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CA Govt Code § 7299 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7299.

7299.  The provisions of this act shall be implemented to the extent that local, state or federal funds are available, and to the extent permissible under federal law and the provisions of civil service law governing the state and local agencies.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1182.)
CA Govt Code § 7299.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7299.1.

7299.1.  State agencies may, utilizing existing funds, contract for telephone-based interpretation services in addition to employing qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 259, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 7299.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7299.2.

7299.2.  The Department of Human Resources shall be responsible for informing state agencies of their responsibilities under this chapter and providing state agencies with technical assistance, upon request on a reimbursable basis.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 2. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 7299.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7299.3.

7299.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, by July 1, 2015, a state agency subject to the requirements of this chapter shall translate and make accessible on the homepage of its Internet Web site, forms and processes for submitting complaints of alleged violations of this chapter, as referenced in paragraph (15) of subdivision (b) of Section 7299.4. The forms and processes shall be translated into all languages spoken by a substantial number of non-English-speaking people served by the state agency. Translated copies of the forms shall be printed and made available in the statewide office and any local office or facility of the state agency.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 469, Sec. 4. (AB 2253) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 7299.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7299.5.

7299.5.  The Department of Human Resources may exempt state agencies from the requirements of Section 7299.4, where it determines that any of the following conditions apply:(a) The agency’s primary mission does not include responsibility for furnishing information or rendering services to the public.(b) The agency has consistently received such limited public contact with the non-English-speaking public that it has not been required to employ bilingual staff under Section 7292 and the agency employs fewer than the equivalent of 25 full-time employees in public contact positions.In order to receive an exemption, each state agency shall petition the Department of Human Resources for the exemption and receive approval in writing by the date established by the department. An agency may receive an exemption for up to five survey cycles, if it demonstrates that it meets the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b), and provides all required documentation to the Department of Human Resources.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 3. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 7299.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7299.6.

7299.6.  The Department of Human Resources shall review the results of the surveys and implementation plans required to be made by Section 7299.4, compile this data, and provide a report to the Legislature every two years. The report shall identify significant problems or deficiencies and propose solutions where warranted.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 5. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 7299.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7299.8.

7299.8.  It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to prohibit the establishment of bilingual positions, or printing of materials, or use of qualified interpreters, where less than 5 percent of the people served do not speak English or are unable to communicate effectively, as determined appropriate by the state or local agency. It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to require that all public contact positions be filled with qualified bilingual persons.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 259, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 7301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7301.

7301.  For purposes of this chapter:(a) “Land” means any right or interest, including development rights, in real property which is essentially unimproved and devoted to an open-space use as defined in Section 65560 or real property which is of significant historic or cultural value.(b) “Person” means a transferee of property subject to tax under the Inheritance Tax Law (Part 8 (commencing with Section 13301) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code), which includes open-space land, where the total property transferred to such transferee does not include sufficient money or other liquid assets to pay the state inheritance tax on the transfer.(c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)
CA Govt Code § 7302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7302.

7302.  Any person may offer land included within a transfer described in Section 7301 to the state for preservation as open-space land.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)
CA Govt Code § 7303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7303.

7303.  The inheritance tax referee shall certify the appraised value of the land and the amount of taxes due and payable by the transferee. Such certification shall accompany any offer of land to the state.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)
CA Govt Code § 7304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7304.

7304.  The secretary shall establish criteria to evaluate the significance of the land offered and the feasibility of the state accepting any right or interest in such land. Land offered to the state pursuant to this chapter shall be accepted or rejected by the secretary within 120 days of the receipt of the offer.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)
CA Govt Code § 7305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7305.

7305.  Upon receipt of the offer, the secretary shall notify the county in which the land being offered is located of the state’s consideration. The secretary shall consult with the Wildlife Conservation Board and the Department of Parks and Recreation to evaluate any offer. Pursuant to Section 11005, the secretary shall accept an offer of land only upon approval of the Director of Finance.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)
CA Govt Code § 7306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7306.

7306.  Upon acceptance of an offer of land pursuant to this chapter, the secretary shall forward appropriate certification of such acceptance to the Controller.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 220, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 7307 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7307.

7307.  Land accepted by the state pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained and preserved in perpetuity as open-space land, except as provided in Section 7308.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)
CA Govt Code § 7308 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7308.

7308.  Unless otherwise provided in the terms of acceptance or prohibited by encumbrances on the land, real property conveyed to the state under this chapter may be conveyed, transferred, exchanged, or granted only if the secretary finds that the state has received in exchange land of comparable significance or a combination of money and land of comparable significance, at least equal to the fair market value of the land conveyed, transferred, exchanged, or granted.The findings of the secretary as to land of comparable significance or of money and land of comparable significance, and of fair market value, shall be conclusively presumed in favor of any person to whom the land is conveyed, transferred, exchanged, or granted.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 195.)
CA Govt Code § 7309 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.7 - Open-Space Land Dedication|Section 7309.

7309.  Notwithstanding Section 14103 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, inheritance tax imposed on land offered to the state pursuant to this chapter shall not be delinquent until 160 days after receipt of an offer by the secretary.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1144.)
CA Govt Code § 7310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.8 - Housing Contracts|Section 7310.

7310.  (a) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that does not, as of June 15, 2017, have a contract with the federal government or any federal agency to detain adult noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody, is prohibited from entering into a contract with the federal government or any federal agency, to house or detain in a locked detention facility owned and operated by a local entity, noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody.(b) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that, as of June 15, 2017, has an existing contract with the federal government or any federal agency to detain adult noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody, shall not renew or modify that contract in such a way as to expand the maximum number of contract beds that may be utilized to house or detain in a locked detention facility noncitizens for purposes of civil immigration custody.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 363, Sec. 4. (SB 112) Effective September 28, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 7311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.8 - Housing Contracts|Section 7311.

7311.  (a) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that does not, as of June 15, 2017, have a contract with the federal government or any federal agency to house or detain any accompanied or unaccompanied minor in the custody of or detained by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement or the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is prohibited from entering into a contract with the federal government or any federal agency to house minors in a locked detention facility.(b) A city, county, city and county, or local law enforcement agency that, as of June 15, 2017, has an existing contract with the federal government or any federal agency to house or detain any accompanied or unaccompanied minor in the custody of or detained by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement or the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall not renew or modify that contract in such a way as to expand the maximum number of contract beds that may be utilized to house minors in a locked detention facility.(c) This section does not apply to temporary housing of any accompanied or unaccompanied minor in less restrictive settings when the State Department of Social Services certifies a necessity for a contract based on changing conditions of the population in need and if the housing contract meets the following requirements:(1) It is temporary in nature and nonrenewable on a long-term or permanent basis.(2) It meets all applicable federal and state standards for that housing.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 17, Sec. 6. (AB 103) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 7321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.95 - Private Detention Facilities|Section 7321.

7321.  (a) A private detention facility operator shall comply with, and adhere to, all local and state public health orders and occupational safety and health regulations.(b) As used in this section, “private detention facility operator” and “private detention facility” have the same meaning as in Section 7320.(c) This section shall not be construed to limit or otherwise modify the authority, powers, or duties of state or local public health officers or other officials with regard to state prisons, county jails, or other state or local correctional facilities.(d) This section is declaratory of existing law.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 294, Sec. 2. (AB 263) Effective September 24, 2021.)
CA Govt Code § 7400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 18 - Bidding and Outreach Programs|Section 7400.

7400.  (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that subdivision (a) of Section 31 of Article I of the California Constitution prohibits state and local government agencies from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, and public contracting. The Legislature finds that this prohibition does not prevent governmental agencies from engaging in inclusive public sector outreach and recruitment programs that, as a component of general recruitment, may include, but not be limited to, focused outreach and recruitment of minority groups and women if any group is underrepresented in entry level positions of a public sector employer.(2) The Legislature also finds and declares that increasing the number of businesses that participate in the bidding process in public contracting results in more vigorous competition, and thus assists state and local agencies in obtaining the desired quality of work at a lower cost.(3) It is the intent of this section that all governmental agencies shall engage in general recruitment and outreach programs to all individuals, including persons who are economically disadvantaged.(b) For purposes of this section, underrepresentation shall be determined by comparing the minority group or the number of women at the governmental agency with that group’s representation in the current civilian labor force in the jurisdiction of the governmental agency.(c) State government employment shall use current state civilian labor force data to implement this section.(d) It is the intent of this section to allow public sector employers to conduct outreach efforts with a goal of supplementing word-of-mouth recruitment that should result in increasing diversity of the public sector workforce.(e) The type of recruitment activities allowed would include, but not be limited to, placement of job announcements in the following media instruments:(1) General circulation newspapers, general circulation publications, and general market radio and television stations, including electronic media.(2) Local and regional community newspapers.(3) Newspapers, publications, and radio and television stations that provide information in languages other than English and whose primary audience is residents of minority and low-income communities.(4) Publications, including electronic media, that are distributed to the general market and to newspapers, publications, and radio and television stations whose primary audience is comprised of minority groups or women.(5) Recruitment booths at job fairs or conferences oriented to both the general market and the economically disadvantaged as well as those events drawing a significant participation by minorities or women.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 870, Sec. 2. (SB 1442) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 7401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 18 - Bidding and Outreach Programs|Section 7401.

7401.  (a) The Governor’s Task Force on Diversity and Outreach, in its August 1, 2000, report, concluded that data on minority business participation is not currently available, and that lack of useful data on minority business participation in state contracting is an overarching issue to be addressed.(b) In contracting for and procuring goods, services, information technology, construction, architecture, and engineering consulting, and other consulting services, state and local departments and agencies are authorized to engage in focused outreach activities in addition to general outreach, for purposes of increasing participation by California’s small business sector and increasing diversity in the state’s contracting and procurement activities.(c) Outreach activities may include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) Invitations to bid distributed by state and local departments and agencies to state and local small business and trade associations and chambers of commerce, including ethnic chambers of commerce, and other business and professional associations, including professional minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned businesses and professional groups and associations, as appropriate.(2) Publication of advertising concerning state and local contracting and procurement opportunities in trade papers and other publications focusing on small business enterprises, including publications and newspapers in languages other than English and those whose primary readership is minority, women, or disabled veteran-owned businesses.(3) Outreach by small business advocates in each state or local government department or agency to state and local small business and trade associations and chambers of commerce, including ethnic chambers of commerce, and other business and professional associations, including professional minority, women, and disabled veteran-owned businesses and professional groups and associations, as appropriate. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 870, Sec. 2. (SB 1442) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 7405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 18.1 - Electronic and Information Technology|Section 7405.

7405.  The Legislature finds and declares that the ability to utilize electronic or information technology is often an essential function for successful employment in the current work world.(a) In order to improve accessibility of existing technology, and therefore increase the successful employment of individuals with disabilities, particularly blind and visually impaired and deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, state governmental entities, in developing, procuring, maintaining, or using electronic or information technology, either indirectly or through the use of state funds by other entities, shall comply with the accessibility requirements of Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), and regulations implementing that act as set forth in Part 1194 of Title 36 of the Federal Code of Regulations.(b) Any entity that contracts with a state or local entity subject to Section 11135 for the provision of electronic or information technology or for the provision of related services shall agree to respond to, and resolve any complaint regarding accessibility of, its products or services that is brought to the attention of the entity. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 870, Sec. 3. (SB 1442) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 7450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 19 - Retirement System Stock Proxy Voting|Section 7450.

7450.  Every local agency in this state owning common stock and whose stock is by contract managed by a fiduciary shall request such fiduciary to forward any proxies for shares owned by the agency which are to be voted in a corporate election to the governing body of such local agency.“Local agency,” for purposes of this section, includes every county, city, city and county, district, and authority, and each department, division, bureau, board, commission, agency, or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1088.)
CA Govt Code § 7451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 19 - Retirement System Stock Proxy Voting|Section 7451.

7451.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, every local agency in this state owning common stock shall, when returning proxies to a corporation, vote each proxy that is returned to the corporation. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local agency in this state owning common stock from abstaining on a corporate or shareholder proposal and notifying the corporation in writing of the local agency’s desire to abstain on a corporate or shareholder proposal.As used in section “local agency” includes every county, city, city and county, district, and authority, and each department, division, bureau, board, commission, agency, instrumentality or pension or retirement system of any of the foregoing.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 611.)
CA Govt Code § 7525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 22 - Letters and Correspondence|Section 7525.

7525.  The letterhead or other prominent location on official stationery of each state agency, and county, city, including, but not limited to, a chartered city, and each school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, and board, commission, and agency thereof, and every other local public agency, used in communication with the public, shall include the telephone number of such entity. The telephone number may be typed or handwritten on the letterhead or other prominent location.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1079.)
CA Govt Code § 7526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 22 - Letters and Correspondence|Section 7526.

7526.  In addition to the requirements of Section 7525, the letterhead or other prominent location on official stationery of each state agency, and county, city, including, but not limited to, a chartered city, and each school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, and board, commission, and agency thereof, and every other local public agency, used in communication with the public shall include, in addition to the telephone number of the agency, the address and telephone number, if different from the telephone number of the agency otherwise required to appear thereon, to which inquiry regarding the subject matter of the specific communication may be made. The address and telephone number may be typed or handwritten on the letterhead or other prominent location.(Added by renumbering Section 7801 by Stats. 1977, Ch. 579.)
CA Govt Code § 7527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 22 - Letters and Correspondence|Section 7527.

7527.  Every letter to any person from a state agency shall be signed by, or contain the name of, the writer, authorized representative, or contact person familiar with the subject area. In the case of computer-generated letters, a telephone number and an address where a person familiar with the subject area may be contacted shall be given.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 511, Sec. 1.)