Title GOV, California Gov. Code

For purposes of implementing this article, the State Department of Health Care Services may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts, or amend existing contracts, on a bid or negotiated basis, and may implement changes to existing information technology systems. Notwithstan…

(a) For purposes of this section, “department” means the State Department of Health Care Services. (b) No sooner than October 1, 2027, the department shall establish a process for entities to apply for approval by the department as a designated 988 center, as defined in Section 5…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to continue its long history of advancing policies that support suicide prevention efforts and further the initiative to address our youth mental health crisis. Young LGBTQ+ Californians have benefited from the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to reduce the excessive flow of unsolicited state agency reports which, after being written, printed, and distributed at significant public expense, are received without having been requested by legislative office…

(a) No state agency shall distribute a state publication, as defined in Section 14902, except in response to a specific request therefor, or to the subjects of a mailing list or distribution list who have previously requested the automatic receipt of reports of this type, or purs…

Beginning with the 1984–85 fiscal year, each state agency shall include in its budget request a listing of state publications, as defined in Section 14902, which were added by legislative mandate or otherwise during the previous fiscal year. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 528, Sec.…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when funding for any legislatively mandated publication is discontinued in the Budget Act, the statutory mandate for that publication shall be automatically suspended. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1632, Sec. 1. Effective October 1, 1982.)…

Each state agency that publishes or distributes a state publication, as defined in Section 14902, shall file a copy of the publication with the Joint Committee on Rules if it has published or distributed more than 1000 copies of the publication in the preceding 12 months. This se…

As used in this article, “law” means any federal law relating to internal revenue. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 83.)

In the case of the State, “law” also means the law of any state providing for the withholding of personal income tax from wages or salaries of its residents employed by other states; provided, that the law of that state, in the determination of the State Controller, provides for …

The State, its agencies and political subdivisions, cities, and all other public agencies may withhold from any wages or salaries paid by them that portion required to be withheld by any law. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 83.)

They may pay the withheld sums at the times and in the manner provided by the law and make the records, reports, and returns required by the law or the regulations promulgated under it. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 83.)

The Department of Finance shall direct the manner and form in which each state department, board, commission, or other agency maintains the records incidental to withholding funds pursuant to this article. The Department of Finance shall prescribe the forms to be used in making a…

All funds withheld pursuant to this article by any state unit whose funds are deposited in the State Treasury shall, immediately upon such withholding, be deposited in such depositary or depositaries as may be prescribed by the Director of Finance, and shall be withdrawn therefro…

All funds withheld by any county pursuant to this article shall, immediately upon such withholding, be deposited in such depositary or depositaries as may be prescribed by the board of supervisors of the county, and shall be withdrawn therefrom in the manner prescribed by such bo…

All funds withheld pursuant to this article by any public agency not within the provisions of Sections 1174 or 1175 of this code shall, immediately upon such withholding, be deposited in such depositary or depositaries as may be prescribed by the governing body of such public age…

Every local public agency may establish a nonemergency telephone system as provided in this article. The digits “311” shall be dedicated as the nonemergency telephone number within the system. Nonemergency “311” telephone systems shall be designed to provide a system similar to a…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Local public agency” means a city, county, city and county, and joint powers authority that provides a public safety answering point (PSAP). (b) “Nonemergency telephone system” means a system structured to provid…

The Public Safety Communications Division is authorized to aid local public agencies in the formulation of concepts, methods, and procedures that will improve the operation of systems authorized by this article and increase cooperation among public agencies. (Amended by Stats. 20…

As used in this article: (a) “Agency” means a statewide office, nonelective officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or agency in the executive branch of the state government, except that it shall not apply to an agency whose primary function is service to the Le…

The Governor, from time to time, shall examine the organization of all agencies and shall determine what changes therein are necessary to accomplish one or more of the following purposes: (a) To promote the better execution of the laws, the more effective management of the execut…

Whenever the Governor finds that reorganization is in the public interest, the Governor shall prepare one or more reorganization plans in the form and language of a bill as nearly as practicable and transmit each, bearing an identifying number, to the Legislature, with a declarat…

Each reorganization plan transmitted by the Governor under this article: (a) May change the name of an agency affected by a reorganization and the title of its head, and shall designate the name of an agency resulting from a reorganization and the title of its head. (b) May inclu…

No reorganization plan shall provide for, and no reorganization under this article shall have the effect of: (a) Continuing any agency beyond the period authorized by law for its existence, or beyond the time when it would have terminated if the reorganization had not been made; …

Except as otherwise provided in this section, a reorganization plan submitted pursuant to this article shall become effective the first day after 60 calendar days of continuous session of the Legislature after the date on which the plan is transmitted to each house or at a later …

No reorganization plan shall have the effect of limiting in any way the validity of any statute enacted, or any regulation or other action made, prescribed, issued, granted or performed in respect to or by any agency before the effective date of the reorganization plan except to …

No suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against the head of an agency or other officer of the state, in the head of an agency or officer’s official capacity or in relation to the discharge of the head of an agency or officer’s official duties, shall abate by…

From the effective date of a reorganization plan, and as long as it is in effect, the operation of any prior act of the Legislature inconsistent therewith shall be suspended insofar as it is inconsistent with the reorganization plan. (Added by renumbering Section 12078 by Stats. …

Each reorganization plan which takes effect shall be printed in the same volume as the acts of the session of the Legislature to which it was submitted. (Added by renumbering Section 12079 by Stats. 1968, Ch. 449.)

The Legislative Counsel shall prepare for introduction not later than the next regular session of the Legislature occurring more than 90 days after that in which a Governor’s reorganization plan takes effect a bill effecting such changes in the statutes as may be necessary to ref…

It is the intention of the Legislature in delegating legislative power to the Governor by this article pursuant to the authorization contained in Section 6 of Article V of the California Constitution to retain the right of review of the Governor’s action by means of action by eit…

If any provision of this act or the application thereof, except Section 12080.5, to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, an…

(a) No person in the State of California shall, on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation, be unlaw…

Whenever a state agency that administers a program or activity that is funded directly by the state or receives any financial assistance from the state has reasonable cause to believe that a contractor, grantee, or local agency has violated the provisions of Section 11135, Part 2…

If it is determined that a contractor, grantee, or local agency has violated the provisions of this article, pursuant to the process described in Section 11136, the state agency that administers the program or activity involved shall take action to curtail state funding in whole …

The prohibitions and sanctions imposed by this article are in addition to any other prohibitions and sanctions imposed by law. This article shall not be interpreted in a manner that would frustrate its purpose. This article shall not be interpreted in a manner that would undermin…

(a) There are in the state government the following agencies: Business and Consumer Services; California Housing and Homelessness; Transportation; California Environmental Protection; California Health and Human Services; Labor and Workforce Development; Natural Resources; Govern…

Each agency is under the supervision of an executive officer known as the secretary. Each secretary shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor. The appointment of each secretary is subject to confirmation by the Senate. The annual salary of each secre…

(a) The Natural Resources Agency shall succeed to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction previously vested in the Resources Agency. (b) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall succeed to, and is vested with, all the d…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Critically underserved community” has the same meaning as defined in Section 5642 of the Public Resources Code. (2) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified pursuant to Section 3…

The Governor may, with respect to the Resources Agency, appoint an Assistant Secretary for Energy Matters who may serve as Secretary for Resources designee on the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and an Assistant Secretary for Coastal Matters who may serve…

(a) The Governor may, with respect to the Transportation Agency, appoint a Deputy Secretary of Housing Coordination, who shall serve as the secretary’s primary advisor on housing matters, including, but not limited to, sustainable growth policy matters, and other strategies to ac…

(a) The California Health and Human Services Agency consists of the following departments: Aging; Community Services and Development; Developmental Services; Health Care Services; Managed Health Care; Public Health; Rehabilitation; Social Services; and State Hospitals. (b) The ag…

(a) The Government Operations Agency shall consist of all of the following: (1) The Office of Administrative Law. (2) The Public Employees’ Retirement System. (3) The State Teachers’ Retirement System. (4) The State Personnel Board. (5) The California Victim Compensation Board. (…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration. (2) “Office” means the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration. (3) “Services” means all functions, responsibil…

(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury, the California Health and Human Services Automation Fund. The moneys in the fund shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for expenditure by the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, established purs…