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Cal. PRC § 4799.09 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 4799.09
Section 4799.09
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified as a disadvantaged community pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) “Local water” means rainwater, stormwater, recycled water, and urban runoff captured by urban forest sites through curb cuts, cisterns, tree wells, and other best management practices that offset reliance on potable water use.

(c) “Low-income community” means a community as defined in Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) “Urban area” means an urban place, as that term is defined by the United States Department of Commerce, of 2,500 or more persons.

(e) “Urban forest” means those native or introduced trees and related vegetation in the urban and near-urban areas, including, but not limited to, urban watersheds, soils and related habitats, street trees, park trees, residential trees, natural riparian habitats, and trees on other private and public properties.

(f) “Urban forest maintenance” means those activities that reduce tree mortality, ensure optimal tree health, preserve carbon sequestration and climate resilience benefits, and improve the full functionality of the urban forest. This includes, but is not limited to, mulching, watering, and proper pruning practices.

(g) “Urban forestry” means the cultivation and management of native or introduced trees and related vegetation in urban areas for their present and potential contribution to the economic, physiological, sociological, and ecological well-being of urban society.
Cal. WAT § 25555 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 25555
Section 25555
Status: in_force

On the day specified in the notice of equalization, the board shall meet as a board of equalization to hear and determine objections to the valuation, acreage, or any matter pertaining to the assessment coming before it.
Cal. INS § 530.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 530.5
Section 530.5
Status: in_force

If a loss or damage results from a combination of perils, one of which is a landslide, mudslide, mudflow, or debris flow, coverage shall be provided if an insured peril is the efficient proximate cause of the loss or damage and coverage would otherwise be provided for the insured peril. Coverage shall be provided under the same terms and conditions as would be provided for the insured peril.
Cal. HNC § 657 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 657
Section 657
Status: in_force

In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the department pursuant to Section 656 shall be transmitted to said official or agency of the United States.
Cal. WAT § 36541 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 36541
Section 36541
Status: in_force

A hearing on dissolution shall be had in the same manner and after the same notice as is required for the formation of a distribution district.
Cal. FAC § 57570 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 57570
Section 57570
Status: in_force

For the purpose of the Secretary of State’s index pursuant to Section 9519 of the Commercial Code and for the purpose of the issuance of a certificate pursuant to Section 9519 or 9528 of the Commercial Code, the Secretary of State shall identify a notice pursuant to this article as a financing statement.
Cal. PUC § 102415 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 102415
Section 102415
Status: in_force

The district shall take steps as may be necessary to obtain coverage for the district and its employees under Subchapter II of the Federal Social Security Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, as amended.
Cal. BPC § 26307 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 26307
Section 26307
Status: in_force

The Governor is exempt from the rulemaking procedures and requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) when entering into agreements or amendments to agreements, provided that prior to execution of an agreement or amendment to an agreement, the Governor shall do both of the following:

(a) Submit the proposed agreement or amendment to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review and comment. The committee shall have 60 days to review the proposed agreement or amendment and to submit written recommendations to the Governor. The committee shall only submit a recommendation to the Governor if a majority of the members agree to that recommendation. The Governor shall consider all recommendations submitted by the committee and may revise the proposed agreement or amendment to incorporate the recommendations. If the Governor does not incorporate any recommendation submitted by the committee, the Governor shall set forth, in writing, the reasons for not incorporating that recommendation.

(b) Post the proposed agreement or amendment on the department’s internet website for public comment for 30 days. The comments received shall be considered by the Governor.
Cal. WIC § 16548 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 16548
Section 16548
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to an appropriation of state funds, the department shall establish, or contract for the establishment of, the Center for Excellence in Family Finding, Engagement, and Support. The Department shall consider input from stakeholders regarding the desired priorities of the center.

(b) The center shall provide, or contract for the provision of, multitiered, culturally appropriate training and technical assistance to county child welfare and probation departments, participating tribes, and foster care providers to enhance their practices, policies, and efforts for family finding, support, and engagement. This may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Conducting evidence-based, organization-specific assessments of implementation activities.

(2) Strengthening trauma-informed practices and programs related to finding, engaging, and supporting relatives, and in the case of an Indian child, extended family members, as defined in Section 224.1, and the children with whom they interact as caregivers or as providers of other support toward reunification, permanency, or other ongoing involvement in a child’s life.

(3) Developing and training workforce regarding how to support family finding and engagement, including, in the case of an Indian child, ensuring due diligence to inquire pursuant to Section 224.2, and improving staff skills and practices regarding reunification, permanency, or other ongoing involvement of relatives or extended family members in a child’s life.

(4) Providing guidance and research on evidence-based family finding and engagement models and practices.

(5) Providing peer-to-peer learning opportunities for counties, participating tribes, and providers to share and leverage best practices for family finding and engagement program and practice development and sustainability.

(6) Other relevant training and technical assistance for counties, participating tribes, and providers regarding reunification, permanency, or other ongoing involvement of family members in a child’s life, including, in the case of an Indian child, the child’s tribe and tribal community.

(c) Once the center has been established and a training model has been developed, the center shall train family finding and engagement program staff from counties, participating tribes, and contracted nonprofit community-based organizations to ensure model fidelity and best practices.
Cal. RTC § 6207 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6207
Section 6207
Status: in_force

Any person violating Sections 6203, 6205, or 6206 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. SHC § 25442 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 18 / Section 25442
Section 25442
Status: in_force

The board of directors may use any available moneys of the district, not already allocated to some other purpose, for the payment of any interest or principal due or past due upon any funding bonds of the district, and may advance moneys of the district for that purpose. If an advancement is made the district shall be entitled to reimbursement out of any levies thereafter made or any moneys thereafter collected and applicable to the payment of the funding bonds.
Cal. RTC § 38103.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 38103.1
Section 38103.1
Status: in_force

“Timberland” means privately or publicly owned land which is devoted to and used for growing and harvesting timber, or for growing and harvesting timber and compatible uses, and which is capable of growing an average annual volume of wood fiber of at least 15 cubic feet per acre.
Cal. INS § 8078 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 8078
Section 8078
Status: in_force

The president and secretary of the reinsurer may secure the services of an adjuster to represent it on any loss, subject to confirmation by its executive committee.
Cal. FAC § 14033 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 14033
Section 14033
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt regulations that govern the use of 2,4-D and any other herbicide which he finds and determines is injurious to any crop that is being grown in any area of the state. The regulations of the director may prescribe the time when, and the conditions under which, a restricted herbicide may be used in different areas of the state. They may provide that a restricted herbicide shall be used only under permit of the commissioner or under the direct supervision of the commissioner, subject to any of the following limitations:

(a) In certain areas.

(b) In excess of certain quantities or concentrations.
Cal. LAB § 2787 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.5 / Section 2787
Section 2787
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Article are severable. If any provision of this Article or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Cal. WAT § 127.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 127.5
Section 127.5
Status: in_force

The department may utilize the program manager class series that was created for the California Bay-Delta Authority, for positions to manage vital departmental activities, including those relating to climate change mitigation and adaptation, water management, and statewide planning.
Cal. BPC § 3095 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 3095
Section 3095
Status: in_force

In accordance with Section 125.9, the board may establish a system for the issuance of citations, and the assessment of administrative fines, as deemed appropriate by the board.
Cal. WIC § 369.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 369.6
Section 369.6
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The State Department of Social Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services, shall contract for child psychiatry services to complete a record review for all authorization requests for psychotropic medications for which a second opinion review is requested by a county. To the extent feasible, the second opinion review shall occur within three business days of the county request and shall include discussion of the psychosocial interventions that have been or will be offered to the child and caretaker, if appropriate, to address the behavioral health needs of the child.

(2) (A) Recommended indicators for identifying those requests for authorizations of psychotropic medications for which a county may request a second opinion record review may include, but are not limited to, prescriptions for concurrent psychotropic medications, dosages that exceed recommended guidelines for use in children, off-label prescribing, and requests for psychotropic medication usage without any other concurrent psychosocial services.

(B) The State Department of Social Services shall, by July 1, 2018, issue guidance regarding the second opinion review process and may periodically revise that guidance following consultation with counties, other state departments, advocates for children and youth, and other stakeholders.

(3) The child psychiatry services contracted for by the State Department of Social Services shall be available to provide second opinion reviews to those counties that do not have a second opinion review program. This section does not prohibit a county from operating its own second opinion review program and does not supersede any county-operated second opinion review program.

(4) This section does not prevent the administration of medication in an emergency, as otherwise authorized or required by law or regulation.

(b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall seek any necessary federal approvals to obtain federal financial participation for the second opinion review service pursuant to this section, including any approvals necessary to obtain enhanced federal financial participation as applicable. Notwithstanding any other law, this section shall be implemented only if, and to the extent that, any necessary federal approvals are obtained by the department and federal financial participation is available and is not otherwise jeopardized.
Cal. WIC § 1952 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 1 / Section 1952
Section 1952
Status: in_force

For the 2007–08 fiscal year, all of the following shall apply:

(a) An amount equal to the total of all of the following shall be transferred from the General Fund to the Youthful Offender Block Grant Fund:

(1) One hundred seventeen thousand dollars ($117,000) per ward multiplied by the average daily population (ADP) for the year for wards who are not committed to the custody of the state pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 733, and Sections 731.1 and 1767.35.

(2) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) per parolee multiplied by the ADP for the year for parolees who are supervised by the county of commitment pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1766.

(3) An amount equal to 5 percent of the total of paragraphs (1) and (2). This amount shall be reserved by the Controller for distribution by the Department of Finance, upon recommendation of the Corrections Standards Authority, in collaboration with the Division of Juvenile Facilities, for unforeseen circumstances associated with the implementation of the act that added this chapter. This amount is a one-time allocation and shall not be built into the base described in subdivision (a) of Section 1953 unless the Department of Finance finds a continuation of unforeseen circumstances. A county that wishes to seek funds from this reserved amount shall submit a request to the Corrections Standards Authority that outlines the unusual circumstances that exist in the county and why the county’s Youthful Offender Block Grant is inadequate to meet the county financial needs to accommodate and supervise youthful offenders pursuant to the act that added this chapter. The Corrections Standards Authority shall submit its recommendation to the Department of Finance for approval.

(b) Any portion of the funds described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) that is unused during the 2007–08 fiscal year shall revert to the General Fund.
Cal. MVC § 1198 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1198
Section 1198
Status: in_force

The board first elected in any district shall hold its first meeting in the meeting room of the board of supervisors commencing at ten o'clock a.m. on the first Monday following the date of declaration by the board of supervisors of the result of the special election at which the board was elected. The board shall elect one of its members president, and shall elect a secretary, and shall provide for the time and place of holding meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be called. The board may establish rules for proceedings of the board.
Cal. MVC § 998.602 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5z / Section 998.602
Section 998.602
Status: in_force

As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Board” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b) “Bond” means a veterans’ bond, a state general obligation bond, issued pursuant to this article adopting the provisions of the State General Obligation Bond Law.

(c) “Bond act” means this article authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds and adopting the State General Obligation Bond Law by reference.

(d) “Committee” means the Veterans Finance Committee of 1943, established by Section 991.

(e) “Fund” means the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943, established by Section 988.

(f) “Payment Fund” means the Veterans’ Bonds Payment Fund established by Section 988.6.
Cal. FGC § 2074.6 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 2 / Section 2074.6
Section 2074.6
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission accepts a petition for consideration, the department shall promptly commence a review of the status of the species concerned in the petition.

(b) Within 12 months of the date of publication of a notice of acceptance of a petition for consideration pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 2074.2, the department shall produce and make publicly available on the department’s internet website a final written peer reviewed report, based upon the best scientific information available to the department, which indicates whether the petitioned action is warranted, which includes a preliminary identification of the habitat that may be essential to the continued existence of the species, and which recommends management activities and other recommendations for recovery of the species.

(c) Prior to releasing the final written report, the department shall have a draft status review report prepared and independently peer reviewed, and upon receiving the peer reviewers’ input, shall evaluate and respond in writing to the independent peer review and shall amend the draft status review report as appropriate.

(d) The revised report shall be posted on the department’s internet website for a minimum of 30 days for public review prior to the hearing scheduled pursuant to Section 2075.

(e) The commission may grant an extension of up to six months if the director determines an extension is necessary to complete independent peer review of the report, and to provide a minimum of 30 days for public review of the peer reviewed report prior to the public hearing specified in Section 2075.
Cal. RTC § 60173 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 60173
Section 60173
Status: in_force

The notice specified in Section 60172 shall be addressed to the applicant at his or her address as it appears in the records of the board, and shall be given in the manner prescribed in Section 60311 for giving notice of a deficiency determination.
Cal. SHC § 22132 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 22132
Section 22132
Status: in_force

The validity of any assessment levied under this part shall not be contested in any action or proceeding unless the action or proceeding is commenced within 30 days after the time the assessment is levied. Any appeal from a final judgment in such an action or proceeding must be perfected within 30 days after the entry of the judgment.
Cal. HSC § 18871 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.3 / Chapter 8 / Section 18871
Section 18871
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to use or cause, or permit to be used for occupancy, any of the following manufactured homes, mobilehomes, park trailers, or recreational vehicles in a park or recreational vehicles outside of special occupancy parks:

(a)  Any recreational vehicle, park trailer, mobilehome, or manufactured home supplied with fuel, gas, water, electricity, or sewage connections, unless the connections and installations conform to regulations of the department.

(b)  Any recreational vehicle, mobilehome, or manufactured home that is permanently attached with underpinning or foundation to the ground, except for a mobilehome or manufactured home bearing a department insignia or federal label that is installed in accordance with Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200), and any recreational vehicle, mobilehome, manufactured home, or park trailer that is not in compliance with Sections 18027.3 and 18871.5.

(c)  Any recreational vehicle, mobilehome, or manufactured home in an unsafe or unsanitary condition or that is structurally unsound and does not protect its occupants against the elements.

(d)  Any mobilehome or manufactured home that does not conform to the registration requirements of the department.
Cal. HSC § 79235 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 79235
Section 79235
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the cost of a removal action includes the cleanup or removal of released hazardous substances from the environment or the taking of other actions that are necessary to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage that may otherwise result from a release or threatened release, as further defined by Section 101(23) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601(23)).
Cal. WAT § 60383 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 60383
Section 60383
Status: in_force

Notice of such election shall be published in the affected county pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code. Publication shall be complete at least seven, but not more than 28, days prior to the date fixed for such election. Such notice shall describe the boundaries of the area or areas so proposed to be annexed and shall designate such territory by some appropriate name, or other words of identification, by which such territory may be referred to and indicated upon the ballot to be used at any election at which the question of such annexation is submitted, as in this act provided.
Cal. PRC § 43216.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 43216.5
Section 43216.5
Status: in_force

In addition to the procedures for board withdrawal of its approval of a local enforcement agency’s designation pursuant to Sections 43214, 43215, and 43216, the board may take any actions which are determined by the board to be necessary to ensure that local enforcement agencies fulfill their obligations under this chapter. To ensure that a local enforcement agency is appropriately fulfilling its obligations under this chapter and implementing regulations, the board may conduct more frequent inspections and evaluations within a local enforcement agency’s jurisdiction, establish a schedule and probationary period for improved performance by a local enforcement agency, assume partial responsibility for specified local enforcement agency duties, and implement any other measures which may be determined by the board to be necessary to improve local enforcement agency compliance.