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Cal. HSC § 25511 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.95 / Article 1 / Section 25511
Section 25511
Status: in_force

(a) In order to carry out the purposes of this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 25531), an employee or authorized representative of a unified program agency has the authority specified in Section 25185, with respect to the premises of a handler, and in Section 25185.5, with respect to real property that is within 2,000 feet of the premises of a handler, except that this authority shall include conducting inspections concerning hazardous material, in addition to hazardous waste.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Section 25537, the unified program agency shall conduct inspections of every business subject to this article at least once every three years to determine if the business is in compliance with this article. The unified program agency shall give priority, when conducting these inspections, to inspecting facilities that are required to prepare a risk management plan pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 25531). In establishing a schedule for conducting inspections pursuant to this section, the unified program agency may adopt and use an index of the volatility, toxicity, and quantity of regulated substances and hazardous materials. A unified program agency shall attempt to schedule the inspections conducted pursuant to this section and Section 25537, when applicable, during the same time period.

(c) Pursuant to a written agreement, the unified program agency may designate the county agricultural commissioner to conduct the inspection of agricultural handlers for purposes of Section 25507.1. The agreement shall address the inspection, reporting, training, enforcement, and cost recovery requirements to conduct the inspection of agricultural handlers. If designated, the agricultural commissioner shall schedule and conduct inspections in accordance with this section.
Cal. BPC § 7049 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 7049
Section 7049
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any construction or operation incidental to the construction and repair of irrigation and drainage ditches of regularly constituted irrigation districts, reclamation districts, or to farming, dairying, agriculture, viticulture, horticulture, or stock or poultry raising, or clearing or other work upon the land in rural districts for fire prevention purposes, except when performed by a licensee under this chapter.

The provisions of this chapter do apply to the business of drilling digging, boring, or otherwise constructing, deepening, repairing, reperforating, or abandoning water wells.
Cal. FAC § 79967 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 30 / Article 5 / Section 79967
Section 79967
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the establishment of the commission, the secretary shall contact growers and processors in a manner determined by the secretary for the purpose of nominating and electing persons to the commission board of directors.

(b) Subsequent to the first election of members of the commission board of directors, or appointment in cases of a public member, growers and processors shall be selected pursuant to nomination and election procedures established by the commission board of directors with the concurrence of the secretary.
Cal. BPC § 4999.53 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 4999.53
Section 4999.53
Status: in_force

(a) Effective January 1, 2016, a registrant or an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor shall pass the following examinations as prescribed by the board:

(1) A California law and ethics examination.

(2) A clinical examination administered by the board, or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination if the board finds that this examination meets the prevailing standards for validation and use of the licensing and certification tests in California.

(b) Upon registration with the board, an associate professional clinical counselor shall, within the first year of registration, take an examination on California law and ethics.

(c) A registrant or an applicant for licensure may take the clinical examination or the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor Examination, as established by the board through regulation, only upon meeting all of the following requirements:

(1) Completion of all required supervised work experience.

(2) Completion of all education requirements.

(3) Passage of the California law and ethics examination.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
Cal. WIC § 4474.15 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 4474.15
Section 4474.15
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Developmental Services shall include an update to the Legislature in the 2017–18 May Revision regarding how the department will provide access to crisis services after the closure of a developmental center and how the state will maintain its role in providing residential services to those whom private sector vendors cannot or will not serve. As part of this plan, the department shall assess the option of expanding the community state staff program authorized in Section 4474.2 to allow the department’s employees to serve as regional crisis management teams that provide assessment, consultation, and resolution for persons with developmental disabilities in crisis in the community.

(b) The State Department of Developmental Services shall post on its Internet Web site a monthly progress report regarding the development of residential capacity by each regional center. The report shall include information on monthly targets for individuals moving out of a developmental center based on transition activities and community resource development activities by each regional center. The report shall also provide an explanation of any targets that have not been met.

(c) Commencing July 1, 2017, and until December 31, 2020, the State Department of Developmental Services shall provide quarterly updates to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on the steps foreseen, planned, and completed in the development of services under the department’s update to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a), including any planned services or residences intended to facilitate transitions or diversions from institutes for mental disease, or other restrictive settings in the community, or the secure treatment program at Porterville Developmental Center. These updates may be made in conjunction with planned quarterly updates on closure activities for developmental centers.

(d) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (a) is inoperative on January 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. HSC § 123515 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 123515
Section 123515
Status: in_force

In processing and awarding contracts, grants, or agreements pursuant to this article, the department shall evaluate the ability of applicants to meet, to the maximum extent possible, the following criteria:

(a)  The applicant’s prior experience in providing community-based, comprehensive perinatal care and services to low-income women and infants.

(b)  The applicant’s ability to provide comprehensive perinatal care, either directly or through subcontract. Those services comprising comprehensive perinatal care include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1)  Initial and ongoing physical assessment.

(2)  Psychosocial assessments and counseling, and referral when appropriate.

(3)  Nutrition assessments, counseling and referral to counseling on food supplement programs, vitamins, and breastfeeding.

(4)  Health educational assessments, and intervention and referral, including childbirth preparation and parenting.

(5)  Outreach and community education.

(6)  Laboratory, radiology, and other specialized services as indicated.

(7)  Delivery, postpartum followup, and pediatric care through the first year of life.

(c)  The quality of care that is being, or has been provided to low-income women and infants by health care providers.

(d)  Whether the area that is, or that will be, serviced by the applicant is medically underserved or has otherwise demonstrated the need for comprehensive, community-based perinatal services.

(e)  The applicant’s ability to use an appropriate multidisciplinary staff working as a team, in consultation with obstetricians, pediatricians, and family practitioners when appropriate, to provide a full range of comprehensive perinatal care services. Staffing patterns shall reflect, to the maximum extent feasible, at all levels, the cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and other social characteristics of the community served. This staff shall include at least one of those persons described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subdivision, as follows, and may include, but not be limited to, a combination of those persons described in paragraphs (4) to (10), inclusive, of this subdivision, as follows:

(1)  An obstetrician.

(2)  A pediatrician.

(3)  (A) A family physician.

(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “family physician” means a primary care physician and surgeon who renders continued comprehensive and preventative health care services to individuals and families, and who has received specialized training in an approved family medicine residency for three years after graduation from an accredited medical school.

(4)  Certified nurse-midwives, public health nurses, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants.

(5)  Nutritionists.

(6)  Social workers.

(7)  Health and childbirth educators.

(8)  A family planning counselor.

(9)  Community outreach peer workers.

(10)  A translator.
Cal. FAC § 14362 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 14362
Section 14362
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, sell, or use any livestock drug without complying with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it.
Cal. VEH § 13559 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 13559
Section 13559
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 14400 or 14401, within 30 days of the issuance of the notice of determination of the department sustaining an order of suspension or revocation of the person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle after the hearing pursuant to Section 13558, the person may file a petition for review of the order in the court of competent jurisdiction in the person’s county of residence. The filing of a petition for judicial review shall not stay the order of suspension or revocation. The review shall be on the record of the hearing and the court shall not consider other evidence. If the court finds that the department exceeded its constitutional or statutory authority, made an erroneous interpretation of the law, acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, or made a determination which is not supported by the evidence in the record, the court may order the department to rescind the order of suspension or revocation and return, or reissue a new license to, the person.

(b) A finding by the court after a review pursuant to this section shall have no collateral estoppel effect on a subsequent criminal prosecution and does not preclude litigation of those same facts in the criminal proceeding.
Cal. FAC § 58996 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 58996
Section 58996
Status: in_force

If from the tabulation the director finds that the number of producers that voted in the referendum and that the number of producers that voted in favor of the marketing order or amendment to the marketing order are sufficient for him to make the finding that producers that are directly affected have approved the marketing order or amendment, the director may make the marketing order or amendment to the marketing order effective.
Cal. SHC § 19252 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 19252
Section 19252
Status: in_force

Upon the dissolution of the district the title to any property which it may have acquired shall vest in any city which has at that time a considerable portion of the territory of the lighting district within its boundaries. If there is no such city, the title to the property shall vest in the board of supervisors of the county wherein the district is situated until such a city is created.
Cal. PRC § 71342 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 4.4 / Section 71342
Section 71342
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Planning and Research shall engage with regional and local governments, tribes, vulnerable communities, businesses, and members of the public, as necessary, in determining the scope of the assessment.

(b) All final assessment products shall be posted on or accessible through a state internet website in an accessible format.

(c) Upon completion of the assessment, the Office of Planning and Research shall make accessible to the Department of Finance for purposes of assessing liabilities in the state budget, and to regional and local governments, tribes, and vulnerable communities, the contents and application of the assessment, including the downscaled projections specified in subdivision (a) of Section 71341 and the decision-support tools specified in subdivision (e) of Section 71341.

(d) Development of the assessment shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 5096.332 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.692 / Article 4 / Section 5096.332
Section 5096.332
Status: in_force

(a) Sixty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5096.310 shall be allocated to cities and to districts other than a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district. Each city’s and district’s allocation shall be in the same ratio as the city’s or district’s population is to the combined total of the state’s population that is included in incorporated areas and unincorporated areas within the district, except that each city or district shall be entitled to a minimum allocation of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). In any instance in which the boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of such a district, the population in the area of overlapping jurisdictions shall be attributed to each jurisdiction in proportion to the extent to which each operates and manages parks and recreational areas and facilities for that population. In any instance in which the boundary of a city overlaps the boundary of such a district, and in the area of overlap the city does not operate and manage parks and recreational areas and facilities, all grant funds shall be allocated to the district.

(b) Each city and each district subject to subdivision (a) whose boundaries overlap shall develop a specific plan for allocating the grant funds in accordance with the formula specified in subdivision (a). If, by April 1, 2001, the plan has not been agreed to by the city and district and submitted to the department, the director shall determine the allocation of the grant funds among the affected jurisdictions.
Cal. SHC § 35432 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 35432
Section 35432
Status: in_force

The bonds issued under Section 35430 to provide additional public parking facilities for the district may in part be secured by those net revenues from parking meters on public ways within the district which were allocated and pledged to the payment of bonds previously issued to the extent the allocation and pledge of such revenues to the payment of the additional bonds is not prohibited by the ordinance, resolution or indenture providing for the bonds previously issued.
Cal. RTC § 2927.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 2927.5
Section 2927.5
Status: in_force

The delinquent roll, abstract list, or a copy certified by the collector, showing unpaid taxes against any unsecured property, is prima facie evidence of the assessment, the property assessed, the delinquency, the amount of taxes due and unpaid, and that there has been compliance with all forms of law relating to assessment, equalization and levy of taxes.
Cal. PCC § 20417 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 27 / Section 20417
Section 20417
Status: in_force

If the bids are rejected or no bids are received the legislative body may readvertise for proposals or bids for the performance of the work as in the first instance, without further proceedings, and thereafter proceed in the manner provided in this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 6529 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1.5 / Section 6529
Section 6529
Status: in_force

Nothing herein shall prevent any territory within a county sanitation district from being formed into or annexed to any sanitary district, and such territory shall thereafter become subject to this article.
Cal. INS § 1280 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1280
Section 1280
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not in any way affect the rights, duties, or obligations of members of or subscribers at any reciprocal or interinsurance exchange which has been adjudged insolvent and ordered to be liquidated prior to the date this code takes effect. All such rights, duties, or obligations shall be governed by the law applicable thereto prior to such date.
Cal. HSC § 40220 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 40220
Section 40220
Status: in_force

The bay district board is the governing body of the bay district and shall exercise all the powers of the bay district.
Cal. MVC § 648 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 648
Section 648
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), decorations authorized by this code and decorations, medals, badges, ribbons, and insignia authorized by the laws or regulations of the United States pertaining to the National Guard, Air National Guard, and Naval Militia may be worn by officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons in accordance with the code, laws, or regulations. However, decorations awarded by other states and territories of the United States may be worn, but shall be subordinated to those issued by federal and state laws or regulations. No other decorations, medals, badges, ribbons, or insignia may be worn. A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(b) Decorations authorized by this code and decorations or medals from the Armed Forces of the United States, the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia, or any service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, may be worn by uniformed public safety personnel in accordance with the code, laws, or regulations, during the business week prior to Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the day of Veterans Day and Memorial Day, and the business day immediately following Veterans Day and Memorial Day. The employer of the uniformed public safety personnel shall retain the right to prohibit the wearing of military decorations pursuant to this subdivision if the employer determines that wearing the military decorations poses a safety hazard to the uniformed public safety personnel or to the public.
Cal. PRC § 8809 — California Code / Code prc / Division 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8809
Section 8809
Status: in_force

Zone 7 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 7.”

On its respective spheroid of reference: (1) the standard parallels of CCS27, Zone 7 are at north latitudes 33 degrees 52 minutes and 34 degrees 25 minutes, along which parallels the scale shall be exact; and (2) the point of control of coordinates is at the intersection of the zone’s central meridian, which is at 118 degrees 20 minutes west longitude, with the parallel 34 degrees 08 minutes north latitude.
Cal. HSC § 12597 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 12597
Section 12597
Status: in_force

Application for renewal of a license shall be made during the license renewal period in the current license year in order to renew a license for the next following license year. The license renewal period shall begin on January 1 and end May 1 preceding the license year for which renewal is requested. A penalty of 50 percent of the basic license fee shall be assessed in all cases where the renewal fees are not paid on or before May 1, preceding the license year for which renewal is requested. This section shall not apply to retail sales licenses.
Cal. ELEC § 9067 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 9067
Section 9067
Status: in_force

(a) If more than one argument for, or more than one argument against, a measure is filed within the time prescribed, the Secretary of State shall select one of the arguments for printing in the state voter information guide. In selecting the argument the Secretary of State shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:

(1) In the case of a measure submitted by the Legislature, Members of the Legislature.

(2) In the case of an initiative or referendum measure, the proponent of the measure.

(3) Bona fide associations of citizens.

(4) Individual voters.

(b) In order to enable the Secretary of State to determine whether it qualifies as a bona fide association of citizens, an organization or association submitting an argument for or against a measure shall submit with its argument a copy of one of the following:

(1) Its articles of incorporation, articles of association, partnership documents, bylaws, or similar documents.

(2) Letterhead containing the name of the organization and its principal officers.

(3) If the organization or association is a primarily formed committee established to support or oppose the measure, its statement of organization filed pursuant to Section 84101 of the Government Code.

(c) In selecting an argument from among bona fide associations of citizens, the Secretary of State shall not consider the type of documentation submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) or the form of the association.
Cal. BPC § 6001.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 6001.3
Section 6001.3
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar maintain its commitment to and support of effective policies and activities to enhance access, fairness, and diversity in the legal profession and the elimination of bias in the practice of law.

(b) The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) The rich diversity of the people of California requires a justice system that is equally accessible and free of bias and is a core value of the legal profession.

(2) Diversity and inclusion are an integral part of the State Bar’s public protection mission to build, retain, and maintain a diverse legal profession to provide quality and culturally sensitive services to an ever-increasing diverse population.

(3) Diversity increases public trust and confidence and the appearance of fairness in the justice system and therefore increases access to justice.

(4) The State Bar should continue to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.

(c) The State Bar shall develop and implement a plan to meet the goals set forth in this section, which may include, but is not limited to, an assessment of needed revenue. The State Bar shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature, by March 30, 2019, and every two years thereafter, on the plan and its implementation, including a description of activities undertaken to support the plan, their outcomes, and their effectiveness.