Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The Legislative Counsel shall be selected by concurrent resolution at the beginning of each regular session and shall serve until his or her successor is selected and qualified. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 112. Effective January 1, 2004.)

If a vacancy occurs while the Legislature is not in session, a committee consisting of the Speaker of the Assembly, the Speaker pro Tempore of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate and the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate shall select the …

The Legislative Counsel shall be chosen without reference to party affiliations and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of his or her office. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 62, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2004.)

The annual salary of the Legislative Counsel is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or such greater amount as may be prescribed by the Joint Rules Committee. The Legislative Counsel shall be repaid all actual expenses incurred or paid by him or her in the discharge of his or …

(a) The Legislative Counsel may employ and fix the compensation, in accordance with law, of such professional assistants and clerical and other employees as he or she deems necessary for the effective conduct of the work under his or her charge. (b) The Legislative Counsel and th…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 18523, 18900, 18901, 18930, 18930.5, 18931, 18933, 18936, 18937, 18938.5, 18939, 18950, 19050, 19052, 19054, 19054.1, 19057, 19057.1, 19057.2, 19057.4, 19081, and 19101, or any other provision of law, but consistent with the merit principles of subdiv…

The permanent office of the Legislative Counsel shall be in the State Capitol in Sacramento, where he or she shall be provided with suitable and sufficient offices convenient to the chambers of the Senate and Assembly. For the convenience of Members of the Legislature, and when i…

(a) The Legislative Counsel shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with each Member of the Legislature with respect to communications between the member and the Legislative Counsel except as otherwise provided by the rules of the Legislature. All materials arising out of…

Neither the Legislative Counsel nor any other employee of the bureau shall reveal to any person outside thereof the contents or nature of any matter which has not become a public record, except with the consent of the person bringing the matter before the bureau. (Added by Stats.…

The material, including books and other publications, of the State Library shall be made available to the bureau. The University of California, all State agencies and other official State organizations, and all persons connected therewith shall give the Legislative Counsel ready …

Subject to Article 3 (commencing with Section 10270), neither the Legislative Counsel nor any employee of the bureau shall oppose or urge legislation. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 16. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)

The Legislative Counsel, or any deputy legislative counsel, may administer and certify oaths. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 575.)

(a) As used in this title, “state agency” includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. As used in any section of this title that is added or amended effective on or after January 1, 1997, “state agency” does not include the California…

(a) (1) Any state agency, including, but not limited to, a district agricultural association, or a joint powers agency that includes a district agricultural association, that seeks to hold an event with an expected attendance level over 10,000 participants on property that is eit…

(a) A state agency shall not permit an evaluator to review a discretionary grant application submitted by an organization or a person for which the evaluator was a representative, voting member, or staff member within the two-year period preceding receipt of that application. (b)…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every state agency shall establish the license periods and renewal dates for all licenses issued by the agencies in the manner as best to distribute the renewal work of all agencies throughout each year and permit the most efficient and…

Any state agency may make exhibits descriptive or illustrative of any activity or pursuit relating to its work or affairs at any international, state, district, county or municipal fair, exposition or exhibit, authorized or recognized by the laws of the state or acts of Congress …

If a remittance to cover a payment required by law to be made to the state or to a state agency on or before a specified date is sent through the United States mail or through a bona fide commercial delivery service, as determined by the state or the state agency addressee, prope…

If an application, tax return or claim for credit or refund required by law to be filed with the state or state agency on or before a specified date is filed with a state agency through the United States mail or through a bona fide commercial delivery service, as determined by th…

Sections 11002 and 11003 do not apply to: (a) Applications or other documents required or permitted to be filed under the Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (b) Applications to appropriate water under Division 2 (commencing with S…

(a) (1) Unless the Legislature specifically provides that approval is not required, every gift or dedication to the state of personal property, or every gift to the state of real property in fee or in any lesser estate or interest, shall be approved by the Director of Finance. (2…

The Director of Finance may accept on behalf of the State any gift of real or personal property whenever he deems such gift and the terms and conditions thereof to be in the best interest of the State. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1023.)

(a) Unless the Legislature specifically provides that approval by the Director of General Services is not required, every conveyance, contract, or agreement whereby an interest of the state in any real property is conveyed, demised, or let to any person, shall, before the conveya…

Any state department, board, or commission may lease any real property for the use of the state agency for storage, warehouse, or office purposes provided that the lease term does not exceed three years and the annual rental does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Prior…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Accepted nutritional guidelines” as used in this section means the following: (A) Beverages that are the following or meet the following standards: (i) Water. (ii) Milk, including, but not lim…

After January 1, 1983, if property is to be constructed, purchased, or leased, or any interest is acquired in the property, for a period of five years firm term or more, for the conduct of state business and the property is located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMS…

Any lease of property by a state agency for warehouse or office uses which is entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 1991, shall contain all of the following: (a) The state agency leasing space through any contract shall have access at all times to the leased facilities f…

The Department of General Services on or before July 1, 1991, shall develop procedures and policies to expedite normal procedures for purchasing, leasing, and contracting during a business interruption. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1210, Sec. 5.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency that requires fingerprinting for any non-law-enforcement purpose shall not require the use of specified live scan fingerprinting service providers certified by the Department of Justice to roll fingerprint impressions…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that Year 2000 Problem identification and remediation be the top information technology priority for all state agencies and departments as specified by executive order of the Governor. (b) It is the further intent of the Legislature to esta…

(a) Except as expressly authorized by law or as specifically authorized by the Director of General Services, property belonging to the state shall not be insured against risk of damage or destruction by fire, and the policies of fire insurance upon any property belonging to the s…

(a) The Department of Transportation, when it has acquired title to any real property for highway purposes and leases that property for commercial or business uses to the former owner for a term exceeding six months, may secure insurance against the risk of damage or destruction …

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Employee” includes an officer, employee, or servant, whether or not compensated, but does not include an independent contractor. (2) “Employment” includes office or employment. (3) “Injury” means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of pr…

Any state agency, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may secure insurance protecting the state against loss by burglary, robbery, theft, or embezzlement of funds or securities belonging to the state which are in the possession or control of the agency. (Amen…

Any state agency may, subject to rules and regulations of the Department of General Services, insure its officers and employees not covered by Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 19815) of Division 5 against injury or death incurred while flying on state business in any, except reg…

(a) The procurement of insurance or official bonds by any state agency shall be subject to approval of the Department of General Services. Any procurement of this type, upon request of the state agency concerned, may be made by the Department of General Services on behalf of the …

(a) If a state agency is authorized to procure insurance, that agency may operate and administer a self-insurance program. The agency may contract with the Department of General Services for the development and administration of a self-insurance program. (b) The department may de…

Whenever any State agency except the State Compensation Insurance Fund has drawn against any bank account for the payment of any claim and payment of the claim has not been made for a period of six months by reason of the failure of the claimant to present the instrument to the b…

Any regulation, order, or other action, adopted, prescribed, taken, or performed by the former Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency as it existed on December 31, 2003, including any office, division, board, or subdivision of the agency or by an official of the agency in the adm…

Any program administered in part or whole by the Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency prior to January 1, 2004, pursuant to an interagency agreement with another state department or agency shall be the responsibility of the other party or parties to that interagency agreement. …

Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the members of State boards and commissions shall serve without compensation, but shall be allowed necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duty. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)

(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Displaced” means a condition in which the person or business is unable to return to the address of record or other address associated with the license before experiencing economic hardship. (2) “Economic hardship” means the inability to pay …

(a) When a state agency, supported from the General Fund, is required to collect from any person, firm, or corporation a proportionate share of the cost of providing any service, inspection, or audit, that share shall include: (1) A proration of the cost to the state, as determin…

(a) Where authority is vested in any state agency to contract on behalf of the state, such authority shall include the power, by mutual consent of the contracting parties, to terminate, amend, or modify any contract within the scope of such authorization heretofore or hereafter e…

(a) On or before December 31 of each year, each state agency shall make a review of all proprietary state lands, other than tax-deeded land, land held for highway purposes, lands under the jurisdiction of the State Lands Commission, land that has escheated to the state or that ha…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 54235) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, the disposal of surplus state real property by the Department of General Services shall be subject to the requirements of this secti…