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Cal. PUC § 972 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 2 / Section 972
Section 972
Status: in_force

(a) A penalty assessed against a gas corporation pursuant to this part in regards to a natural gas storage facility leak shall at least equal the amount necessary to reduce the impact on the climate from greenhouse gases by an amount equivalent to the impact on the climate from the greenhouse gases emitted by the leak from the natural gas storage facility, as determined by the State Air Resources Board. In determining the amount necessary to fully offset the impact on the climate from the gases emitted by the leak, the commission shall consider the extent to which the gas corporation has mitigated, or is in the process of mitigating, the impact on the climate from greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the leak.

(b) This section shall not affect or be interpreted to affect the authority of the State Air Resources Board to adopt rules and regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at natural gas storage facilities or to require mitigation of natural gas leaks from those facilities.
Cal. HSC § 128571 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 128571
Section 128571
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish competitive application criteria to ensure the optimal sites selection for the education programs within the California State University system or the University of California, including prioritization of programs that serve an area of demonstrated maternity or midwifery workforce need.

(b) The department shall ensure that a master’s degree is an option for students as the culminating degree of the education programs receiving funds.

(c) The education programs shall meet the regulatory requirements for nurse-midwifery education in California and the necessary requirements to be accredited or preaccredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education. The programs are not required to be located within a school of nursing.

(d) The fund shall support the annual operating costs for the development, operation, and maintenance of the education programs through the graduation of the first cohort of matriculated students, or five years, whichever is shorter.
Cal. HSC § 53209 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 53209
Section 53209
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this part are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
Cal. HSC § 26206 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 20 / Section 26206
Section 26206
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Board” means the duly elected Board of Directors of the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers.

(b) “CACEO” means the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers, a public benefit corporation domiciled in California.

(c) “Certified Code Enforcement Officer” or “CCEO” means a person registered or certified as described in this chapter.

(d) “Code enforcement officer” has the same meaning as defined in Section 829.5 of the Penal Code.
Cal. RTC § 7270 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 7270
Section 7270
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the operative date of any ordinance imposing a transactions and use tax pursuant to this part, the district shall contract with the board to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of the ordinance. If the district has not contracted with the board prior to the operative date of its ordinance, it shall nevertheless so contract and, in that case, the operative date shall be the first day of the first calendar quarter following the execution of the contract.

(b) The contract shall contain a provision that the district shall reimburse the board for and hold the board harmless from any and all costs, losses, or refunds of any kind whatsoever.

(c) The contract shall also contain a provision that, in the event that a legal action is commenced challenging the validity of the tax in its entirety, as opposed to its application to an individual taxpayer, the district shall place the tax proceeds into an interest-bearing escrow account until the legality of the tax is finally resolved by a final and nonappealable decision rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction. That provision shall be enforceable by any interested person in a proceeding for a writ of mandate.

(d) The district shall be entitled to indemnity for any and all costs, losses, or refunds from any entity, except the state, that participated in the imposition of the tax. For the purposes of this part, “participated” means any involvement in procuring the legislation that authorized the tax, or in enacting or administering the ordinance imposing the tax. Any organization that is a member of the legislative body of the district imposing the tax has participated in the imposition of the tax within the meaning of this section.
Cal. VEH § 22671 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 22671
Section 22671
Status: in_force

A local authority may either issue a franchise or execute a contract for the removal of abandoned vehicles in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 27453 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 5 / Section 27453
Section 27453
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing at Section 26201) shall substantially govern as to all matters pertaining to the issuance of bonds under this article, including, among other things and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the calling, holding, and consolidation of the bond election, the formation, execution, issuance, maturity, redemption, refunding, validation, the payment of interest from bond funds, and the status of the bonds as investments.
Cal. HSC § 124840 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 124840
Section 124840
Status: in_force

“Small and rural hospital” means an acute care hospital that meets either of the following criteria:

(a)  Meets the criteria for designation within peer group six or eight, as defined in the report entitled Hospital Peer Grouping for Efficiency Comparison, dated December 20, 1982.

(b)  Meets the criteria for designation within peer group five or seven and has no more than 76 acute care beds and is located in an incorporated place or census designated place of 15,000 or less population according to the 1980 federal census.
Cal. PROB § 2647 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 2647
Section 2647
Status: in_force

No attorney fees may be paid from the estate of the ward or conservatee without prior court order. The estate of the ward or conservatee is not obligated to pay attorney fees established by any engagement agreement or other contract until it has been approved by the court. This does not preclude an award of fees by the court pursuant to this chapter even if the contractual obligations are unenforceable pursuant to this section.
Cal. ELEC § 21533 — California Code / Code elec / Division 21 / Chapter 6.3 / Section 21533
Section 21533
Status: in_force

(a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process.

(b) The term of office of each member of the commission expires upon the appointment of the first member of the succeeding commission.

(c) Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Nine or more affirmative votes shall be required for any official action.

(d) (1) The commission shall not retain a consultant who would not be qualified as an applicant pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 21532.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “consultant” means a person, whether or not compensated, retained to advise the commission or a commission member regarding any aspect of the redistricting process.

(e) Each commission member shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the County of Los Angeles pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code.
Cal. SHC § 5372 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 16 / Section 5372
Section 5372
Status: in_force

The warrant, diagram and assessment shall be recorded in the office of the superintendent of streets and in accordance with Section 5372.1 and may be recorded at any hour of the calendar day. Immediately thereafter the clerk shall record a notice of assessment, as provided for in Section 3114, whereupon, as provided in Section 3115, said assessment shall attach as a lien upon the property assessed.
Cal. VEH § 17462 — California Code / Code veh / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 17462
Section 17462
Status: in_force

In the event of service outside the State, the person so served shall have 60 days in which to appear in the action in which the summons is issued.
Cal. HSC § 110241 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 110241
Section 110241
Status: in_force

All fees collected by the department pursuant to requests to conduct a voluntary medical device review shall be deposited into the Export Document Program Fund and, upon appropriation, shall be expended for the purpose of determining if the device is a new device or is substantially equivalent to a current or previously marked device.
Cal. PUC § 3124 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 3124
Section 3124
Status: in_force

An association may purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, own, and exercise all rights of ownership in, sell, transfer, pledge, or guarantee the payment of dividends or interest on, or the retirement or redemption of, shares of the capital stock or bonds of any corporation or association which is engaged in the production of gas or any related activity.
Cal. INS § 10177.8 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 10177.8
Section 10177.8
Status: in_force

(a) A self-insured employee welfare benefit plan doing business in this state and providing coverage that includes California residents but that may be written or issued for delivery outside of California where benefits are provided within the scope of practice of a licensed clinical social worker, a registered nurse licensed pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code who possesses a master’s degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing and two years of supervised experience in psychiatric-mental health nursing, a marriage and family therapist who is the holder of a license under Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or a professional clinical counselor who is the holder of a license under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4999.10) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, shall not be deemed to prohibit persons covered under the plan from selecting those licensees in California to perform the services in California that are within the terms of the contract even though the licensees are not licensed in the state where the contract is written or issued.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in amending this section in the 1984 portion of the 1983–84 Legislative Session that persons covered by the plan and those providers of health care specified in this section who are licensed in California should be entitled to the benefits provided by the plan for services of those providers rendered to those persons.
Cal. PCC § 10426 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 10426
Section 10426
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally disclose proprietary information obtained in the negotiation, execution, or performance of a consulting services contract, as defined in Section 10335.5, or an information technology contract, as defined in Section 11702 of the Government Code, with a state agency when the contracting party knew or should have known that the disclosure was likely to cause harm.

(b) A violation of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted by the Attorney General or by a local district attorney in the district in which the disclosure took place.

(c) (1) For the purposes of this section “proprietary information” shall include any information agreed by the contracting parties to be proprietary or any information that is designated by a contracting state agency to be proprietary. A contracting state agency shall specifically identify in the contract any information that is considered to be proprietary. The state agency shall make this designation only in cases where the state agency has reason to believe that the release of this information poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public or the state agency has reason to believe that the contracting party intends to sell the information. If the state agency makes a designation of proprietary information subsequent to the execution of the contract, the state agency shall make a good faith effort to amend the contract to incorporate the subsequent designation of proprietary information. A contracting state agency shall provide written notification to a contracting party of any information that, subsequent to the execution of the contract, is identified to be proprietary. A contracting party is not in violation of this section if that party discloses information prior to the receipt of the written notification.

(2) Any information that is required to be released or disclosed by a contracting party pursuant to a legal requirement, including an order of a court or regulatory agency, shall not be considered a violation of this section.
Cal. WAT § 20202 — California Code / Code wat / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 20202
Section 20202
Status: in_force

In any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter to increase the amount of compensation which may be received by members of the governing board of a water district above the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, the increase may not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent, for each calendar year following the operative date of the last adjustment, of the compensation which is received when the ordinance is adopted.

No ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall authorize compensation for more than a total of 10 days in any calendar month.
Cal. FIN § 18005 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 18005
Section 18005
Status: in_force

“Consumer loan or consumer obligation” means a loan made to, or an obligation incurred by, a natural person in which the money loaned, or the property delivered or service rendered under the obligation is primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.
Cal. BPC § 2893 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 6 / Section 2893
Section 2893
Status: in_force

At least once in every calendar month, the board shall furnish the Controller a detailed statement of all moneys collected by the board under this chapter or from any other source, and, at the same time, shall pay the amount thereof to the Treasurer. On order of the Controller, the amount so paid shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund and to the Vocational Nurse Education Fund, as specified in Section 128500 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. PRC § 2205.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2205.1
Section 2205.1
Status: in_force

Division 1 (commencing with Section 500) and this division shall not be construed as abridging the authorized geologic functions of other state agencies.
Cal. BPC § 4231 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 17 / Section 4231
Section 4231
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “cultural competency course” means a cultural competency and humility course that meets the following criteria:

(1) The course focuses on patients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, or queer, or who question their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.

(2) The course is approved from an accreditation agency approved by the board.

(3) The course covers recognized health disparities faced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color.

(4) The course contains elements demonstrating how sexual identity is directly impacted through intersectionality.

(b) The board shall not renew a pharmacist license unless the applicant submits proof satisfactory to the board that the applicant has successfully completed 30 hours of approved courses of continuing pharmacy education, including at least one hour of participation in a cultural competency course, during the two years preceding the application for renewal.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), the board shall not require completion of continuing education for the first renewal of a pharmacist license.

(d) If an applicant for renewal of a pharmacist license submits the renewal application and payment of the renewal fee but does not submit proof satisfactory to the board that the licensee has completed 30 hours of continuing pharmacy education, the board shall not renew the license and shall issue the applicant an inactive pharmacist license. A licensee with an inactive pharmacist license issued pursuant to this section may obtain an active pharmacist license by paying the renewal fees due and submitting satisfactory proof to the board that the licensee has completed 30 hours of continuing pharmacy education.

(e) If, as part of an investigation or audit conducted by the board, a pharmacist fails to provide documentation substantiating the completion of continuing education as required in subdivision (b), the board shall cancel the active pharmacist license and issue an inactive pharmacist license in its place. A licensee with an inactive pharmacist license issued pursuant to this section may obtain an active pharmacist license by paying the renewal fees due and submitting satisfactory proof to the board that the licensee has completed 30 hours of continuing pharmacy education.

(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
Cal. HSC § 25293 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 25293
Section 25293
Status: in_force

The owner or operator of the underground tank system shall monitor the tank system using the method specified on the permit for the tank system. Records of monitoring, testing, repairing, and closure shall be kept in sufficient detail to enable the local agency to determine whether the underground tank system is in compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter, the regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 25299.3, and the permit issued for the operation of the tank system.
Cal. HSC § 44272.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 8.9 / Article 2 / Section 44272.7
Section 44272.7
Status: in_force

(a) On or before March 15, 2011, and each January thereafter concurrent with the submittal of the Governor’s Budget, the commission shall submit a draft update to the investment plan, as developed in accordance with Section 44272.5, for the upcoming fiscal year to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature.

(b) Beginning with the investment plan update for the 2012–13 fiscal year, the commission shall submit the final investment plan update for the ensuing fiscal year, as developed in accordance with Section 44272.5, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature each May concurrent with the submittal of the Governor’s May Revision to the budget.

(c) Subsequent to the approval of the investment plan update pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 44272.5, the commission shall, within 30 days, notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature if a significant modification to the final investment plan update is approved. For purposes of this subdivision, “significant modification” means an augmentation or reduction the value of which individually exceeds 50 percent of the commission-approved allocation to an investment plan subcategory or is at least two million dollars ($2,000,000). For other modifications that do not meet this definition, the commission shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and all relevant policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature within 90 days, or at such earlier time as the aggregate total of unreported modifications equals five million dollars ($5,000,000) or more.

(d) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the investment plan, including updates to the plan, communicate the commission’s strategic vision and priorities with respect to the development of alternative and renewable fuel and vehicle technologies, and will provide an analytical rationale for all proposed expenditures that aligns with the commission’s broader strategic goals for the program.

(2) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the investment plan update highlight and explain the rationale for any year-over-year changes to the commission’s program strategy and priorities, particularly with respect to specific technologies or policy initiatives.

(3) Additionally, it is the intent of the Legislature that submission of the draft update to the investment plan concurrent with the Governor’s Budget, along with timely notification of significant modifications to the investment plan update thereafter, will improve legislative oversight of the program and provide the Legislature with all of the necessary information to fully understand how and why funds are to be allocated and prioritized within the program.
Cal. HSC § 6959 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 6959
Section 6959
Status: in_force

The hearing by the board on the question of the formation of the proposed zone shall be commenced no less than 45 days nor more than 60 days from adoption of a resolution of intention or the receipt of a petition containing a sufficient number of signatures and shall be completed no more than 90 days after the first day of the hearing.
Cal. BPC § 7 — California Code / Code bpc / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 7
Section 7
Status: in_force

7.

Any conviction for a crime under any act repealed by this code, which crime is continued as a public offense by this code, constitutes a conviction under this code for any purpose for which it constituted a conviction under the act repealed.
Cal. PROB § 11463 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 11463
Section 11463
Status: in_force

The court may order an amount deposited in a financial institution, as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9700) of Part 5, that would be payable if a debt that is contingent, disputed, or not due, were absolute, established, or due. The order shall provide that the amount deposited is subject to withdrawal only upon authorization of the court, to be paid to the creditor when the debt becomes absolute, established, or due, or to be distributed in the manner provided in Section 11642 if the debt does not become absolute or established.