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CA Govt Code § 10603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Legislative Retirement Committee|Section 10603.

10603.  The committee is authorized to make rules governing its own proceedings and to create subcommittees from its membership and assign to such subcommittees any study, inquiry, investigation, or hearing which the committee itself has authority to undertake or hold. The provisions of Rule 36 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly relating to investigating committees shall apply to the committee, and it shall have such powers, duties and responsibilities as the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly shall from time to time prescribe, and all the powers conferred upon committees by Section 11, Article IV, of the Constitution.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 312.)
CA Govt Code § 10604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Legislative Retirement Committee|Section 10604.

10604.  The committeee shall have authority to appoint and fix the salary of such professional and other employees as may be necessary. Funds for the support of the committee shall be provided from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate in the same manner that such funds are made available to other joint committees of the Legislature.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 438.)
CA Govt Code § 10605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Legislative Retirement Committee|Section 10605.

10605.  The committee shall establish a board of experts. The board of experts shall include: the Controller, the chairpersons of the investment committees of the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the Teachers’ Retirement Board, the presidents of those boards, the executive officers of those systems, the chiefs of investment of those systems, the chief actuaries of those systems, the pension managers and treasurers of two corporations, a manager of a city pension fund, and a manager of a county pension fund.The committee shall retain as a consultant to the board of experts an independent actuary.The board of experts shall be reimbursed for its actual and necessary expenses.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1155, Sec. 4.)
CA Govt Code § 10606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE|CHAPTER 5 - Joint Legislative Retirement Committee|Section 10606.

10606.  There shall be held during the last week of March of each year a joint meeting of the committee, the board of experts, the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Teachers’ Retirement Board, the executive officers of those systems, and the State Treasurer, to review the performance of the systems. The annual reports of those systems and the financial reports and reports of operations shall be presented at the meeting.At the meeting, the State Treasurer shall present a review of the investment practices of the Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State Teachers’ Retirement System and shall transmit a copy of the report to the committee.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1155, Sec. 5.)
CA Govt Code § 11500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11500.

11500.  In this chapter unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires:(a) “Agency” includes the state boards, commissions, and officers to which this chapter is made applicable by law, except that wherever the word “agency” alone is used the power to act may be delegated by the agency, and wherever the words “agency itself” are used the power to act shall not be delegated unless the statutes relating to the particular agency authorize the delegation of the agency’s power to hear and decide.(b) “Party” includes the agency, the respondent, and any person, other than an officer or an employee of the agency in his or her official capacity, who has been allowed to appear or participate in the proceeding.(c) “Respondent” means any person against whom an accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force is filed pursuant to Section 11503 or against whom a statement of issues is filed pursuant to Section 11504.(d) “Administrative law judge” means an individual qualified under Section 11502.(e) “Agency member” means any person who is a member of any agency to which this chapter is applicable and includes any person who himself or herself constitutes an agency.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 90, Sec. 2. (SB 546) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 11501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11501.

11501.  (a) This chapter applies to any agency as determined by the statutes relating to that agency.(b) This chapter applies to an adjudicative proceeding of an agency created on or after July 1, 1997, unless the statutes relating to the proceeding provide otherwise.(c) Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) applies to an adjudicative proceeding required to be conducted under this chapter, unless the statutes relating to the proceeding provide otherwise.(Repealed (in Sec. 24) and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 24.5. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)
CA Govt Code § 11502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11502.

11502.  (a) All hearings of state agencies required to be conducted under this chapter shall be conducted by administrative law judges on the staff of the Office of Administrative Hearings. This subdivision applies to a hearing required to be conducted under this chapter that is conducted under the informal hearing or emergency decision procedure provided in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400).(b) The Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings has power to appoint a staff of administrative law judges for the office as provided in Section 11370.3. Each administrative law judge shall have been admitted to practice law in this state for at least five years immediately preceding his or her appointment and shall possess any additional qualifications established by the State Personnel Board for the particular class of position involved.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)
CA Govt Code § 11503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11503.

11503.  (a) A hearing to determine whether a right, authority, license, or privilege should be revoked, suspended, limited, or conditioned shall be initiated by filing an accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force. The accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force shall be a written statement of charges that shall set forth in ordinary and concise language the acts or omissions with which the respondent is charged, to the end that the respondent will be able to prepare their defense. It shall specify the statutes and rules that the respondent is alleged to have violated, but shall not consist merely of charges phrased in the language of those statutes and rules. The accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force shall be verified unless made by a public officer acting in their official capacity or by an employee of the agency before which the proceeding is to be held. The verification may be on information and belief.(b) In a hearing involving a reduction in force that is conducted pursuant to Section 44949, 45117, or 88017 of the Education Code, the hearing shall be initiated by filing a “District Statement of Reduction in Force.” For purposes of this chapter, a “District Statement of Reduction in Force” shall have the same meaning as an “accusation.” Respondent’s responsive pleading shall be entitled “Notice of Participation in Reduction in Force Hearing.”(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 665, Sec. 4. (AB 438) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 11504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11504.

11504.  A hearing to determine whether a right, authority, license, or privilege should be granted, issued, or renewed shall be initiated by filing a statement of issues. The statement of issues shall be a written statement specifying the statutes and rules with which the respondent must show compliance by producing proof at the hearing and, in addition, any particular matters that have come to the attention of the initiating party and that would authorize a denial of the agency action sought. The statement of issues shall be verified unless made by a public officer acting in his or her official capacity or by an employee of the agency before which the proceeding is to be held. The verification may be on information and belief. The statement of issues shall be served in the same manner as an accusation, except that, if the hearing is held at the request of the respondent, Sections 11505 and 11506 shall not apply and the statement of issues together with the notice of hearing shall be delivered or mailed to the parties as provided in Section 11509. Unless a statement to respondent is served pursuant to Section 11505, a copy of Sections 11507.5, 11507.6, and 11507.7, and the name and address of the person to whom requests permitted by Section 11505 may be made, shall be served with the statement of issues.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 17, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 11504.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11504.5.

11504.5.  In the following sections of this chapter, all references to accusations shall be deemed to be applicable to statements of issues except in those cases mentioned in subdivision (a) of Section 11505 and Section 11506 where compliance is not required.(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 856.)
CA Govt Code § 11506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11506.

11506.  (a) Within 15 days after service of the accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force the respondent may file with the agency a notice of defense, or, as applicable, notice of participation, in which the respondent may:(1) Request a hearing.(2) Object to the accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force upon the ground that it does not state acts or omissions upon which the agency may proceed.(3) Object to the form of the accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force on the ground that it is so indefinite or uncertain that the respondent cannot identify the transaction or prepare a defense.(4) Admit the accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force in whole or in part.(5) Present new matter by way of defense.(6) Object to the accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force upon the ground that, under the circumstances, compliance with the requirements of a regulation would result in a material violation of another regulation enacted by another department affecting substantive rights.(b) Within the time specified the respondent may file one or more notices of defense, or, as applicable, notices of participation, upon any or all of these grounds but all of these notices shall be filed within that period unless the agency in its discretion authorizes the filing of a later notice.(c) The respondent shall be entitled to a hearing on the merits if the respondent files a notice of defense or notice of participation, and the notice shall be deemed a specific denial of all parts of the accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force not expressly admitted. Failure to file a notice of defense or notice of participation shall constitute a waiver of respondent’s right to a hearing, but the agency in its discretion may nevertheless grant a hearing. Unless objection is taken as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), all objections to the form of the accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force shall be deemed waived.(d) The notice of defense or notice of participation shall be in writing signed by or on behalf of the respondent and shall state the respondent’s mailing address. It need not be verified or follow any particular form.(e) As used in this section, “file,” “files,” “filed,” or “filing” means “delivered or mailed” to the agency as provided in Section 11505.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 90, Sec. 5. (SB 546) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 11507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11507.

11507.  At any time before the matter is submitted for decision, the agency may file, or permit the filing of, an amended or supplemental accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force. All parties shall be notified of the filing. If the amended or supplemental accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force presents new charges, the agency shall afford the respondent a reasonable opportunity to prepare his or her defense to the new charges, but he or she shall not be entitled to file a further pleading unless the agency in its discretion so orders. Any new charges shall be deemed controverted, and any objections to the amended or supplemental accusation or District Statement of Reduction in Force may be made orally and shall be noted in the record.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 69. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 11507.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11507.3.

11507.3.  (a) When proceedings that involve a common question of law or fact are pending, the administrative law judge on the judge’s own motion or on motion of a party may order a joint hearing of any or all the matters at issue in the proceedings. The administrative law judge may order all the proceedings consolidated and may make orders concerning the procedure that may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.(b) The administrative law judge on the judge’s own motion or on motion of a party, in furtherance of convenience or to avoid prejudice or when separate hearings will be conducive to expedition and economy, may order a separate hearing of any issue, including an issue raised in the notice of defense or notice of participation, or of any number of issues.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 90, Sec. 7. (SB 546) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 11507.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11507.5.

11507.5.  The provisions of Section 11507.6 provide the exclusive right to and method of discovery as to any proceeding governed by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 808.)
CA Govt Code § 11507.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11507.6.

11507.6.  After initiation of a proceeding in which a respondent or other party is entitled to a hearing on the merits, a party, upon written request made to another party, prior to the hearing and within 30 days after service by the agency of the initial pleading or within 15 days after the service of an additional pleading, is entitled to (1) obtain the names and addresses of witnesses to the extent known to the other party, including, but not limited to, those intended to be called to testify at the hearing, and (2) inspect and make a copy of any of the following in the possession or custody or under the control of the other party:(a) A statement of a person, other than the respondent, named in the initial administrative pleading, or in any additional pleading, when it is claimed that the act or omission of the respondent as to this person is the basis for the administrative proceeding;(b) A statement pertaining to the subject matter of the proceeding made by any party to another party or person;(c) Statements of witnesses then proposed to be called by the party and of other persons having personal knowledge of the acts, omissions, or events which are the basis for the proceeding, not included in subdivision (a) or (b) above;(d) All writings, including, but not limited to, reports of mental, physical, and blood examinations and things which the party then proposes to offer in evidence;(e) Any other writing or thing which is relevant and which would be admissible in evidence;(f) Investigative reports made by or on behalf of the agency or other party pertaining to the subject matter of the proceeding, to the extent that these reports (1) contain the names and addresses of witnesses or of persons having personal knowledge of the acts, omissions, or events which are the basis for the proceeding, or (2) reflect matters perceived by the investigator in the course of their investigation, or (3) contain or include by attachment any statement or writing described in subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, or summary thereof.For the purpose of this section, “statements” include written statements by the person signed or otherwise authenticated by the person, stenographic, mechanical, electrical, or other recordings, or transcripts thereof, of oral statements by the person, and written reports or summaries of these oral statements.Nothing in this section shall authorize the inspection or copying of any writing or thing which is privileged from disclosure by law or otherwise made confidential or protected as the attorney’s work product.Discovery of all categories of evidence specified in this section may be conducted electronically by means prescribed by an administrative law judge.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 401, Sec. 14. (AB 1578) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 11507.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11507.7.

11507.7.  (a) Any party claiming the party’s request for discovery pursuant to Section 11507.6 has not been complied with may serve and file with the administrative law judge a motion to compel discovery, naming as respondent the party refusing or failing to comply with Section 11507.6. The motion shall state facts showing the respondent party failed or refused to comply with Section 11507.6, a description of the matters sought to be discovered, the reason or reasons why the matter is discoverable under that section, that a reasonable and good faith attempt to contact the respondent for an informal resolution of the issue has been made, and the ground or grounds of respondent’s refusal so far as known to the moving party.(b) The motion shall be served upon respondent party and filed within 15 days after the respondent party first evidenced failure or refusal to comply with Section 11507.6 or within 30 days after request was made and the party has failed to reply to the request, or within another time provided by stipulation, whichever period is longer.(c) The hearing on the motion to compel discovery shall be held within 15 days after the motion is made, or a later time that the administrative law judge may on the judge’s own motion for good cause determine. The respondent party shall have the right to serve and file a written answer or other response to the motion before or at the time of the hearing.(d) Where the matter sought to be discovered is under the custody or control of the respondent party and the respondent party asserts that the matter is not a discoverable matter under the provisions of Section 11507.6, or is privileged against disclosure under those provisions, the administrative law judge may order lodged with it matters provided in subdivision (b) of Section 915 of the Evidence Code and examine the matters in accordance with its provisions.(e) The administrative law judge shall decide the case on the matters examined in camera, the papers filed by the parties, and such oral argument and additional evidence as the administrative law judge may allow.(f) Unless otherwise stipulated by the parties, the administrative law judge shall no later than 15 days after the hearing make its order denying or granting the motion. The order shall be in writing setting forth the matters the moving party is entitled to discover under Section 11507.6. A copy of the order shall forthwith be served by mail by the administrative law judge upon the parties. Where the order grants the motion in whole or in part, the order shall not become effective until 10 days after the date the order is served. Where the order denies relief to the moving party, the order shall be effective on the date it is served.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)
CA Govt Code § 11508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 5 - Administrative Adjudication: Formal Hearing|Section 11508.

11508.  (a) The agency shall consult the office, and subject to the availability of its staff, shall determine the time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be held at a hearing facility maintained by the office in Sacramento, Oakland, Los Angeles, or San Diego and shall be held at the facility that is closest to the location where the transaction occurred or the respondent resides.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the hearing may be held at any of the following places:(1) A place selected by the agency that is closer to the location where the transaction occurred or the respondent resides.(2) A place within the state selected by agreement of the parties.(3) Virtually by telephone, videoconference, or other electronic means.(c) The respondent may move for, and the administrative law judge has discretion to grant or deny, a change in the place of the hearing. A motion for a change in the place of the hearing shall be made within 10 days after service of the notice of hearing on the respondent.(d) Unless good cause is identified in writing by the administrative law judge, hearings shall be held in a facility maintained by the office.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 401, Sec. 15. (AB 1578) Effective January 1, 2022.)