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Cal. PCC § 10198 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.5 / Section 10198
Section 10198
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that relate to demonstrated competence and on the professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required. Other factors such as price, features, functions, and life-cycle costs may be considered. If the qualifications-based selection process includes estimates of cost as a factor, a best value determination may involve the selection of the lowest cost proposal meeting the interests of the department and meeting the objectives of the project, or a tradeoff between price and other specified factors.

(b) “Construction subcontract” means each subcontract awarded by the design-build entity to a subcontractor that will perform work or labor or render service to the design-build entity in or about the construction of the work or improvement, or a subcontractor licensed by the State of California that, under subcontract to the design-build entity, specially fabricates and installs a portion of the work or improvement according to detailed drawings contained in the plans and specifications produced by the design-build team.

(c) “Department” means the Department of General Services.

(d) “Design-build entity” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, or other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed contracting, architectural, and engineering services as needed pursuant to a design-build contract.

(e) “Design-build project” means a capital outlay project using the progressive design-build construction procurement process described in this article.

(f) “Design-build team” means the design-build entity itself and the individuals and other entities identified by the design-build entity as members of its team. Members shall include the general contractor and, if utilized in the design of the project, all electrical, mechanical, and plumbing contractors.

(g) “Director” means the Director of General Services or their designee.

(h) “Guaranteed maximum price” means the maximum payment amount agreed upon by the department and the design-build entity for the design-build entity to finish all remaining design, preconstruction, and construction activities sufficient to complete and close out the project.

(i) “Progressive design-build” means a project delivery process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single entity that is selected through a qualifications-based selection at the earliest feasible stage of the project.

(j) “Qualifications-based selection” means the process by which the department solicits for services from the design-build entities.
Cal. WAT § 79062 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 79062
Section 79062
Status: in_force

The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for both of the following:

(a) Grants to local agencies and nonprofit organizations for effective, low-cost flood control projects pursuant to Section 7048.

(b) Grants to local community conservation corps and other nonprofit corporations for local stream clearance, flood mitigation, and cleanup activities.
Cal. FIN § 7000 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 7000
Section 7000
Status: in_force

(a) Administrators, executors, custodians, conservators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, insurance companies, business and manufacturing companies, banks, trust companies, credit unions, and other types of similar financial organizations, charitable, educational, eleemosynary and public corporations, funds and organizations, and municipalities and other public corporations and bodies, and public officials are specifically authorized and empowered to invest funds held by them, without any order of any court, in savings accounts of associations and federal associations and the investments are legal investments for those funds.

(b) No association shall have on deposit at any one time funds of the State of California, of the cities, counties, and other political subdivisions of the state, and of the public corporations and districts of the state, that, in the aggregate, exceed in amount 400 percent of its statutory net worth. The amount of funds on deposit secured by surety bonds shall not at any time, in the aggregate, exceed 100 percent of statutory net worth. The limitations of this subdivision as to the amount of funds which may be on deposit at any one time shall not apply to negotiable certificates of deposit.

(c) An association or federal association may act as a depositary or fiscal agent for the holding or handling of public funds notwithstanding the fact that a member of the legislative body or an officer or employee of the depositor is an officer, employee, or stockholder of the association or federal association, or of a savings and loan holding company or service corporation of the association or federal association.

(d) Under this section a member of a legislative body, or an officer or employee shall not be deemed “interested in any contract” as that phrase is used in Section 1090 of the Government Code, if that person’s sole interest is the fact that the person is an officer, employee, or stockholder of the association or federal association selected to act as depositary, paying agent, or fiscal agent or of its savings and loan holding company or service corporation.

(e) An officer or employee of a local public agency shall be deemed to have only a “remote interest” in a contract, as that term is used in Section 1091 of the Government Code, where the contract is entered into without competitive bidding under a procedure established by law, if the sole interest is that of an officer, director, or employee, of an association or federal association or savings and loan holding company or service corporation of the association or federal association with which a party to the contract has the relationship of borrower or depositor, debtor, or creditor, and if the conditions of subdivision (a) of Section 1091 of the Government Code are met.
Cal. RTC § 8147 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 8147
Section 8147
Status: in_force

No suit or proceeding shall be maintained in any court for the recovery of any amount collected or paid under this part unless a claim for refund or credit has been duly filed under Article 1 or 2 of this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 25093 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 25093
Section 25093
Status: in_force

The poultry meat inspector shall apply or direct the application of the proper marks, as determined by regulation.
Cal. BPC § 2921 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 2 / Section 2921
Section 2921
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall hold office for a term of four years, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor or until one year shall have elapsed since the expiration of the term for which he or she was appointed, whichever first occurs. No member may serve for more than two consecutive terms.
Cal. WIC § 14457 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 14457
Section 14457
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the reviews required or authorized by Section 14456, the department shall conduct periodic onsite visits or additional visits after a determination by the director of good cause by departmental representatives to include observation of the general operation of the prepaid health plan, the condition of the facilities for delivering health care, the availability of emergency services, the degree of satisfaction of the enrollees, the operation of the plan’s grievance system, and the administrative and financial aspects of the operation of the prepaid health plan.

(b) Except when reviewing a plan’s grievance system or marketing activities, this evaluation shall use standards and criteria established pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975. Except in those instances where major, unanticipated administrative obstacles prevent, or after a determination by the director of good cause, the visits shall be scheduled and carried out jointly with reviews carried out pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, if reviews under that act will be carried out within time periods that satisfy the requirements of federal law.

(c) The State Department of Health Services may contract with the Department of Managed Health Care to perform the periodic visits required by this section.
Cal. SHC § 25433 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 25433
Section 25433
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption of the resolution of intention to issue funding bonds, the secretary shall cause a notice of the time and place of hearing to be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation published at the county seat of each county embraced within the boundaries of the proposed funding district. The newspapers in which such publication shall be made may be designated by the board of directors or, if the board does not make the designation, the secretary may do so.
Cal. HNC § 722 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 722
Section 722
Status: in_force

The license first issued to a broker shall be for a period of one year. Such license may be renewed for periods of two years upon filing of the required application and payment of the required fee.
Cal. BPC § 26226 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 22 / Article 6 / Section 26226
Section 26226
Status: in_force

The affairs of the association shall be managed by a board of not less than three directors who are elected by the members or stockholders.
Cal. HSC § 1367.34 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1367.34
Section 1367.34
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Every health care service plan contract issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 2022, shall provide coverage for home test kits for sexually transmitted diseases (STD), including any laboratory costs of processing the kit, that are deemed medically necessary or appropriate and ordered directly by a clinician or furnished through a standing order for patient use based on clinical guidelines and individual patient health needs.

(2) A commercial health care plan is required to cover the services outlined in paragraph (1) when ordered for an enrollee by an in-network provider.

(b) For purposes of this section, “home test kit” means a product used for a test recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines or the United States Preventive Services Task Force that has been CLIA-waived, FDA-cleared or -approved, or developed by a laboratory in accordance with established regulations and quality standards, to allow individuals to self-collect specimens for STDs, including HIV, remotely at a location outside of a clinical setting.

(c) This section shall not apply to health care service plans contracting with the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. For those health care service plans, the Medi-Cal requirements contained in subdivision (af) of Section 14132 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall apply.
Cal. WAT § 35534 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 35534
Section 35534
Status: in_force

In addition to, and as an alternative to, the powers contained in this division, zones may be established within the district for the purpose of fixing rates of assessments varying in accordance with the extent of benefits to each zone derived or to be derived from services to the land in each zone arising from the district’s plan of irrigation works and the plan of allocation of imported water in the district.
Cal. WIC § 14087.9615 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.81 / Section 14087.9615
Section 14087.9615
Status: in_force

(a) The composition of the 13-member governing body of the commission, as prescribed in Section 14087.961, shall be subject to alteration upon a two-thirds vote of the full membership of the governing body, if the action is also concurred in by an affirmative vote of at least four members of the board of supervisors; provided, however, no change in the composition of the governing board shall result in the elimination of representation by the county, private physicians, hospitals, and other providers, clinics, or consumers and consumer advocates.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no governing body member shall be removed except as provided in Section 14087.964.
Cal. SHC § 1434 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 1434
Section 1434
Status: in_force

Whenever any such subway is proposed to be constructed under any navigable body of water forming the dividing line between counties, the boards of supervisors of each of the counties into which any such subway will reach shall first agree as to what portions of the expense of such subway will be paid by each county. Thereafter the board of each county may take the proceedings it considers proper under the provisions of this article.
Cal. HSC § 108860 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 108860
Section 108860
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to manufacture, process, import, sell, deliver, hold for sale, supply, or offer for sale in this state any tableware that releases a level of lead or cadmium in violation of the standards contained in the Compliance Policy Guides 7117.06 and 7117.07 as described in 54 Federal Register 23485 or any subsequent, more stringent standards adopted by the United States Food and Drug Administration, as determined by the director.
Cal. WAT § 12611 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 12611
Section 12611
Status: in_force

The department may cooperate with any county, city, state agency or public district on flood control and other water problems and when requested by such county, city, state agency or public district, may enter into cooperative agreements to prepare plans and specifications, construct, or maintain and operate projects or expend money in behalf of such county, city, state agency or public district, to accomplish the purposes of Chapters 1 and 2 of this part.
Cal. INS § 688.3 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.7 / Section 688.3
Section 688.3
Status: in_force

At any time the board of directors of a domestic insurer may, by resolution, provide that in the event of such a national emergency and in the event of the death or incapacity of the president, the secretary or the treasurer of the company such officers, or any of them, shall be succeeded in the office by the person named or described in a succession list adopted by the board of directors. Such list may be on the basis of named persons or position titles, shall establish the order of priority and may prescribe the conditions under which the powers of the office shall be exercised.
Cal. FAC § 62188 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 13 / Section 62188
Section 62188
Status: in_force

If recovery upon the bond is not sufficient to pay all of the claims as finally determined and adjudged by the court, any such amount recovered shall be divided pro rata among the producer-creditors.
Cal. WAT § 8054 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 8054
Section 8054
Status: in_force

The city council may, by resolution, require the treasurer of the city to give additional bonds for the safe custody and care of public funds derived under this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 114810 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 114810
Section 114810
Status: in_force

Failure to comply with this article shall not constitute the basis for an action in a court of law or in an administrative proceeding to enjoin or prevent the operation or start-up of a nuclear facility.
Cal. WIC § 16970 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4.7 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 16970
Section 16970
Status: in_force

(a) As a condition of receiving funds under this chapter, a county shall provide, or arrange and pay for, medically necessary followup treatment, including necessary followup dental treatment and prescription drugs, for any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen for any child eligible for services under Section 104395 of the Health and Safety Code if the child was screened by the county or upon referral by a child health and disability prevention program provider, unless the child is eligible to receive care with no share of cost under the Medi-Cal program or is covered under another publicly funded program, or the services are payable under private insurance coverage.

(b) A county may require that hospitals, physicians, dentists, and other providers receiving funds appropriated pursuant to this part participate in complying with this section, provided that:

(1) Hospitals that receive an allocation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 and physicians who receive payment from the Physician Services Account of the emergency medical services fund established pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 16951) shall not be required to participate in complying with subdivision (a) as a condition of receiving those allocations or payments.

(2) Only providers that contract with the county and receive funds disbursed from the Unallocated Account pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16960) or from the discretionary portion of the Physician Services Account pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16950, or from the discretionary portion of the Hospital Services Account pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 16946 may be required to participate in complying with subdivision (a).

(c) Dental services provided pursuant to this section shall be at least equal in scope and frequency to dental services available to Medi-Cal eligible children of the same age.

(d) Counties shall implement this section in consultation and coordination with their child health disability prevention programs.
Cal. PRC § 13050 — California Code / Code prc / Division 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 13050
Section 13050
Status: in_force

After the authorization of a district board by the board of supervisors, a general district election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years, commencing with the first odd-numbered year following the formation of the district board.
Cal. HSC § 40161 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 40161
Section 40161
Status: in_force

When a unified district ceases to function and exercise its powers because it is included entirely within a regional district created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 40300), the regional district shall succeed to all the funds, property, and obligations of the unified district.

Where the unified district is included within two or more such regional districts, the funds, property, and obligations of the unified district shall be apportioned to the regional districts as agreed upon by the regional districts and unified district.
Cal. SHC § 30451 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 30451
Section 30451
Status: in_force

The commission may carry insurance in such amount as it deems proper to cover any accident or destruction, in part or in whole, to any toll bridge or other highway crossing, transportation facilities, or additional transportation facilities until all bonds sold for the acquisition or construction of the toll bridge or other highway crossing, transportation facilities, or additional transportation facilities and interest accrued thereon have been fully redeemed and paid.
Cal. WAT § 35252.14 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 4 / Chapter 9.3 / Section 35252.14
Section 35252.14
Status: in_force

This chapter does not in any way invalidate any act of the district, its directors, or its officers and employees made or performed while the district was operating as a landowner voting district.
Cal. SHC § 903 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 903
Section 903
Status: in_force

After one year from the making of an order by a board of supervisors, pursuant to this division, opening a highway over any land, the county acquires title to the land in accordance with the terms of the order.
Cal. HNC § 6939.11 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 6939.11
Section 6939.11
Status: in_force

The income and revenue derived or to be realized from the harbor improvement acquired, constructed, improved or extended from the proceeds of the bonds shall be deposited in a special fund and kept separate and apart from all other revenues of the district. It shall be applied, firstly, to the creation of an interest fund, herein designated as “interest fund,” for the payment of the annual interest due or to become due upon the bonds during the next ensuing fiscal year and before the time for the fixing of the next general tax levy in the counties in which the district is located.
Cal. PROB § 6124 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 6124
Section 6124
Status: in_force

If the testator’s will was last in the testator’s possession, the testator was competent until death, and neither the will nor a duplicate original of the will can be found after the testator’s death, it is presumed that the testator destroyed the will with intent to revoke it. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.
Cal. WAT § 11131 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 11131
Section 11131
Status: in_force

Whenever any land or rights of way of the State heretofore or hereafter dedicated to public use are necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project, the land or rights of way may be used therefor, but only in accordance with the terms and conditions of an agreement to be first entered into between the Department of Water Resources and the state department or other agency of the State having jurisdiction over or control and management of the land or rights of way.
Cal. RTC § 23333 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 23333
Section 23333
Status: in_force

(a) A taxpayer subject to Section 23186 shall, if it dissolves or withdraws prior to the date the rate is determined under Section 23186, pay a tax under Section 23332 at the maximum rate prescribed by Section 23186. If the rate is subsequently determined to be less than the maximum prescribed by Section 23186, a refund shall, within 30 days of that determination, be made as prescribed by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 19301) of Part 10.2.

(b) That part of the tax thus determined which is in excess of the rate specified in Section 23151 shall be collected as a demand for second installment under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 19001) of Part 10.2.