Title GOV, California Gov. Code

There are hereby appropriated out of the General Fund such amounts as may be necessary to make such repayments. Such repayments shall be made from the first money accruing to the General Fund over and above the amounts: (a) Then necessary to provide for payments for the support o…

Claims against special fund appropriations for the support of any State agency, that can not be paid by reason of the depletion of the special fund as a result of any setting apart of revenues under Section 15 of Article XIII of the Constitution shall be paid from the General Fun…

If money is set apart from more than one nongeneral fund revenue, and available money is insufficient for repayment in full, repayments shall be made in proportion to the unpaid balances. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 120.)

(a) When the General Fund in the Treasury is or will be exhausted, the Controller shall notify the Governor and the Pooled Money Investment Board. The Governor, or their designee, may order the Controller to direct the transfer of all or any part of the moneys not needed in other…

The Treasurer may pay all expense for collecting bonds and bond coupons. Where the proceeds of the collection are part of any special fund, the expense shall be charged against the special fund and credited to the General Fund. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 120.)

(a) Notwithstanding and in addition to any other provision of law permitting withdrawal of moneys from the General Fund for deposit into a special fund for the purpose of carrying out a program or project with repayment to the General Fund to come from the proceeds of the later s…

(a) (1) It is in the best interest of the state to ensure that there are adequate resources to fund critical state highway and local road projects in a timely manner. The Director of Finance may designate up to 15 percent of projected cash balances, as determined by the Departmen…

Notwithstanding and in addition to any other provision of law permitting loans to state agencies from the Pooled Money Investment Account, the Pooled Money Investment Board may make a loan, on such terms and conditions as the board may determine, from the Pooled Money Investment …

(a) The Pooled Money Investment Board shall establish the annual rate of interest charged on short-term loans of state funds executed after January 1, 1981, where the statute authorizing such loans does not prohibit interest or specify an interest rate or a method of computing an…

Any appropriation made for major construction, improvements, equipment, designs, working plans, and specifications may be expended to reimburse the Division of Architecture Revolving Fund, the University of California, or the Trustees of the California State University, for expen…

Any appropriation made for acquisition of real property may be expended to pay for expenses incurred for appraisals, title searches, surveys and other investigations prior to the availability of such appropriation, provided that the Director of Finance has approved the incurring …

(a) The Controller shall maintain a system of accounts for each of the funds redesignated by the act enacting this section as accounts within the Transportation Tax Fund or the State Transportation Fund which will reflect the equity of each account, including investments and earn…

No state funds or employee activities financed by the state shall, directly or indirectly, be used for accounting of, or authorizing the disbursement of, any funds of any state agency, except through accounts approved by the Department of Finance. Such funds shall be reported in …

(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, moneys in the State Treasury may be loaned from one state fund or account to any other state fund or account to address the 2001–02, 2002–03, and 2003–04 fiscal year budgetary shortfalls, subject to all of the following conditions: (1) The …

The amount of outstanding loans made pursuant to Section 14556.8 is seven hundred six million dollars ($706,000,000). Four hundred seventy million dollars ($470,000,000) of this amount shall be repaid from the General Fund pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 20 of Article XVI …

Subdivision (g) of Section 36 of Article XIII of the California Constitution created the Education Protection Account in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding any law, the Controller may use the funds in the Education Protection Account for cashflow loans to the General Fund as pro…

Subdivision (d) of Section 36 of Article XIII of the California Constitution created the Local Revenue Fund 2011 in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding any law, the Controller may use the funds in the Local Revenue Fund 2011 for cashflow loans to the General Fund as provided in S…

(a) (1) The State Agency Investment Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury, for the receipt of deposits from state agencies with moneys not currently required by law to be deposited in the Pooled Money Investment Account. (2) For purposes of this section, a “state agenc…

(a) (1) The Voluntary Investment Program Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury, for the receipt of voluntary deposits from local entities. (2) For purposes of this section, a “local entity” includes, but is not limited to, any city, county, school district, or special …

A state agency that receives revenues for state costs under a cost recovery statute shall account for those revenues to the Controller for deposit into the State Treasury, as provided in Section 16301. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 230, Sec. 2. (AB 1583) Effective January 1, 2015.)

As used in this part, “fiscal agent” means any state fiscal agent selected and acting pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16670). (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 42.)

Whenever the statute of limitations has run against any outstanding bond or coupon issued by the State, the Treasurer may, at such time as he may determine, withdraw from the fiscal agents any money transferred to the fiscal agents to meet the payment of the bond or coupon and de…

Whenever it appears to the Treasurer, upon competent proof, that any bonds, coupons, or other evidences of state indebtedness, except warrants, have been lost or destroyed, he shall endeavor to stop payment on them, and notify the State’s fiscal agents to endeavor to stop payment…

The expense incurred by the State Treasurer and his agents in the payment of bonds and bond coupons upon maturity or when called for prior redemption is a part of the cost of redemption of such bonds and bond coupons and shall be charged against the fund which is chargeable with …

The Controller shall establish and maintain accounts and perform accounting transactions as determined by the Treasurer to be necessary to comply with all provisions of federal law and regulations pertaining to retaining the bondholders’ exemption from federal income taxation on …

The State Treasurer may promulgate regulations as to the redemption of state warrants and agency checks. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 622.)

The State Treasurer may examine warrants and checks presented for redemption and refuse payment of any item and shall have a reasonable time to make such examination. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 622.)

The presenting bank and the endorsers of a state warrant or check presented to the Treasurer for redemption are deemed to guarantee that all prior endorsements are genuine, whether or not an express guaranty is placed on the item. When the first endorsement has been made by one o…

In any case in which the Treasurer redeems or gives credit for a warrant or check, he or she may revoke the payment or credit given by returning the warrant or check to the presenting financial institution if, upon further examination, the item is found to bear a forged, erroneou…

Upon notification from the State Treasurer that a forged or erroneously endorsed state warrant has been charged back to the presenting financial institution, the State Controller may process a claim schedule directing payment to the original payee. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 92…

The Legislature finds and declares that the existing system for reimbursing local agencies and school districts for the costs of state-mandated local programs has not provided for the effective determination of the state’s responsibilities under Section 6 of Article XIII B of the…

The Department of Human Resources is hereby vested with the jurisdiction and responsibility of establishing and maintaining personnel standards on a merit basis and administering merit systems for local government agencies where such merit systems of employment are required by st…

For the purposes of administration of state or federally supported programs under Section 19800, the department shall, by regulation, establish and maintain personnel standards on a merit basis for local agencies (including standards of qualifications, competency, education, expe…

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any local agency from establishing its own merit system and determining thereunder the personnel standards to be applicable to its employees, but as to employees engaged in administering state and federally supported programs under Section 19…

Notwithstanding Sections 19801 and 19803, and after the department approves the memorandum of understanding standards, the department may waive administration of all or part of a local agency merit system where administration of merit system standards, including, but not limited …

(a) The Department of Human Resources shall administer the merit system for employees engaged in administering programs under Section 19800 in a local agency not administering its own merit system approved under this chapter. The Department of Human Resources may delegate any of …

In the exercise of functions under this chapter, the department shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with established standards. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 97. (AB 1062) …

The department shall establish and administer procedures, including provisions for investigations and hearings, to determine whether a particular merit system is in conformity with the standards established or approved by the department pursuant to Section 19801. In conducting an…

When the department, after hearing, determines that a local merit system is not in conformity with the established standards, it shall notify such local agency and appropriate state officer in writing of its decision. If the governing body of the local agency does not bring the s…

Notwithstanding any other law, upon receiving certification of the department, pursuant to Section 19806, the appropriate state officer shall take such action against the local agency as permitted by law or as necessary to obtain compliance without an additional administrative he…

Local agencies shall provide such information and reports relating to merit system administration as are required by the department. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 101. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)

State departments having responsibility for the overall administration of grant-in-aid programs under Section 19800 shall reimburse the Department of Human Resources for all costs incurred by that department in administering this chapter. The Department of Human Resources may equ…

As used in this chapter, “local agency” means any city, county, city and county, district, or other subdivision of the state, or any independent instrumentality thereof. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1283.)

(a) To the extent that any regulations adopted to make specific or to carry out the provisions of this article are in conflict with the amendments made to this article or become outdated at any time due to a change in federal or state program requirements, the regulations shall b…

(a) The State Peace Officers’ and Firefighters’ Defined Contribution Plan is hereby established for state peace officer and firefighter members in Bargaining Unit 6 who have become subject to this part by memorandum of understanding, as provided by Section 3517.5. (b) The plan ma…

The plan is intended to constitute a governmental plan as defined by Section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 414(d)) and, as such, the plan and all benefits payable thereunder are intended to satisfy all requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue C…