Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Building standards adopted or approved by the commission shall incorporate the text of the model codes, applicable national specifications, or published standards, in whole or in part, only by reference, with appropriate additions or deletions therefrom. The commission may elect …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), administrative regulations adopted by state agencies that apply directly to the implementation or enforcement of building standards shall be forwarded to the California Building Standards Commission for approval. Each regulatio…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the commission shall receive proposed building standards from state agencies for consideration in an 18-month code adoption cycle. The commission shall develop regulations setting forth the procedures for the 18-month adoption cycle. The…

Every building or structure and every portion thereof shall be designed and constructed to resist stresses produced by lateral forces as provided in the State Building Standards Code. In areas where the Division of Codes and Standards of the Department of Housing and Community De…

The board of directors shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations, or bylaws, providing for appellate review of any action, decision, or recommendation of the medical staff affecting the professional privileges of any member of, or applicant for membership on, the medical staff…

The secretary of the board of directors or the hospital administrator shall mail notice of the action or decision to the affected applicant or medical staff member within the time specified in the applicable bylaw or rule. (Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1358, Sec. 7. Effective Janu…

The board or the hearing officer, if one is appointed, shall have the same power with respect to the issuance of subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum as that granted to any agency or presiding officer pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 11450.10) of Chapter 4.5 of Part…

The board of directors may order that the hearing pursuant to this article, and hearings on the reports of the hospital medical audit or quality assurance committees, be held in private or executive session, provided, that an applicant or medical staff member whose staff privileg…

The territorial jurisdiction of the agency of a county is the unincorporated territory in the county, and that of a city or city and county is the territory within its limits. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

The powers of each agency are vested in the members in office. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

When a decision, determination, or other action by the agency or legislative body is required by this part, neither the agency nor the legislative body shall delegate the obligation to decide, determine, or act to another entity unless a provision of this part specifically provid…

Each redevelopment agency exercises governmental functions and has the powers prescribed in this part. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

Each agency is performing a public function of the community. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

An agency may: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Have a seal. (c) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers. (d) Make, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations not inconsistent with, and to carry into effect, the powers and purp…

An agency shall keep a record of the proceedings of its meetings and those records shall be open to examination by the public to the extent required by law. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 797.)

(a) An agency may select, appoint, and employ such permanent and temporary officers, agents, counsel, and employees as it requires, and determine their qualifications, duties, benefits, and compensation, subject only to the conditions and restrictions imposed by the legislative b…

An agency may: (a) Obtain, hire, purchase, or rent office space, equipment, supplies, insurance, or services. (b) Authorize and pay the travel expenses of agency members, officers, agents, counsel, and employees on agency business. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

For the purposes of the agency, it shall have access to the services and facilities of the planning commission, the city engineer, and other departments and offices of the community. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

The grant of money appropriated by the legislative body of the community to the community redevelopment agency administrative fund is not to be construed as making the agency a department of the community or placing the officers, agents, counsel, and employees under civil service…

(a) No agency or community officer or employee who in the course of his or her duties is required to participate in the formulation of, or to approve plans or policies for, the redevelopment of a project area shall acquire any interest in any property included within a project ar…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an officer, employee, consultant, or agent of the agency or community, for personal residential use, may purchase or lease property within a project area after the agency has certified that the improvements to be constructed or the wor…

An agency may: (a) From time to time prepare and carry out plans for the improvement, rehabilitation, and redevelopment of blighted areas. (b) Disseminate redevelopment information. (c) Prepare applications for various federal programs and grants relating to housing and community…

The agency may accept financial assistance from public or private sources as authorized by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 33600) or any other provision in this part. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

The agency may accept any other assistance from the state or federal government or any public or private source for any redevelopment project within its area of operation or for the agency’s activities, powers, and duties. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1812.)

Within the survey area or for purposes of redevelopment an agency may insure or provide for the insurance of any operations of the agency against risks or hazards. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1665.)

Upon request from and at the expense of any public body, an agency may, outside any survey area, with the approval of the legislative body, provide (1) relocation assistance to persons displaced by governmental action, and (2) aid and assistance to property owners in connection w…

An agency may finance the cost of premiums necessary for the provision of insurance during the construction or rehabilitation of properties that are administered by governmental entities or nonprofit organizations to provide housing for lower income households, as defined in Sect…

(a) The legislative body may, at the time of the adoption of an ordinance declaring that there is a need for a commission to function in the community or at any time thereafter, by adoption of an ordinance, declare itself to be the commission, in which case all of the rights, pow…

(a) A legislative body in a community other than the County of Los Angeles which has declared itself to be the commission pursuant to Section 34120 may, by ordinance, create a community development committee of not more than seven members, or not more than nine members if tenant …

A legislative body which has declared itself to be the commission pursuant to Section 34120 may at any time by resolution determine that it shall no longer function as the commission, in which event, the mayor or chairman of the board of supervisors or similar official, with the …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) It is in the public interest to ensure that districts adopt their budgets in an open process in order to educate the public of the costs and benefits of air quality improvement. (b) The process required by this article sha…

(a) Each district shall adopt its annual budget in accordance with the following requirements: (1) The district shall prepare, and make available to the public at least 30 days prior to public hearing, a summary of its budget and any supporting documents, including, but not limit…

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this article, the provisions of the chapter of this part on elections govern the election on the question of organizing a district and the election of the first district officers, and the board of supervisors of the county and the coun…

A copy of the order shall be posted for four successive weeks prior to the election in three public places in the proposed district at least one of which shall be in each county in which the district is located, and shall be published once a week for four successive weeks prior t…

Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the coun…

The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a …

If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the…

The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question. The ballot pamphlet shall contain th…

At least 15 days prior to the election, the board of supervisors shall select one, and may select two or more, polling places in the proposed district, and shall make suitable arrangements for the election. (Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1337.)

The ballots shall contain the words, “Shall the sanitary district be formed?” To the right of or below these words, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets. The ballot shall also contain the names of the persons to be voted for at the elec…

At the election there shall be elected an assessor and the members of the board who shall be resident electors of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 155.)

If a majority of the votes cast in each county are in favor of formation of the district, the board of supervisors shall make and cause to be entered in its minutes an order that a district of the name and with the boundaries stated in the order calling the election, setting fort…

If a majority of the votes cast are against formation of the district, the board of supervisors shall by order entered in its minutes so declare, and no other proceeding shall be taken in relation thereto until the expiration of one year from the date of the presentation of the p…

The state account may sue and be sued in its own name. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

Expenditures from the state account shall not be made in excess of the total amount of money in the state account at any one time. Expenditures in excess of that amount may be made only when additional money is collected or otherwise added to the state account. (Added by Stats. 2…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Controller shall establish a separate subaccount in the state account, for any funds received from a settlement agreement or the General Fund for a removal or remedial action to be performed at a specific site. (b) Notwithstandi…