funds from any jurisdiction served by the Capitols passenger rail service for enhanced service. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 263, Sec. 10. Effective July 23, 1996.)

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Miles Hall Lifeline and Suicide Prevention Act.” (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 747, Sec. 2. (AB 988) Effective September 29, 2022.)

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “988” means the three-digit telephone number designated by the Federal Communications Commission for the purpose of connecting individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis with the national suicide pr…