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Cal. BPC § 2665 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.7 / Article 7 / Section 2665
Section 2665
Status: in_force

Each rehabilitation evaluation committee has the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) To evaluate physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who request participation in the rehabilitation program and to make recommendations. In making recommendations, the committee shall consider any recommendations from professional consultants on the admission of applicants to the rehabilitation program.

(b) To review and designate treatment facilities to which physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in the rehabilitation program may be referred.

(c) To receive and review information concerning physical therapists and physical therapist assistants participating in the program.

(d) Calling meetings as necessary to consider the requests of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants to participate in the rehabilitation program, to consider reports regarding participants in the program, and to consider any other matters referred to it by the board.

(e) To consider whether each participant in the rehabilitation program may with safety continue or resume the practice of physical therapy.

(f) To set forth in writing the terms and conditions of the rehabilitation agreement that is approved by the program manager for each physical therapist and physical therapist assistant participating in the program, including treatment, supervision, and monitoring requirements.

(g) To hold a general meeting at least twice a year, which shall be open and public, to evaluate the rehabilitation program’s progress, to prepare reports to be submitted to the board, and to suggest proposals for changes in the rehabilitation program.

(h) For the purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code, any member of a rehabilitation evaluation committee shall be considered a public employee. No board or rehabilitation evaluation committee member, contractor, or agent thereof, shall be liable for any civil damage because of acts or omissions which may occur while acting in good faith in a program established pursuant to this article.
Cal. PRC § 5093.37 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.3 / Section 5093.37
Section 5093.37
Status: in_force

(a) In any case where privately owned land is completely surrounded by wilderness areas, the private owner may acquire from the state a reasonable means of ingress and egress across wilderness areas from highways and roads to such land and from such land to highways and roads.

(b) Application from such a private owner for ingress and egress shall be made to the administering state agency. When application for ingress and egress is received, the administering state agency shall determine whether any reasonable access exists outside the boundaries of the wilderness area or could be economically constructed.

(c) Where reasonable access does not exist or cannot be economically constructed outside the boundaries of the wilderness area, the administering state agency shall grant a permit for right-of-way across the wilderness area over such route, and subject to such conditions and construction and maintenance specifications, as the administering state agency may determine will cause minimum alteration to the physical features of the wilderness area and minimum interference with the use of the wilderness area by the public.

(d) The permittee shall, at his own expense, construct and maintain the means of ingress and egress in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the permit, noncompliance with which in any part shall be due cause for revocation of the permit.

(e) The administering state agency may require a permittee to allow the use of such means of ingress and egress by other applicants whose lands are similarly situated. The administering state agency shall grant a permit for such use under terms and conditions imposed upon existing users, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for construction and maintenance of the road, by the applicant to the existing permittee.

(f) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, the state agency or agencies having jurisdiction over such wilderness areas may acquire privately owned land within the perimeter of any area designated by this chapter as a wilderness area.

(g) The state agency or agencies having jurisdiction over such wilderness areas may accept gifts or bequests of land within or contiguous to wilderness areas. Regulations with regard to any such land may be in accordance with such agreements, consistent with the policy of this chapter, as are made at the time of such gift, or such conditions, consistent with such policy, as may be included in, and accepted with, such bequest.
Cal. PROB § 8420 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 8420
Section 8420
Status: in_force

The person named as executor in the decedent’s will has the right to appointment as personal representative.
Cal. PUC § 90488 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 90488
Section 90488
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a request for hearing as provided in Section 90487 the district board shall fix the time and place for hearing. The time fixed shall not be less than 15 days nor more than 60 days from the date such request is filed. Notice of such hearing shall be given to the county or city requesting such hearing and shall be published by the board.
Cal. FAC § 54042 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 54042
Section 54042
Status: in_force

(a) An association organized pursuant to this chapter may request the board of supervisors of the county in which the association’s principal place of business is located to issue a certificate stating that the association meets the requirements of subdivision (b). When the certificate is provided by the board of supervisors to the association, the Franchise Tax Board shall exempt the association from the minimum franchise tax as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 23153 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(b) The board of supervisors shall issue a certificate if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The association is located in an economically distressed area.

(2) At least 90 percent of the association’s members are, or have been, within the previous 12 months unemployed or dependent on public social services for their income.

(3) The request is made during the association’s first income year.

(c) The certificate issued by the board of supervisors shall be retained by the association. The association shall forward a copy of the certificate to the Franchise Tax Board upon request.

(d) As used in this section, “economically distressed area” means a county in which the unemployment rate is either 9 percent, or 2 percent above the statewide average, whichever is greater; or in which 8 percent of the residents are dependent on public social services for their income, or 2 percent more of the residents than the statewide average are dependent on public social services for their income, whichever is greater.
Cal. PRC § 15 — California Code / Code prc / Section 15
Section 15
Status: in_force

“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
Cal. PUC § 99159 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 99159
Section 99159
Status: in_force

(a) Any retirement system established or maintained pursuant to this division for employees of a transit district who are members of a unit appropriate for collective bargaining shall be maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and this section.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the retirement system and the funds of the system shall be managed and administered by a retirement board composed of equal representation of labor and management. Any deadlock among the members of the board with respect to that management and administration shall be resolved in the manner specified in Section 302 of the federal Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 186(c)(5)).

(c) The duties and responsibilities of the retirement board shall be executed in accordance with Section 17 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.

(d) This section does not apply to any public transit district that has, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, provided membership for the district’s represented employees in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, a retirement system established pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, or a pension trust subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.) or any transit district where the membership of the governing board of the transit district is directly elected by the voters.
Cal. INS § 742.37 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4.7 / Section 742.37
Section 742.37
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may suspend the certificate of compliance of a holder thereof for not exceeding one year whenever he or she finds, after proper hearing following notice, that the person engages in any of the following practices:

(1) Conducting its business fraudulently.

(2) Not carrying out its contracts in good faith.

(3) Habitually and as a matter of ordinary practice and custom compelling claimants under policies, or liability judgment creditors of the certificate of compliance holder, to either accept less than the amount due under the terms of its contracts or resort to litigation against the certificate of compliance holder to secure the payment of the amount due.

(b) The order of suspension shall prescribe the period of each suspension.

(c) Proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except that the hearings shall be conducted by administrative law judges chosen under Section 11502 or appointed by the commissioner.
Cal. WAT § 1732 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 1 / Section 1732
Section 1732
Status: in_force

The petitioner shall not initiate or increase the use of groundwater to replace surface water transferred pursuant to this article, except in compliance with Sections 1745.10 and 1745.11.
Cal. BPC § 3059 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 3059
Section 3059
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the public health and safety would be served by requiring all holders of licenses to practice optometry granted under this chapter to continue their education after receiving their licenses. The board shall adopt regulations that require, as a condition to the renewal thereof, that all holders of licenses submit proof satisfactory to the board that they have informed themselves of the developments in the practice of optometry occurring since the original issuance of their licenses by pursuing one or more courses of study satisfactory to the board or by other means deemed equivalent by the board.

(b) The board may, in accordance with the intent of this section, make exceptions from continuing education requirements for reasons of health, military service, or other good cause.

(c) If for good cause compliance cannot be met for the current year, the board may grant exemption of compliance for that year, provided that a plan of future compliance that includes current requirements as well as makeup of previous requirements is approved by the board.

(d) The board may require that proof of compliance with this section be submitted on an annual or biennial basis as determined by the board.

(e) An optometrist certified to use therapeutic pharmaceutical agents pursuant to Section 3041.3 shall complete a total of 50 hours of continuing education every two years in order to renew his or her certificate. Thirty-five of the required 50 hours of continuing education shall be on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of ocular disease in any combination of the following areas:

(1) Glaucoma.

(2) Ocular infection.

(3) Ocular inflammation.

(4) Topical steroids.

(5) Systemic medication.

(6) Pain medication, including the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs.

(f) The board shall encourage every optometrist to take a course or courses in pharmacology and pharmaceuticals as part of his or her continuing education.

(g) The board shall consider requiring courses in child abuse detection to be taken by those licensees whose practices are such that there is a likelihood of contact with abused or neglected children.

(h) The board shall consider requiring courses in elder abuse detection to be taken by those licensees whose practices are such that there is a likelihood of contact with abused or neglected elder persons.
Cal. HSC § 38596 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.5 / Part 7 / Section 38596
Section 38596
Status: in_force

The provisions of this division are severable. If any provision of this division 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. PCC § 21240 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 91 / Section 21240
Section 21240
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Contra Costa County Storm Drainage District, as provided for in Chapter 1532 of the Statutes of 1953.
Cal. HSC § 114192.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 114192.1
Section 114192.1
Status: in_force

(a) Water under pressure shall be permanently plumbed to all fixtures, equipment, and nonfood equipment that are required to use water, except for water supplied to nonpermanent food facilities.

(b) Water under pressure shall be provided at a sufficient level as specified by the Uniform Plumbing Code and manufacturer’s specifications for equipment and fixtures in the food facility.
Cal. INS § 1312 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1312
Section 1312
Status: in_force

(a) Any reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, domestic or foreign, which has obtained a certificate of capability to reinsure or a favorable order under Section 1401.5 and whose subscribers by such order have no liability for assessment, may accept reinsurance of risks for all classes of insurance which it writes in California including the class in which such reinsurance is to be accepted.

(b) Contracts accepting such reinsurance shall be entered into between the ceding insurer and the reinsuring reciprocal or interinsurance exchange by its attorney in fact. The ceding insurer need not become a member of or a subscriber to the reinsuring reciprocal or interinsurance exchange and such contracts of reinsurance may contain any or all of the terms and conditions customary in reinsurances of the classes of insurance covered.
Cal. BPC § 3151 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 3151
Section 3151
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee described in Section 3152, a retired license to an optometrist who holds a license that is current.

(b) A licensee who has been issued a retired license is exempt from continuing education requirements pursuant to Section 3059. The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that license.

(c) The holder of a retired license shall not engage in the practice of optometry.

(d) An optometrist holding a retired license shall only be permitted to use the titles “retired optometrist” or “optometrist, retired.”

(e) The holder of a retired license issued for less than three years may reactivate the license to active status if the holder meets the requirements of Section 3147.

(f) The holder of a retired license issued for more than three years may reactivate the license to active status if the holder satisfies the requirements in Section 3147.6.
Cal. WAT § 31308 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 31308
Section 31308
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall draw warrants to pay demands made against the district when the demands have been approved by at least three members of the board and the general manager.
Cal. PRC § 5093.57 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.4 / Section 5093.57
Section 5093.57
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any measures for flood protection, structural or nonstructural, necessary for the protection of lives and property along the Eel River as described in subdivision (d) of Section 5093.54, except for dams, reservoirs, or other water impoundment structures; provided, however, that such measures for flood protection may include facilities for temporary flood storage or flood storage basins on tributaries of the Eel River.
Cal. VEH § 545.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 545.5
Section 545.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 545, a bus of the type commonly known as a coach bus is not a schoolbus when it is operated by the Trona Unified School District to transport pupils to route-deviated school activities.

(b) A coach bus operated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be inspected annually by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, shall meet the equipment safety standards established by the federal government for schoolbuses, and shall be used to transport pupils only if the driver has obtained a certificate to operate a schoolbus pursuant to Section 12517.
Cal. WAT § 10735.4 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 11 / Section 10735.4
Section 10735.4
Status: in_force

(a) If the board designates a basin as a probationary basin pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 10735.2, a local agency or groundwater sustainability agency shall have 180 days to remedy the deficiency. The board may appoint a mediator or other facilitator, after consultation with affected local agencies, to assist in resolving disputes, and identifying and implementing actions that will remedy the deficiency.

(b) After the 180-day period provided by subdivision (a), the board may provide additional time to remedy the deficiency if it finds that a local agency is making substantial progress toward remedying the deficiency.

(c) The board may develop an interim plan pursuant to Section 10735.8 for the probationary basin at the end of the period provided by subdivision (a) or any extension provided pursuant to subdivision (b), if the board, in consultation with the department, determines that a local agency has not remedied the deficiency that resulted in designating the basin as a probationary basin.
Cal. WAT § 13628.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 13628.5
Section 13628.5
Status: in_force

(a) The Wastewater Operator Certification Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.

(b) All of the following moneys shall be deposited in the Wastewater Operator Certification Fund:

(1) Any moneys made available by the Legislature for the purposes of the fund.

(2) Fees collected pursuant to this chapter.

(3) Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest earned upon moneys that are deposited in the fund.

(c) The state board may expend the moneys in the Wastewater Operator Certification Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of administering this chapter.
Cal. RTC § 55222.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 30 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 55222.3
Section 55222.3
Status: in_force

(a) A claim for refund that is otherwise valid under Section 55222 that is made in the case in which the amount of fee determined has not been paid in full shall be deemed to be a timely filed claim for refund with respect to all subsequent payments applied to that determination.

(b) For purposes of this section, “amount of fee determined” means an amount of fee, interest, or penalty, with respect to a single determination made under Article 2 (commencing with Section 55061) or Article 4 (commencing with Section 55101) of Chapter 3.

(c) This section shall apply to all claims for refund on or after the effective date of the act adding this section.
Cal. PUC § 30209 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 30209
Section 30209
Status: in_force

Each member of the city selection committee shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body of the city by which he was appointed. If his term of office as a member of such appointing body terminates, a vacancy is automatically created in his office as a member of the city selection committee, and also as a member of the board of directors, if he is so serving.
Cal. PUC § 15504 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 15504
Section 15504
Status: in_force

“Board” means the board of directors of a district.
Cal. BPC § 8727 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 8727
Section 8727
Status: in_force

Surveys made exclusively for geological purposes performed by a person authorized to practice geology under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800) or exclusively for landscaping purposes performed by a person authorized to practice landscape architecture pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 5615), that do not involve the determination of any property line do not constitute surveying within the meaning of this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 21184 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 21184
Section 21184
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor may certify a project for streamlining under this chapter if it complies with the conditions specified in Section 21183.

(b) (1) Before certifying a project, the Governor shall make a determination that each of the conditions specified in Section 21183 have been met. These findings are not subject to judicial review.

(2) (A) If the Governor determines that a leadership project is eligible for streamlining under this chapter, the Governor shall submit that determination, and any supporting information, to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review and concurrence or nonconcurrence.

(B) Within 30 days of receiving the determination, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall concur or nonconcur in writing on the determination.

(C) If the Joint Legislative Budget Committee fails to concur or nonconcur on a determination by the Governor within 30 days of the submittal, the leadership project is deemed to be certified.

(c) The Governor may issue guidelines regarding application and certification of projects under this chapter. Any guidelines issued under this subdivision are not subject to the rulemaking provisions 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).
Cal. HSC § 2093 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 2093
Section 2093
Status: in_force

(a)  As determined by the board of trustees, a zone may provide any service at any level or levels within its boundaries that the district may provide.

(b)  As determined by the board of trustees and pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, a zone may exercise any fiscal powers within its boundaries that the district may exercise.

(c)  Any special taxes, special benefit assessments, or fees which are intended solely for the support of services within a zone shall be levied, assessed, and charged within the boundaries of the zone.