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Cal. PUC § 185020 — California Code / Code puc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 185020
Section 185020
Status: in_force

(a) There is in the Transportation Agency a High-Speed Rail Authority.

(b) (1) The authority is composed of 11 members as follows:

(A) Five members appointed by the Governor.

(B) Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(C) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(D) One Member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one Member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly shall be ex officio members without vote and shall participate in the activities of the authority to the extent that participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature.

(2) For the purposes of making appointments to the authority pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1), the Governor, the Senate Committee on Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly shall take into consideration geographical diversity to ensure that all regions of the state are adequately represented.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), and until their successors are appointed, members of the authority, other than members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), shall hold office for terms of four years. A vacancy shall be filled by the appointing power making the original appointment, by appointing a member to serve the remainder of the term or, in the case of a member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly.

(d) (1) In order to provide for evenly staggered terms, persons appointed or reappointed to the authority by the Governor and the Senate Committee on Rules after January 1, 2001, shall be appointed to initial terms to expire as follows:

(A) Of the five persons appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2002, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2003, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2004, and two shall be appointed to terms that expire on December 31, 2005.

(B) Of the two persons appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2002, and one shall be appointed to a term that expires on December 31, 2004.

(2) Following expiration of each of the initial terms provided for in this subdivision, the term shall expire every four years thereafter on December 31.

(e) Members of the authority are subject to the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code).

(f) From among its voting members, the authority shall elect a chairperson, who shall preside at all meetings of the authority, and a vice chairperson to preside in the absence of the chairperson. The chairperson shall serve a term of one year.

(g) Five voting members of the authority constitute a quorum for taking any action by the authority.
Cal. HSC § 50736 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 50736
Section 50736
Status: in_force

(a)  Not less than 30 percent of the units in each rental housing development consisting of 10 or more units which receives any funds pursuant to this chapter shall be available on a priority basis to or occupied by eligible households pursuant to the agreement required by Section 50739, and not less than 20 percent of all the units in each rental housing development shall be available on a priority basis to, or occupied by, very low income households.

(b)  Every sponsor shall, with respect to assisted units, conduct an affirmative marketing program, on a continuous basis, which program has been approved by the department or by the agency in cases where the agency provides financing. For the purposes of this subdivision, “affirmative marketing program” means any program approved by the department that is designed to achieve greater access to housing opportunities created by this chapter for eligible households. Such program shall include educational, promotional, and other appropriate activity designed to secure greater housing opportunities for those households. Where a significant number of persons in a community have limited fluency in the English language, publications implementing an affirmative marketing program in that community shall be provided in the native language of those persons.

(c)  Of all assisted units, under this chapter, not less than two-thirds shall be allocated to very low income households and the balance for lower income households.

(d)  Elderly or handicapped households shall be allocated not less than 20 percent, nor more than 30 percent, of the assisted units provided pursuant to this chapter. Other handicapped households shall be eligible for assisted units pursuant to this subdivision or subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (e) if they otherwise meet the requirements imposed by those provisions.

(e)  Not less than 20 percent of the funds loaned pursuant to this chapter after November 1988 shall be allocated to rural areas.

For the purposes of this section “rural area” shall have the same meaning as defined in Section 50199.21.
Cal. LAB § 1394 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 1394
Section 1394
Status: in_force

This chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1285) do not prohibit or prevent either of the following:

(a) The employment of any minor at agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, or domestic labor during the time the public schools are not in session, or during other than school hours, when the work performed is for or under the control of his parent or guardian and is performed upon or in connection with premises owned, operated or controlled by the parent or guardian. However, nothing herein shall permit children under schoolage to work at these occupations while the public schools are in session.

(b) The full-time employment of minors who meet all other legal employment requirements, if they are exempt from compulsory school attendance under Section 48231 of the Education Code.
Cal. RTC § 41052 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 41052
Section 41052
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the last day of the second month following each month in which the surcharges were collected, a return for that month shall be filed by a service supplier with the department using electronic media. Returns shall be authenticated in a form or pursuant to methods as may be prescribed by the department.

(b) The service supplier shall include a list of any service users who have refused to pay a cumulative total of three dollars ($3) or more of the surcharges imposed by this part with each return filing.
Cal. HSC § 18051 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 18051
Section 18051
Status: in_force

(a)  Except where the provisions of this part require the refusal to issue a license, the department may issue a probationary license subject to conditions to be observed by the licensee in the exercise of the privilege granted. The conditions to be attached to the exercise of the privilege shall not appear on the face of the probationary license, but shall, in the judgment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifications of the applicant as disclosed by the application and investigation by the department of the information contained therein.

(b)  Within 60 days after issuance of a probationary license, the applicant may demand, in writing, a hearing before the director or his or her representative.
Cal. HSC § 104163 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.5 / Section 104163
Section 104163
Status: in_force

The State Department of Health Care Services shall provide for breast cancer and cervical cancer treatment services pursuant to this article at the level of funding budgeted from state and other resources during the fiscal year in which the Legislature has appropriated funds to the department for this purpose. These treatment services shall not be deemed to be an entitlement.
Cal. FIN § 4879.05 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 4879.05
Section 4879.05
Status: in_force

(a) Any amendment to an agreement of sale shall be approved by the seller and purchaser, as follows:

(1) In the case of a California state depository corporation, by the board of the corporation, and, if the principal terms of the agreement of sale were required to be approved by the outstanding shares of the corporation under Section 4879.04 and if the amendment changes any of the principal terms of the agreement of sale, by the outstanding shares of the corporation.

(2) In the case of a depository corporation other than a California state depository corporation, as required by the law of the depository corporation’s domicile.

(b) If an agreement of sale is amended and if the amendment is approved as required by subdivision (a), the agreement of sale, as thus amended, constitutes the agreement of sale.
Cal. VEH § 25650.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 13 / Section 25650.5
Section 25650.5
Status: in_force

Every motorcycle manufactured and first registered on and after January 1, 1978, shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlamps which automatically turn on when the engine of the motorcycle is started and which remain lighted as long as the engine is running. This section does not preclude equipping motorcycles used as authorized emergency vehicles with a switch to be used to turn off the headlamp during emergency situations or when the light would interfere with law enforcement, if the switch is removed prior to resale of the motorcycle.
Cal. HSC § 113967 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 113967
Section 113967
Status: in_force

No employee shall commit any act that may cause the contamination or adulteration of food, food-contact surfaces, or utensils.
Cal. FAC § 55635 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 9 / Section 55635
Section 55635
Status: in_force

The lien of a producer, unless sooner released by payment or by security which is given for the payment as provided in this article, attaches from the date of delivery of the product, or if there is a series of deliveries, it attaches from the date of the last delivery.
Cal. BPC § 23438 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 23438
Section 23438
Status: in_force

(a) Any alcoholic beverage club licensee which restricts membership or the use of its services or facilities on the basis of ancestry or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code, except for genetic information, shall, when issuing a receipt for expenses which may otherwise be used by taxpayers for deduction purposes pursuant to Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, for purposes of the Personal Income Tax Law, or Section 24343 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, for purposes of the Bank and Corporation Tax Law, incorporate a printed statement on the receipt as follows:

“The expenditures covered by this receipt are nondeductible for state income tax purposes or franchise tax purposes.”

(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Expenses” means expenses, as defined in Section 17269 or 24343.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(2)  “Club” means a club holding an alcoholic beverage license pursuant to the provisions of this division, except a club holding an alcoholic beverage license pursuant to Section 23425.
Cal. PRC § 25545.8 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 6.2 / Section 25545.8
Section 25545.8
Status: in_force

(a) For the consideration of an application and the issuance of a certification under this chapter, the commission shall comply with the requirements of subdivisions (a), (e), (g), and (h), inclusive, of Section 25523.

(b) Subdivisions (f), (g), (j), and (k) of Section 25519 and Sections 25527 and 25538 apply to an application submitted pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 14425 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 14425
Section 14425
Status: in_force

As used in this article:

(a) “Containers,” “equipment” and “supplies” means containers, equipment or supplies bearing a brand.

(b) “Brand” means any mark, name or device filed as a brand under this article.

(c) “Registrant” means a person who files a brand under this article.
Cal. WIC § 19078 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 19078
Section 19078
Status: in_force

Money in the Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Fund shall be expended as provided by this chapter, as requisitioned by the department in carrying out the provisions of this code and the federal act relating to vocational rehabilitation.
Cal. FAC § 29300 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 29300
Section 29300
Status: in_force

The director, and the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director shall enforce this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 67102 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 67102
Section 67102
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to producers who produce avocados on a noncommercial basis for the producer’s home use or where the avocado trees are used only for ornamental purposes. Producers from whom assessments are collected may apply for the refund of assessment payments following the close of any marketing season in which payments have been made, and the commission shall refund assessment payments if the producer demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that the avocados were produced for noncommercial purposes.
Cal. HSC § 13221 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 13221
Section 13221
Status: in_force

The State Fire Marshal shall adopt regulations for the furnishing of emergency procedure information according to this chapter. Those regulations may include the general contents of brochures, pamphlets, signs, or video recordings used in furnishing emergency procedure information, but shall provide for at least the following:

(a) A reference to the posting of exit plans for the structure.

(b) A general explanation of the operation of the fire alarm system of the structure.

(c) Other fire emergency procedures.
Cal. HSC § 25299.51.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.75 / Article 6 / Section 25299.51.2
Section 25299.51.2
Status: in_force

(a) On or before December 31, 2019, and at least once every five years thereafter, the board shall commission an independent program audit and a fiscal audit of the fund by an independent auditor.

(b) Within 90 days of the completion of the independent program audit or fiscal audit of the fund, the board shall post the results of the program audit or fiscal audit on the board’s Internet Web site.

(c)  The audit shall include a review of projected expenses and revenue for the five years subsequent to the date of the audit and shall include proposals for the appropriate amount of the fee under Section 25299.43 for that five-year period. When establishing and analyzing those proposals, the auditor may consult with appropriate agencies, including the board, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission , the State Board of Equalization, and any other entity that may provide information or analysis pertinent to implementing this subdivision.
Cal. SHC § 188.53 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 188.53
Section 188.53
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the programming authorization described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (b) of Section 188.5 is available for any and all state-owned toll bridge retrofit projects identified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 188.5.
Cal. HSC § 37642 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 37642
Section 37642
Status: in_force

Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or any issue of bonds may contain provisions respecting any of the following terms and conditions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds:

(a)  The pledge of all or any part of the revenues, as defined in this part, subject to such agreements with bondholders as may then exist.

(b)  The interest and principal to be received and other charges to be charged and the amounts to be raised each year thereby, and the use and disposition of the revenues.

(c)  The setting aside of reserves or sinking funds and the regulation and disposition thereof.

(d)  Limitations on the purposes to which the proceeds of a sale of any issue of bonds, then or thereafter issued, may be applied, and pledging such proceeds to secure the payment of the bonds or any issue of bonds.

(e)  Limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, the terms upon which additional bonds may be issued and secured, and the refunding of outstanding bonds.

(f)  The procedure, if any, by which the terms of any contract with bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given.

(g)  Limitation on expenditures for operating, administration, or other expenses of the local agency.

(h)  Specification of the acts or omissions to act which shall constitute a default in the duties of the local agency to holders of its obligations, and providing the rights and remedies of such holders in the event of default.

(i)  The mortgaging of any property and the site thereof for the purpose of securing the bondholders.

(j)  The mortgaging of land, improvements, or other assets owned by a participating party for the purpose of securing the bondholders.
Cal. PRC § 25113 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 25113
Section 25113
Status: in_force

“Notice” means the notice of intent, as further defined in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500), which shall state the intention of an applicant to file an application for certification of any site and related facility.
Cal. HSC § 1596.64 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.35 / Section 1596.64
Section 1596.64
Status: in_force

(a)  The department shall enter into a contract with the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network to administer the trustline duties as described in this chapter.

(b)  The California Child Care Resources and Referral Network may subcontract with local resource and referral programs for the implementation of the trustline program at the local level.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law:

(1) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(2) Contracts or grants awarded pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
Cal. WAT § 11662 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 11662
Section 11662
Status: in_force

Any State agency may comply with the terms, provisions, and conditions of any contract entered into by it pursuant to this article.
Cal. FAC § 79102 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25 / Article 5 / Section 79102
Section 79102
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum, which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures necessary to conduct the referendum, including measures to maximize the likelihood that all eligible persons receive referendum voting materials. If the initial period established is less than 60 days, the secretary may extend the period. However, the total referendum period may not exceed 60 days.

(b) Nonreceipt of a ballot by an eligible person shall not invalidate a referendum.
Cal. PUC § 12827 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 12827
Section 12827
Status: in_force

The board of a district that has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may engage in programs to encourage economic development that benefits its ratepayers.
Cal. PUC § 844 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5.5 / Section 844
Section 844
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer of transition property by an electrical corporation to an affiliate or to a financing entity, or by an affiliate of an electrical corporation or a financing entity to another financing entity, which the parties have in the governing documentation expressly stated to be a sale or other absolute transfer, in a transaction approved in a financing order, shall be treated as an absolute transfer of all of the transferor’s right, title, and interest (as in a true sale), and not as a pledge or other financing, of the transition property, other than for federal and state income and franchise tax purposes. Granting to holders of rate reduction bonds a preferred right to revenues of the electrical corporation, or the provision by the company of other credit enhancement with respect to rate reduction bonds, shall not impair or negate the characterization of any transfer as a true sale, other than for federal and state income and franchise tax purposes.

(b) A transfer of transition property shall be deemed perfected as against third persons when both of the following have taken place:

(1) The commission has issued the financing order authorizing the fixed transition amounts included in the transition property.

(2) An assignment of the transition property in writing has been executed and delivered to the transferee.

(c) As between bona fide assignees of the same right for value without notice, the assignee first filing a financing statement in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9501) of Division 9 of the Commercial Code naming the assignor of the transition property as debtor and identifying the transition property has priority. Any description of the transition property shall be sufficient if it refers to the financing order creating the transition property. A copy of the financing statement shall be filed by the assignee with the commission, and the commission may require the assignor or the assignee to make other filings with respect to the transfer in accordance with procedures it may establish, but these filings shall not affect the perfection of the transfer.