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CA Govt Code § 8546.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 8546.6.

8546.6.  The California State Auditor, in connection with any audit or investigation conducted pursuant to this chapter, shall be deemed to be a department head for the purposes of Section 11189.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 31. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 8546.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 8546.7.

8546.7.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expenditure of public funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) entered into by any state agency, board, commission, or department or by any other public entity, including a city, county, city and county, or district, shall be subject to the examination and audit of the California State Auditor, at the request of the public entity or as part of any audit of the public entity, for a period of three years after final payment under the contract. Every contract shall contain a provision stating that the contracting parties shall be subject to that examination and audit. The failure of a contract to contain this provision shall not preclude the California State Auditor from conducting an examination and audit of the contract at the request of the public entity entering into the contract or as part of any audit of the public entity.It is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California include in contracts involving the expenditure of state funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) a provision stating that the contracting parties shall be subject to the examination and audit of the California State Auditor, at the request of the regents or as part of any audit of the university, for a period of three years after final payment under the contract.The examinations and audits under this section shall be confined to those matters connected with the performance of the contract, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering the contract.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 32. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 8546.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties|Section 8546.8.

8546.8.  Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, any reference to the Auditor General or the Office of the Auditor General in any statute or contract in effect on the effective date of this chapter, other than Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10500), with respect to the performance of audits, shall be construed to refer to the California State Auditor and the California State Auditor’s Office, respectively.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 33. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 8547 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.

8547.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the “California Whistleblower Protection Act.”(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 673, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.1.

8547.1.  The Legislature finds and declares that state employees should be free to report waste, fraud, abuse of authority, violation of law, or threat to public health without fear of retribution. The Legislature further finds and declares that public servants best serve the citizenry when they can be candid and honest without reservation in conducting the people’s business.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 673, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.3.

8547.3.  (a) An employee may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command any person for the purpose of interfering with the rights conferred pursuant to this article.(b) For the purpose of subdivision (a), “use of official authority or influence” includes promising to confer, or conferring, any benefit; effecting, or threatening to effect, any reprisal; or taking, or directing others to take, or recommending, processing, or approving, any personnel action, including, but not limited to, appointment, promotion, transfer, assignment, performance evaluation, suspension, or other disciplinary action.(c) Any employee who violates subdivision (a) may be liable in an action for civil damages brought against the employee by the offended party.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an individual to disclose information otherwise prohibited by or under law.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 673, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.4.

8547.4.  The State Auditor shall administer this article and shall investigate and report on improper governmental activities. If, after investigating, the State Auditor finds that an employee may have engaged or participated in improper governmental activities, the State Auditor shall prepare an investigative report and send a copy of the investigative report to the employee’s appointing power. Subject to the limitations of Section 8547.5, the State Auditor may provide to the employee’s appointing power any evidence gathered during the investigation that, in the judgment of the State Auditor, is necessary to support an adverse action or an action recommended pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8547.7. Within 60 days after receiving a copy of the State Auditor’s investigative report, the appointing power shall either serve a notice of adverse action upon the employee who is the subject of the investigative report or set forth in writing its reasons for not taking adverse action. The appointing power shall file a copy of the notice of adverse action with the State Personnel Board in accordance with Section 19574, and shall submit a copy to the State Auditor. If the appointing power does not take adverse action within 60 days of receiving a copy of the State Auditor’s investigative report, it shall submit its written reasons for not doing so to the State Auditor and the State Personnel Board, and adverse action may be taken as provided in Section 19583.5. Any employee who is served with a notice of adverse action may appeal to the State Personnel Board in accordance with Section 19575.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 452, Sec. 6. (AB 567) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.6.

8547.6.  (a) The State Auditor may request the assistance of any state department, agency, or employee in evaluating an allegation or conducting any investigation of an improper governmental activity as authorized by this article. In response to a request for assistance from the State Auditor, that state department, agency, or employee shall provide the assistance, including, but not limited to, providing access to documents or other information in a timely manner, as required by Section 8545.2. If an investigation conducted by the State Auditor involves access to confidential academic peer review records of University of California academic personnel, these records shall be provided in a form consistent with university policy effective on August 1, 1992. No information obtained from the State Auditor by any department, agency, or employee as a result of the State Auditor’s request for assistance, nor any information obtained thereafter as a result of further investigation, shall be divulged or made known to any person without the prior approval of the State Auditor.(b) As an alternative to conducting its own investigation, if the State Auditor determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that a state agency or employee may have engaged in an improper governmental activity, the State Auditor, subject to the limitations of Section 8547.5, may refer the allegation to the involved state agency, or to another state agency having direct oversight of the involved state agency, to conduct an investigation of the allegation under the State Auditor’s supervision. If the State Auditor refers an allegation to the involved state agency or to another state agency having direct oversight of the involved state agency, that state agency shall investigate the allegation and report the results of the investigation to the State Auditor within 60 days of the referral and monthly thereafter until final action has been taken. In addition, whenever the State Auditor determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that a state agency or employee may have engaged in an improper governmental activity, the State Auditor, subject to the limitations of Section 8547.5, may refer the allegation to a criminal or administrative law enforcement agency in lieu of conducting or supervising an investigation of the matter.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 328, Sec. 7. (AB 1102) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.7.

8547.7.  (a) If, after investigating an allegation, the State Auditor finds that a state agency or employee may have engaged or participated in an improper governmental activity, he or she shall prepare an investigative report and send a copy of that report to the head of the agency involved and to the head of any other agency that has direct oversight over that involved agency. The investigative report may include the State Auditor’s recommended actions to prevent the continuation or recurrence of the activity. If appropriate, the State Auditor shall report this information to the Attorney General, the policy committees of the Senate and Assembly having jurisdiction over the subject involved, and to any other authority that the State Auditor determines appropriate. Subject to the limitations of Section 8547.5, the State Auditor may provide to the involved agency any evidence gathered during the investigation that, in the judgment of the State Auditor, is necessary to support any of the recommendations. Within 60 days of receiving the State Auditor’s investigative report, the involved agency shall report to the State Auditor any actions that it has taken or that it intends to take to implement the recommendations. The agency shall file subsequent reports on a monthly basis until final action has been taken.(b) The State Auditor shall not have any enforcement power. In any case in which the State Auditor finds that a state agency or employee may have engaged in an improper governmental activity, the State Auditor may provide the finding, and any evidence supporting the finding, subject to the limitations of Section 8547.5, to a criminal law enforcement agency, an administrative law enforcement agency, or a licensing agency that has authority to investigate the matter.(c) The State Auditor shall keep confidential every investigation, including, but not limited to, all investigative files and work product, except that the State Auditor, whenever he or she determines it necessary to serve the interests of the state, and subject to the limitations of Section 8547.5, may issue a public report of an investigation that has substantiated an improper governmental activity, keeping confidential the identity of the employee or employees involved. In addition, subject to the limitations of Section 8547.5, the State Auditor may release any findings or evidence supporting any findings resulting from an investigation conducted pursuant to this article whenever the State Auditor determines it necessary to serve the interests of the state.(d) This section does not limit any authority conferred upon the Attorney General or any other department or agency of government to investigate any matter.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 328, Sec. 8. (AB 1102) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.9.

8547.9.  Notwithstanding Section 19572, if the State Personnel Board determines that there is a reasonable basis for an alleged violation, or finds an actual violation of Section 8547.3 or 19683, it shall transmit a copy of the investigative report to the State Auditor. All working papers pertaining to the investigative report shall be made available under subpoena in a civil action brought under Section 19683.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 12, Sec. 8. Effective May 7, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.11.

8547.11.  (a) A University of California employee, including an officer or faculty member, may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, or attempting to intimidate, threaten, coerce, or command any person for the purpose of interfering with the right of that person to disclose to a University of California official, designated for that purpose by the regents, or the State Auditor matters within the scope of this article.(b) For the purpose of subdivision (a), “use of official authority or influence” includes promising to confer, or conferring, any benefit; effecting, or threatening to effect, any reprisal; or taking or directing others to take, or recommending, processing, or approving, any personnel action, including, but not limited to, appointment, promotion, transfer, assignment, performance evaluation, suspension, or other disciplinary action.(c) Any employee who violates subdivision (a) may be liable in an action for civil damages brought against the employee by the offended party.(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an individual to disclose information otherwise prohibited by or under law.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 12, Sec. 8. Effective May 7, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 8547.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3 - California Whistleblower Protection Act|Section 8547.15.

8547.15.  An action for damages pursuant to this article shall not be subject to the claims presentation requirements of the Government Claims Act (Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1).(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 781, Sec. 2. (SB 496) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 8548 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3.5 - Whistleblower Information|Section 8548.

8548.  For purposes of this article, “state agency” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission, including the California State University, the University of California, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the superior courts, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 328, Sec. 9. (AB 1102) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 8548.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3.5 - Whistleblower Information|Section 8548.1.

8548.1.  No later than April 1, 2002, the State Auditor shall prepare for state employees a written explanation of the California Whistleblower Protection Act contained in Article 3 (commencing with Section 8547). The explanation shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(a) Instructions on how to contact the State Auditor by mail or telephone.(b) A general overview of improper governmental activities and examples of three of the most common types of improper governmental activities that may be reported to the State Auditor.(c) Examples of two of the most commonly reported governmental activities that the State Auditor does not have authority to investigate.(d) An explanation of whistleblower protection available to state employees who report improper governmental activities to the State Auditor.(e) The requirement that the State Auditor protect the anonymity of a person who reports improper governmental activity to the State Auditor.(f) The State Auditor’s authority in connection with violations of law discovered during an investigation of improper governmental activities.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 883, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 8548.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3.5 - Whistleblower Information|Section 8548.2.

8548.2.  The State Auditor shall prepare for distribution to each state agency in an electronic format a notice containing the information in the written explanation prepared pursuant to Section 8548.1. No later than July 1, 2002, each state agency shall print and post this notice at its state office or offices in a location or locations where employee notices are maintained. A state agency shall not edit the written text of the notice but it may publish the notice in a manner it chooses, and it may include its own introductory language in the notice, provided that the language and the format selected do not alter the meaning of the notice. In addition, whenever a state agency posts or advertises the opportunity to submit whistleblower complaints through a program administered by the agency, it shall also disclose the opportunity to submit complaints to the State Auditor under the California Whistleblower Protection Act (Article 3 (commencing with Section 8547)).(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 328, Sec. 10. (AB 1102) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 8548.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3.5 - Whistleblower Information|Section 8548.3.

8548.3.  On July 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, every state agency shall send the information contained in the notice by electronic mail to its employees who have authorized access to electronic mail from the agency.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 883, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 8548.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3.5 - Whistleblower Information|Section 8548.4.

8548.4.  The California State Auditor shall post the information described in Section 8548.1 on the Internet Web site of the California State Auditor’s Office.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 36. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 8548.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 3.5 - Whistleblower Information|Section 8548.5.

8548.5.  The intentional failure of a state agency to comply with any provision of this article shall constitute an improper governmental activity for purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 8547).(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 883, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 8548.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 4 - Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006|Section 8548.7.

8548.7.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006.(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 452, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 8548.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL|CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor|ARTICLE 4 - Omnibus Audit Accountability Act of 2006|Section 8548.9.

8548.9.  (a) The State Auditor shall, by January 15th of each year, report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Department of Finance with respect to each recommendation he or she has made based on an audit or investigation that was reported more than one year prior and that has not been fully implemented by the affected agency.(b) The report shall clearly identify the state agency audited or investigated, the audit or investigation that contained the recommendation, a brief description of the recommendation, the date it was issued, and the most recent explanation provided by the agency to the State Auditor on the status of the recommendation.(c) Any state agency that is notified by the State Auditor that it has not fully implemented a recommendation made pursuant to this chapter more than one year prior, shall do either of the following:(1) Provide a written report to the State Auditor, the respective policy committees and budget subcommittees of the Assembly and Senate with oversight of the agency, and the Department of Finance, explaining why the audit recommendation or investigation has not been fully implemented.(2) Notify all entities described in subdivision (a) that it will begin implementing the audit recommendation or investigation recommendation within 90 days of the notification by the State Auditor, and include the estimated date of full implementation.(d) For the purposes of this section, “state agency” means a state agency as defined by Section 11000, the California State University, the Supreme Court, a Court of Appeal, a superior court, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 328, Sec. 11. (AB 1102) Effective January 1, 2012.)