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Cal. WIC § 16541.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 16541.5
Section 16541.5
Status: in_force

The council shall meet no less frequently than each quarter of the state fiscal year and at the call of the cochairs, at a time and location convenient to the public as it may deem appropriate. All meetings of the council shall be open to the public. Members shall serve without compensation, with the exception of foster youth members, who shall be entitled to reimbursement for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
Cal. INS § 12980 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 12980
Section 12980
Status: in_force

The Financial Responsibility Penalty Account is hereby created in the General Fund. Moneys in the account shall be expended, upon appropriation therefor, for matters including, but not limited to, automobile insurance and financial responsibility of vehicle owners and operators.
Cal. WAT § 10728.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 6 / Section 10728.2
Section 10728.2
Status: in_force

A groundwater sustainability agency shall periodically evaluate its groundwater sustainability plan, assess changing conditions in the basin that may warrant modification of the plan or management objectives, and may adjust components in the plan. An evaluation of the plan shall focus on determining whether the actions under the plan are meeting the plan’s management objectives and whether those objectives are meeting the sustainability goal in the basin.
Cal. PCC § 20155.7 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.7 / Section 20155.7
Section 20155.7
Status: in_force

(a) Before March 1, 2029, the board of supervisors of a participating county shall submit a report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:

(1) A description of the projects awarded using the best value procedures.

(2) The contract award amounts.

(3) The best value contractors awarded the projects.

(4) A description of any written protests concerning any aspect of the solicitation, bid, or award of the best value contracts, including the resolution of the protests.

(5) A description of the prequalification process.

(6) The criteria used to evaluate the bids, including the weighting of the criteria and an assessment of the effectiveness of the methodology.

(7) If a project awarded under this article has been completed, an assessment of the project performance, to include a summary of any delays or cost increases.

(b) A report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. UIC § 606.5 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 606.5
Section 606.5
Status: in_force

(a) Whether an individual or entity is the employer of specific employees shall be determined pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 621, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).

(b) As used in this section, a “temporary services employer” and a “leasing employer” is an employing unit that contracts with clients or customers to supply workers to perform services for the client or customer and performs all of the following functions:

(1) Negotiates with clients or customers for such matters as time, place, type of work, working conditions, quality, and price of the services.

(2) Determines assignments or reassignments of workers, even though workers retain the right to refuse specific assignments.

(3) Retains the authority to assign or reassign a worker to other clients or customers when a worker is determined unacceptable by a specific client or customer.

(4) Assigns or reassigns the worker to perform services for a client or customer.

(5) Sets the rate of pay of the worker, whether or not through negotiation.

(6) Pays the worker from its own account or accounts.

(7) Retains the right to hire and terminate workers.

(c) If an individual or entity contracts to supply an employee to perform services for a customer or client, and is a leasing employer or a temporary services employer, the individual or entity is the employer of the employee who performs the services. If an individual or entity contracts to supply an employee to perform services for a client or customer and is not a leasing employer or a temporary services employer, the client or customer is the employer of the employee who performs the services. An individual or entity that contracts to supply an employee to perform services for a customer or client and pays wages to the employee for the services, but is not a leasing employer or a temporary services employer, pays the wages as the agent of the employer.

(d) In circumstances which are in essence the loan of an employee from one employer to another employer wherein direction and control of the manner and means of performing the services changes to the employer to whom the employee is loaned, the loaning employer shall continue to be the employer of the employee if the loaning employer continues to pay remuneration to the employee, whether or not reimbursed by the other employer. If the employer to whom the employee is loaned pays remuneration to the employee for the services performed, that employer shall be considered the employer for the purposes of any remuneration paid to the employee by the employer, regardless of whether the loaning employer also pays remuneration to the employee.
Cal. ELEC § 11 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 11
Section 11
Status: in_force

On written call of the Secretary of State, the county elections officials, city elections officials, and registrars of voters of this state may meet with the approval of their legislative bodies, at the time and place within this state designated in the call, to discuss matters affecting the administration of the election laws and to promote uniformity of procedure in those matters. Meetings shall not exceed three in any calendar year. Any deputy of a county elections official, city elections official, or registrar of voters, designated for the purpose by his or her principal, may attend these meetings, alone or with his or her principal. The actual and necessary expenses of the county elections official, city elections official, or registrar of voters, and of a deputy, incurred in traveling to and from meetings and in attending the same, for each officer for any one meeting, shall be a charge of the county or city of the elections official or registrar, and payable as other county or city charges.
Cal. FAC § 65055 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 65055
Section 65055
Status: in_force

The council may recommend to the secretary the adoption of administrative regulations that relate to the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 55184.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 55184.2
Section 55184.2
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.

Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.
Cal. PCC § 21572 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 122 / Section 21572
Section 21572
Status: in_force

Any improvement or unit of work, except as provided in this article, estimated to cost in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000), shall be done by contract and let to the lowest responsible bidder in the manner provided in this article. The board of directors of the agency shall advertise by three insertions in a daily newspaper of general circulation or two insertions in a weekly newspaper of general circulation published in the agency, inviting sealed proposals for the construction of the work before any contract shall be made, and may let by contract separately any part of the work. The board shall require the successful bidder to file with the board good and sufficient bonds to be approved by the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract, and upon the payment of the claims for labor and material, the bonds to contain the terms and conditions set forth in Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code, and to be subject to the provisions of that title. The board shall also have the right to reject any and all bids, and readvertise for new bids, or by a two-thirds vote may elect to undertake the work by force account. In the event no proposals are received pursuant to advertisement, or where the estimated cost of such work does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), the board of directors by unanimous vote of all members present may without advertising for bids have the work done by force account. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050). The agency may purchase in the open market without advertisement for bids, materials and supplies for use in any work either under contract or by force account.
Cal. HSC § 35812 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 35812
Section 35812
Status: in_force

No financial institution shall consider the racial, ethnic, religious, or national origin composition of a neighborhood or geographic area surrounding a housing accommodation or whether or not such composition is undergoing change, or is expected to undergo change, in appraising a housing accommodation or in determining whether or not, and under what terms and conditions, to provide financial assistance for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, rehabilitating, improving, or refinancing a housing accommodation. No financial institution shall utilize appraisal practices that are inconsistent with the provisions of this part.
Cal. HSC § 50490.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.8 / Section 50490.2
Section 50490.2
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall allocate 50 percent of moneys available in the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund described in subdivision (c) of Section 50472, and any moneys that have not yet been made available pursuant to a notice of funding availability or request for proposal as of June 30, 2018, that were previously appropriated by Item 2240-105-0001 in the Budget Act of 2016 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 2016) for purposes of the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program (Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 50899.1)) for expenditure by an administrative entity within each Continuum of Care service area using the most recent data available for that Continuum of Care service area. The department shall allocate the money described in the previous sentence using a formula that is based off of the formula utilized, as of June 30, 2018, for the allocation of grants pursuant to the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program (Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 50899.1)), and that includes the following formula components:

(1) The 2017 point-in-time count published by HUD that includes both sheltered and unsheltered homeless.

(2) The number of extremely low income households in rental housing that pay more than 50 percent of household income on rent, based on HUD’s most recent Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy dataset.

(3) (A) The number of persons below the federal poverty line divided by the total population within the Continuum of Care service area, based on data from the United States Census Bureau.

(B) The formula required by this subdivision shall afford double weight to the factor described in this paragraph.

(b) The administrative entity within a Continuum of Care service area that receives an allocation pursuant to this section shall not use more than 5 percent of that allocation for administrative costs related to the planning and execution of eligible activities. For purposes of this subdivision, “administrative costs” does not include staff and overhead costs directly related to carrying out the eligible activities described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4. An administrative entity may share any funds available for administrative costs with a subrecipient.

(c) Any funds not distributed by the Continuum of Care service area or otherwise returned to the department shall be reallocated in the following manner in order to redistribute funds as soon as possible:

(1) Any funds not distributed after the initial round of awards shall be reallocated among all Continuum of Care service areas with a participating administrative entity, in accordance with the formula specified in subdivision (a) and any other applicable requirements of this section, in a subsequent notice of funding availability released for the program.

(2) Any funds not distributed after the second round of awards shall revert to be used for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).

(d) Funds available under the program are not required to be matched.
Cal. PRC § 8023 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 8023
Section 8023
Status: in_force

All money received for matching purposes shall be deposited in the Water Resources Revolving Fund and shall be expendable for paying expenses incurred pursuant to an agreement hereunder.
Cal. PRC § 9030 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 9030
Section 9030
Status: in_force

“Proxy” means a written authorization to sign a petition. Landowners may sign petitions under this division by proxy. The proxy of an individual landowner shall be acknowledged by him. The holder of a proxy of an individual landowner shall be an individual 18 years of age or over or a corporation, partnership, or other legal entity. The proxy of a corporation shall contain a statement by the secretary or manager of the corporation that the proxy was authorized by the corporation. A corporation owning land may sign a petition only by proxy.
Cal. FAC § 77062 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16.5 / Article 3 / Section 77062
Section 77062
Status: in_force

The public member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member or alternate member, respectively, on the commission. The public member and his or her alternate member shall not have any financial interest in the walnut industry.
Cal. BPC § 7672.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 4.5 / Section 7672.4
Section 7672.4
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 14.   (AB 351)   Effective January 1, 2023.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 15 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.]
(a) A cremated remains disposer who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains or who scatters remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be subject to disciplinary action.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 14) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 15.   (AB 351)   Effective January 1, 2023.   Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.]
(a) A cremated remains disposer who scatters cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains or who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains or who scatters or integrates into the soil human remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be subject to disciplinary action.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Cal. FAC § 63123.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 63123.5
Section 63123.5
Status: in_force

Any contract which is not exempt pursuant to Section 63124, including, but not limited to, any contract which makes a reference to a posted price for the purchase of strawberries by a processor from a producer and which also provides an additional purchase price, as defined by the director by regulation pursuant to Section 63123, shall be filed with the advisory board and posted in the manner prescribed by the director.
Cal. SHC § 2118.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 2118.5
Section 2118.5
Status: in_force

All or a portion of the cost of furnishing warranted traffic control personnel whose function is to assist students in crossing streets and highways and avoiding traffic hazards may be charged against money apportioned to cities, cities and counties, or counties from the Highway Users Tax Account in the Transportation Tax Fund. The amount charged shall not exceed the portion of money derived from the tax under the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. The department may assist local agencies in establishing warrants for crossing guard protection.
Cal. MVC § 10 — California Code / Code mvc / Section 10
Section 10
Status: in_force

“Section” means section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
Cal. HSC § 38078 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.2 / Chapter 1 / Section 38078
Section 38078
Status: in_force

All of the following shall apply to cooperative agreements:

(a)  The department or contractor may terminate, upon a minimum of 30 days written notice, any cooperative agreement.

(b)  The department may reject a request for proposal or a request for application response based on an entity’s or organization’s failure to comply with contracted requirements in prior contracts or cooperative agreements with the department.

(c)  The organization or unit of state and local government shall be liable to return any funds for failure to comply with the requirements of the cooperative agreement.
Cal. FAC § 66583 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 66583
Section 66583
Status: in_force

All moneys received by the commission or its designated agents from the assessments levied under the authority of this chapter or otherwise received by the commission or paid to it shall be deposited in such banks as the commission may designate and shall be disbursed by order of the commission through such agent or agents as it may designate for that purpose. Any such agent or agents shall be bonded by a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business as such in the State of California, in favor of the commission, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and the strict accounting of all funds of the commission, in the penal sum of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
Cal. INS § 995.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 13.3 / Section 995.5
Section 995.5
Status: in_force

An insurer, notwithstanding the provisions of any contingent or retrospective compensation arrangement with any person, shall report and pay the premium tax liability set forth in the Revenue and Taxation Code on the basis that it has received the full premium charge including policy fees made to the insureds under policies less return premiums as permitted by law.
Cal. BPC § 19152 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 19152
Section 19152
Status: in_force

No unconditional guaranty or replacement without charge relating to the quality of an article of upholstered furniture or bedding given by a person licensed under this chapter to a purchaser of such upholstered furniture or bedding shall exceed a period of five years from the date of sale.

This section does not preclude the offering of a warranty which would allow for a schedule of replacement charges based on period of use.
Cal. HSC § 5047 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 5047
Section 5047
Status: in_force

After introduction of the ordinance, resolution, or order fixing the rate, and before it is finally enacted, notice of the hearing, setting forth the proposed schedule of rates shall be given by one publication in a newspaper published in the district, if there is such a newspaper, but otherwise in a newspaper having general circulation in the district. The notice shall be published at least ten days before the date fixed in the notice for the hearing. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time.
Cal. FAC § 5007 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5007
Section 5007
Status: in_force

“Plant” includes any part of a plant, tree, plant product, shrub, vine, fruit, vegetable, seed, bulb, stolon, tuber, corm, pip, cutting, scion, bud, graft, or fruit pit.
Cal. HSC § 112680 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 112680
Section 112680
Status: in_force

No act that is unlawful under Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875), relating to the adulterating, mislabeling, misbranding, false advertising, and sale of foods, is lawful by reason of this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 1956 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 1956
Section 1956
Status: in_force

It is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this article to require, either directly or through an office policy, or knowingly permit the delivery of dental hygiene care that discourages necessary treatment, or permits clearly excessive, incompetent, unnecessary, or grossly negligent treatment, or repeated negligent acts, as determined by the standard of practice in the community.
Cal. HSC § 13891 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 7 / Section 13891
Section 13891
Status: in_force

On or after July 1 of each year, the amounts set forth in the preliminary budget, except obligations for fixed assets and new permanent employee positions, are deemed appropriated until the district board adopts the final budget. If the district board has not adopted a preliminary budget, the amounts deemed appropriated shall be based on the budget of the preceding year, excluding fixed assets and new permanent employee positions.