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Cal. WIC § 10270.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 10 / Section 10270.5
Section 10270.5
Status: in_force

(a) In contract transfer situations in programs funded pursuant to this chapter, the department may grant a certificate of operation to child care and development facilities pursuant to this section.

(b) For purposes of maintaining continuity of services to children and receipt of state and federal child nutrition and child development funding, the department may grant a certificate of operation to any child care and development facility which meets all of the following conditions:

(1) A representative of the department has visited the facility and verified, in writing, to the department’s licensing agency that the facility has no deficiencies at the time of granting the certificate of operation which would endanger the physical health, mental health, safety, or welfare of the children.

(2) Without a certificate of operation in lieu of a license from the department, the facility would be ineligible to receive state and federal child nutrition or child development funds.

(c) A facility issued a certificate of operation pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be operating under licensing standards for child care and development facilities specified by Chapters 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70), 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90), and 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code and by Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations for the term specified on the certificate.

(d) A facility granted a certificate of operation shall submit a completed license application to the department within 15 working days of the issuance of the certificate of operation. Failure to meet this requirement will result in the cancellation of the certificate of operation. The certificate of operation shall expire upon the issuance or denial of a license by the department.
Cal. PUC § 70242 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 70242
Section 70242
Status: in_force

The board may at any time prior to the issuance and sale of any bonds provide for the call and redemption of any or all of the bonds on any interest payment date prior to their fixed maturity at not exceeding the par value and accrued interest plus a premium of not exceeding 5 percent upon the principal amount of the bonds, in which event the call price fixed by the board shall be set forth on the face of the bond. Notice of such redemption shall be published. If there is no newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the district, then the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the county in which the district or any part thereof is situated. The first publication shall be at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the redemption. After the date fixed for such redemption interest on the bonds thereafter shall cease.
Cal. PUC § 142257 — California Code / Code puc / Division 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 142257
Section 142257
Status: in_force

(a) The expenditure plan shall specify the amount and the formula by which the retail transactions and use tax shall be allocated to each city and the county for local transportation purposes determined to be priority projects by local governments to which funds are allocated.

For purposes of this subdivision, the population of the county is the population of the unincorporated area of the county.

(b) Prior to the authority allocating funds, each local government shall certify to the authority that the funds will not be substituted for property tax funds which are currently utilized to fund existing local transportation programs. If the local government is unable to segregate property tax revenues from other general fund revenues which cannot be so distinguished, substitution of funds from the authority for general funds is also prohibited.

(c) The authority shall require that local governments to which funds are allocated to separately account for those funds and maintain records of expenditures in accordance with administrative code requirements adopted by the authority.
Cal. PRC § 4771.6 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 4771.6
Section 4771.6
Status: in_force

(a) On or before June 30, 2025, the task force, in consultation with the Range Management Advisory Committee of the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, established pursuant to Section 741, shall develop a strategic action plan to expand the use of prescribed grazing to support the state’s efforts to increase the pace and scale of wildfire and forest resilience activities and strengthen the protection of communities and reduce their fire risk.

(b) The plan shall include a focus on reducing wildfire risk in and near “fire-threatened communities,” as that term is defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 4124.5.

(c) The strategic action plan shall include a component on monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of prescribed grazing on reducing wildfire risk, including near communities, and the impacts of prescribed grazing on forest and wildland health, promoting the diversity and abundance of native species, and decreasing the abundance of invasive species.

(d) The task force shall consider incorporating prescribed grazing in the January 1, 2026, update to the state’s “Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan.”
Cal. BPC § 6301 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 6301
Section 6301
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a board of law library trustees is constituted as follows:

(1) In a county where there are no more than three judges of the superior court, each of those judges is ex officio a trustee. The judges may at their option select only one of their number to serve as a trustee, and in that event they shall appoint two additional trustees who are residents of the county or members of the State Bar.

(2) In a county where there are more than three judges of the superior court, the judges of that court shall elect either four or five of their number to serve as trustees.

(3) Any judge of the superior court who is an ex officio or elected member may, at the judge’s option, designate a resident of the county or a member of the State Bar to act for the judge as trustee.

(4) The chair of the board of supervisors is ex officio a trustee, but the board of supervisors at the request of the chair may appoint a member of the State Bar, any other member of the board of supervisors of the county, or a resident of the county to serve as trustee in place of the chair. The appointment of the person selected in place of the chair of the board of supervisors shall expire when a new chair of the board of supervisors is selected, and that appointment shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 6302.

(5) The board of supervisors shall appoint as many additional trustees, who are members of the State Bar, as may be necessary to constitute a board of at least six and not more than seven members.

(b) No more than two law library trustees may be residents of the county who are not judges of the county, members of the State Bar, or members of the board of supervisors of the county.
Cal. INS § 136 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 136
Section 136
Status: in_force

The powers authorized by this chapter shall only be exercised to the extent these powers are not preempted by the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981, as amended by the Risk Retention Amendments of 1986.
Cal. FAC § 2183 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2183
Section 2183
Status: in_force

At least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing the director shall give notice in writing to the commissioner of the time and place of the hearing and such information as to the nature of the charges as will enable the commissioner to present a defense to the charges.
Cal. FIN § 5860 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 5860
Section 5860
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but subject to prior approval of the commissioner, any mutual association may reorganize so as to become a mutual holding company by causing a reorganized savings and loan association to be incorporated and organized as a stock association under this chapter, transferring to the reorganized stock association a substantial part of the assets of that mutual association and causing the reorganized stock association to assume all or a substantial part of the liabilities of the mutual association, including all of its savings account liabilities.
Cal. BPC § 512 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 512
Section 512
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), no contract that is issued, amended, renewed, or delivered on or after January 1, 1999, between any person or entity, including, but not limited to, any group of physicians and surgeons, any medical group, any independent practice association (IPA), or any preferred provider organization (PPO), and a health care provider shall contain provisions that prohibit, restrict, or limit the health care provider from advertising.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the establishment of reasonable guidelines in connection with the activities regulated pursuant to this division, including those to prevent advertising that is, in whole or in part, untrue, misleading, deceptive, or otherwise inconsistent with this division or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For advertisements mentioning a provider’s participation in a plan or product line of any person or entity, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit requiring each advertisement to contain a disclaimer to the effect that the provider’s services may be covered for some, but not all, plans or product lines of that person or entity, or that the person or entity may cover some, but not all, provider services.

(c) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit provisions or agreements intended to protect service marks, trademarks, trade secrets, or other confidential information or property. If a health care provider participates on a provider panel or network as a result of a direct contractual arrangement with a person or entity, including, but not limited to, any group of physicians and surgeons, any medical group, any independent practice association, or any preferred provider organization, that, in turn, has entered into a direct contractual arrangement with another person or entity, pursuant to which enrollees, subscribers, insureds, and other beneficiaries of that other person or entity may receive covered services from the health care provider, then nothing in this section is intended to prohibit reasonable provisions or agreements in the direct contractual arrangement between the health care provider and the person or entity that protect the name or trade name of the other person or entity or require that the health care provider obtain the consent of the person or entity prior to the use of the name or trade name of the person or entity in any advertising by the health care provider.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or impede the authority of any state department to regulate advertising, disclosure, or solicitation pursuant to this division.
Cal. SHC § 10122 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 10122
Section 10122
Status: in_force

The measure to be voted on shall include a description of the improvements proposed, a map showing the territory to be benefited by the proposed improvements and proposed to be subject to assessments, and an estimate of the costs of the improvements proposed. The measure to be voted on shall be approved by the legislative body after holding a public hearing.
Cal. PRC § 34002 — California Code / Code prc / Division 24 / Section 34002
Section 34002
Status: in_force

The Department of Fish and Game may provide nonprofit organizations and Indian tribes partial funding of grants provided under Section 34001 or Section 3 of Chapter 344 of the Statutes of 1981, if in the opinion of the department, any such organization meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Has a previously demonstrated record of successfully completing one or more salmon or steelhead rehabilitation projects funded under the Cooperative North Coast Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Project.

(b) Utilizes acceptable accounting procedures.

(c) Demonstrates that the project can be accomplished more efficiently and economically and with partial funding provided before the project’s completion.
Cal. HSC § 52061 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 52061
Section 52061
Status: in_force

The agency, and any city or county, or a city and a county, may enter into an agreement which provides that the agency sell bonds on behalf of any such city or county, or for such city and such county, for the purpose of providing funds for home mortgages.
Cal. MVC § 998.001 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5m / Section 998.001
Section 998.001
Status: in_force

This article may be cited as the Veterans Bond Act of 1976.
Cal. HNC § 446 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 446
Section 446
Status: in_force

Prior to entering the VTS area, every covered vessel shall report to the marine exchange the vessel’s name, call sign, location, course, speed, destination, estimated time of arrival, and any impairment to the operation or navigation of the vessel, and, while transiting the VTS area, every covered vessel shall comply with the requirements of Section 447.5.
Cal. HSC § 44545 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 27 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 44545
Section 44545
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may provide for the issuance of bonds of the authority for the purpose of refunding, directly or indirectly, any bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the authority or a public agency then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of these bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the authority, for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions, or enlargements of a project or any portion thereof.

(b) The proceeds of any bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds, notes, or other securities may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or retirement at the maturity thereof and may, pending application, be placed in escrow to be applied to purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on a date as may be determined by the authority.

(c) Pending this use, any of these escrowed proceeds may be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer or any trustee in instruments as may be specified in the resolution or indenture governing the bonds to be refunded, maturing at the time or times as shall be appropriate to ensure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on this type of investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of these proceeds and interest, income, and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner.

(d) All of these bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this division in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this division. If the authority refunds bonds or evidences of indebtedness not originally issued by the authority, the authority shall make findings that the project being refinanced qualifies as a project under this division.
Cal. HSC § 34169.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 3 / Section 34169.5
Section 34169.5
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a redevelopment agency, that formerly operated pursuant to the Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program (Part 1.9 (commencing with Section 34192)), but that becomes subject to this part pursuant to Section 34195, shall be subject to all of the requirements of this part, except that dates and deadlines shall be appropriately modified, as provided in this section, to reflect the date that the agency becomes subject to this part.

(b) For purposes of a redevelopment agency that becomes subject to this part pursuant to Section 34195, the following shall apply:

(1) Any reference to “January 1, 2011,” shall be construed to mean January 1 of the year preceding the year that the redevelopment agency became subject to this part, but no earlier than January 1, 2011.

(2) Any reference to a date “60 days from the effective date of this part” shall be construed to mean 60 days from the date that the redevelopment agency becomes subject to this part.

(3) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), any reference to a date certain shall be construed to be the date, measured from the date that the redevelopment agency became subject to this part, that is equivalent to the duration of time between the effective date of this part and the date certain identified in statute.
Cal. BPC § 5482 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 5482
Section 5482
Status: in_force

Any display owner who does not remove an advertising display that is placed or maintained in violation of this chapter and is removed and destroyed by the director or any authorized employee pursuant to Section 5463, shall pay to the director a fine in an amount equivalent to any costs related to that removal and destruction.
Cal. SHC § 80 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 80
Section 80
Status: in_force

The commission shall act by resolution or by vote or order entered in its minutes.
Cal. FGC § 1016 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1016
Section 1016
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the department determines that an oil sump, as defined by Section 3780 of the Public Resources Code, is hazardous to wildlife, but does not constitute an immediate and grave danger to wildlife, the department shall forthwith notify the State Oil and Gas Supervisor of such condition in order that he may take action pursuant to Section 3783 of the Public Resources Code to have such condition cleaned up or abated. The department in making such notification shall specify the hazardous conditions.

(b) Whenever the department determines that an oil sump, as defined by Section 3780 of the Public Resources Code, constitutes an immediate and grave danger to wildlife, the department shall forthwith notify the State Oil and Gas Supervisor of such condition in order that he may take action pursuant to Section 3784 of the Public Resources Code to have such condition cleaned up or abated. The department, in making such notification, shall specify the immediate and grave danger.

(c) The commission shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this section, including a reasonable definition of the term “hazardous” for the purposes of this section. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department adopt, as a part of such rules and regulations, a definition of the term “wildlife,” as herein employed, which will provide for reasonable exclusions consistent with effectuating the wildlife protection purposes of this section.

(d) No provision of this section shall be construed as a limitation on the authority or responsibilities of the department with respect to the enforcement or administration of any provision of state law which it is authorized or required to enforce or administer.
Cal. HSC § 34240.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 34240.1
Section 34240.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 34240, the governing body of any city or county may, upon declaration by resolution that there is a need for an authority to function in it, enter into an agreement with any other city or county whose governing body has declared by resolution the need for an authority to function in it, to form an area housing authority in the manner set forth in Sections 34246 and 34247.
Cal. WAT § 39034 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 39034
Section 39034
Status: in_force

“Principal county” means the county in which the greater portion of the land of a district is located.
Cal. WIC § 18700 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 18700
Section 18700
Status: in_force

(a) (1) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that every human being has the right to access sufficient affordable and healthy food.

(2) Food insecurity is defined as the occasional or constant lack of access to the food one needs to live a healthy life and the uncertainty of being able to acquire enough food to meet the needs of an individual or household due to insufficient money or other resources.

(b) All relevant state agencies, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Social Services, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Education, and the State Department of Public Health, shall consider this state policy when revising, adopting, or establishing policies, regulations, and grant criteria when those policies, regulations, and criteria are pertinent to the distribution of sufficient affordable food.

(c) This section does not expand any obligation of the state to provide food or nutrition assistance or to require the expenditure of additional resources to develop food infrastructure.
Cal. PUC § 120505 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 120505
Section 120505
Status: in_force

If there is a question of whether a labor organization represents a majority of employees or whether the proposed unit is the appropriate unit for collective bargaining, the question shall be submitted to the State Conciliation Service for disposition. The service shall promptly hold a public hearing, after due notice to all interested parties, and shall thereupon determine the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. In making such determination and in establishing rules and regulations governing petitions and the conduct of hearings and elections, the service shall be guided by relevant federal law and administrative practice developed under the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended.

The service shall provide for an election to determine the question of representation and shall certify the results to the parties. Any certification of a labor organization to represent or act for the employees in any collective-bargaining unit shall not be subject to challenge on the grounds that a new substantial question of representation within such collective unit exists until the lapse of one year from the date of certification or the expiration of any collective-bargaining agreement, whichever is later, except that no collective-bargaining agreement shall be construed to be a bar to representation proceedings for a period of more than two years.
Cal. HSC § 9647 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 9647
Section 9647
Status: in_force

All skylight frames shall be fabricated in conformance with structural requirements, and shall contain wire glass, tempered glass, or plastic of comparable strength and durability.