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CA Govt Code § 4455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4455.

4455.  The Department of Rehabilitation shall be responsible for educating the public and working with officials of cities, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions, private architects, designers, planners, and other interested parties in order to encourage and help them make all buildings, facilities, and improved areas accessible to and usable by handicapped persons for purposes of rehabilitation, employment, business, recreation, and all other aspects of normal living.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 701.)
CA Govt Code § 4455.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4455.5.

4455.5.  All new elevators in public buildings or facilities after the operative date of the act that amended this section during the first year of the 1979–80 Regular Session shall have braille symbols and marked arabic numerals corresponding to the numerals on the elevator buttons embossed immediately to the left thereof.All new door casings on all elevator floors after the operative date of this section shall have the number of the floor on which the casing is located embossed in braille symbols and marked arabic numerals on both sides at a height of approximately 60 inches from the floor.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 273.)
CA Govt Code § 4456 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4456.

4456.  After the effective date of this section, any building or facility which would have been subject to this chapter but for the fact it was constructed prior to November 13, 1968, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter when alterations, structural repairs or additions are made to such building or facility. This requirement shall only apply to the area of specific alteration, structural repair or addition and shall not be construed to mean that the entire structure or facility is subject to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1458.)
CA Govt Code § 4457 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4457.

4457.  On or after January 1, 1986, all portable buildings purchased, leased, or constructed by a school district shall meet the requirements of this chapter, except as provided in subdivision (f) of Section 4451.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 550, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 4458 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4458.

4458.  The district attorney, the city attorney, the county counsel if the district attorney does not bring an action, or the Attorney General may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 872, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 4459 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4459.

4459.  (a) The State Architect shall develop amendments for building regulations and submit them to the California Building Standards Commission for adoption to ensure that no accessibility requirements of the California Building Standards Code shall be enhanced or diminished except as necessary for (1) retaining existing state regulations that provide greater accessibility and features, or (2) meeting federal minimum accessibility standards of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as adopted by the United States Department of Justice, the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and the federal Architectural Barriers Act.(b) The Department of General Services shall use fees deposited in the Disability Access Account established in Section 4454 for the purposes identified in this chapter. The department shall include the cost of carrying out the responsibilities identified in this chapter as part of the plan review costs in determining fees.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the application and scope of accessibility regulations in the California Building Standards Code shall not be less than the application and scope of accessibility requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as adopted by the United States Department of Justice, the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and the federal Architectural Barriers Act.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 989, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 4459.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4459.5.

4459.5.  (a) The State Architect shall establish and publicize a program for voluntary certification by the state of any person who meets specified criteria as a certified access specialist. No later than January 1, 2005, the State Architect shall determine minimum criteria a person is required to meet in order to be a certified access specialist, which may include knowledge sufficient to review, inspect, or advocate universal design requirements, completion of specified training, and testing on standards governing access to buildings for persons with disabilities.(b) The State Architect may implement the program described in subdivision (a) with startup funds derived, as a loan, from the reserve of the Public School Planning, Design, and Construction Review Revolving Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature. That loan shall be repaid when sufficient fees have been collected pursuant to Section 4459.8.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 549, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 4459.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4459.6.

4459.6.  The State Architect shall appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to assist in developing the requirements for certification as access specialists pursuant to Section 4459.5. This committee shall include individuals with disabilities, and a representative from each of the following:(a) The Governor.(b) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.(c) The Attorney General.(d) Local government.(e) Architects.(f) Building inspectors.(g) Business.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 872, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 4459.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4459.7.

4459.7.  (a) (1) No later than October 31 of each year, the State Architect shall publish and make available to the public a list of certified access specialists who have met the requirements of Section 4459.5.(2) The State Architect shall publish and regularly update on its Internet Web site easily accessible lists of all of the following:(A) Businesses that have obtained a CASp inspection and have filed, or a CASp has filed on their behalf, a notice pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 55.53 of the Civil Code.(B) Businesses which have been inspected by a certified access specialist on or after January 1, 2017, including the date of the inspection.(3) The lists required pursuant to this section shall include a written disclaimer of liability as specified in subdivision (b). (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency or employee of a state agency may not be held liable for any injury or damages resulting from any service provided by a certified access specialist whose name appears on the list published pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) The State Architect may perform periodic audits of work performed by a certified access specialist as deemed necessary to ensure the desired standard of performance. A certified access specialist shall provide an authorized representative of the State Architect with complete access, at any reasonable hour of the day, to all technical data, reports, records, photographs, design outlines and plans, and files used in building inspection and plan review, with the exception of proprietary and confidential information.(d) By January 1, 2017, the State Architect shall develop a process by which a certified access specialist (CASp) may notify the State Architect that a structure or area on the premises of a business has been inspected by a CASp and to notify the public that the business has a “CASp determination pending,” or has been “Inspected by a CASp,” as provided by paragraph (3) of subdivision (g) of Section 55.56 of the Civil Code, which shall include the name and address of the business, the date of the notification, the date of the inspection of the business, the name and license number of the CASp, and a description of the structure or area inspected by a CASp.(e) By January 1, 2017, the State Architect shall develop a form for a business to notify the public that the business has obtained a CASp inspection pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (g) of Section 55.56 of the Civil Code, which shall include the date of the notification, the date of the inspection, and a description of the structure or area inspected by a CASp.(f) For purposes of this section, the “structure or area inspected” means one of the following: the interior of the premises, the exterior of the premises, or both the interior and exterior. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 13, Sec. 3. (SB 269) Effective May 10, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 4459.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4459.8.

4459.8.  (a) The certification authorized by Section 4459.5 is effective for three years from the date of initial certification and expires if not renewed. The State Architect, upon consideration of any factual complaints regarding the work of a certified access specialist or of other relevant information, may suspend certification or deny renewal of certification.(b) (1) The State Architect shall require each applicant for certification as a certified access specialist to do both of the following:(A) Pay fees, including an application and course fee and an examination fee, at a level sufficient to meet the costs of application processing, registration, publishing a list, and other activities that are reasonably necessary to implement and administer the certified access specialist program.(B) Provide to the State Architect the name of the city, county, or city and county in which the applicant intends to provide services. (2) The State Architect shall require each applicant for renewal of certification to do both of the following:(A) Pay a fee sufficient to cover the reasonable costs of reassessing qualifications of renewal applicants.(B) Provide to the State Architect the name of the city, county, or city and county in which the applicant has provided services since the last day of certification by the State Architect. (3) The State Architect shall periodically review his or her schedule of fees to ensure that the fees for certification are not excessive while covering the costs to administer the certified access specialist program. The application fee for a California licensed architect, landscape architect, civil engineer, or structural engineer shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).(c) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Certified Access Specialist Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Notwithstanding Section 13340, this fund is continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for use by the State Architect to implement Sections 4459.5 to 4459.8, inclusive.(d) The State Architect shall post on his or her Internet Web site the name of the city, county, or city and county in which each certified access specialist provides or intends to provide services. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 13, Sec. 4. (SB 269) Effective May 10, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 4460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4460.

4460.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is essential that detectable warning and directional surfaces comply with the California Building Standards Code in order to ensure that those products are adequate to meet the safety and accessibility needs of the blind and visually impaired.(b) All detectable warning products and directional surfaces installed after January 1, 2001, shall be evaluated by an independent entity, selected by the Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development when the products and surfaces may be mandated for use in residential housing, that shall issue and register a two-year product approval, renewable upon reevaluation at two-year intervals thereafter. The approval shall include conformation with architectural standards published in the California Building Standards Code as well as durability criteria appropriate for the type of installation, established by the Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development when the products and surfaces may be mandated for use in residential housing. The codes developed by the Department of General Services pursuant to this section shall ensure that shape, color fastness, confirmation, sound-on-cane acoustic quality, resilience, and attachment will not degrade significantly for at least five years. The Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect, shall impose fees to recover administrative and code development costs, as necessary, to develop standards and administer the registration and approval program. The fees shall be paid by manufacturers of detectable warning products and directional surfaces. All fees shall be deposited in the Access for Handicap Account created pursuant to Section 4454 and may be expended for costs incurred by the Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect, in performance of the requirements of this section.As used in this section, “significant degradation” means that the product maintains at least 90 percent of its approved design characteristics. The Department of General Services may provide exceptions to this section for justifiable cause pursuant to Section 4451.(c) The independent entity selected by the Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect, shall be recognized as having appropriate expertise in determining whether products governed by this section comply with the California Building Standards Code.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 386, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 4461 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7 - Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons|Section 4461.

4461.  If a violation of Section 4450, 4450.5, 4451, 4452, 4453.5, 4454, 4455, 4455.5, 4456, 4457, 4459, or 4460 is alleged or the application or construction of any of these sections is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court, each party shall serve a copy of the party’s brief or petition and brief, on the State Solicitor General at the Office of the Attorney General. No brief may be accepted for filing unless the proof of service shows service on the State Solicitor General. Any party failing to comply with this requirement shall be given a reasonable opportunity to cure the failure before the court imposes any sanction and, in that instance, the court shall allow the Attorney General reasonable additional time to file a brief in the matter.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 244, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 4465 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7.5 - Disability Access and Education|Section 4465.

4465.  (a) There is hereby established in the Division of the State Architect a Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund, as set forth in Section 4470, for the purpose of increasing disability access and compliance with construction-related accessibility requirements by the following means:(1) Increasing the number of private and public certified access specialists available to assist building owners and tenants to understand and comply with construction-related accessibility requirements by using some of the funds to moderate some of the costs of certification and testing.(2) Establishing and maintaining oversight of the certified access specialist program, including, but not limited to, adopting best practices guidelines for certified access specialists, providing continuing education on construction-related accessibility requirements, and performing its audit and discipline functions under Sections 4459.7 and 4459.8.(3) Increasing outreach efforts and developing educational resources for persons with disabilities and businesses to facilitate compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Section 51 of the Civil Code), and Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as they relate to providing full and equal access to public facilities for persons with disabilities.(b) In developing educational resources with this fund, emphasis shall be placed on the development and dissemination of educational materials, such as toolkits, modules, and checklists, as appropriate, to facilitate a commercial property owner’s or tenant’s understanding of, and compliance with, the construction-related accessibility requirements.(c) In developing and disseminating educational resources with this fund, the Division of the State Architect shall consult and work with the Department of Rehabilitation and the California Commission on Disability Access, and may contract with those agencies to develop educational resources. It is the intent of the Legislature that any development or dissemination of educational resources under this section shall be coordinated with educational efforts by other state agencies so as to expand the reach and effectiveness of each effort or the combined efforts.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 383, Sec. 15. (SB 1186) Effective September 19, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 4469 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7.5 - Disability Access and Education|Section 4469.

4469.  On and after January 1, 2013, each city, county, or city and county shall provide to an applicant for a business license or equivalent instrument or permit and to an applicant for the renewal of a business license or equivalent instrument or permit, the following information:“Under federal and state law, compliance with disability access laws is a serious and significant responsibility that applies to all California building owners and tenants with buildings open to the public. You may obtain information about your legal obligations and how to comply with disability access laws at the following agencies:The Division of the State Architect at www.dgs.ca.gov/dsa/Home.aspx.The Department of Rehabilitation at www.rehab.cahwnet.gov.The California Commission on Disability Access at www.ccda.ca.gov.”(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 383, Sec. 15. (SB 1186) Effective September 19, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 4470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 7.5 - Disability Access and Education|Section 4470.

4470.  (a) All funds received by the Division of the State Architect under this chapter shall be deposited in the Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury.(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys deposited in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years to the Division of the State Architect for purposes of this chapter.(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the State Architect shall make an annual report, commencing April 1, 2014, to the Legislature and to the Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary, and the Chair of the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Budget of the total fees collected by each city, county, or city and county pursuant to Section 4467, the total fees transmitted to the fund in the previous calendar year and of its distribution, including the moneys spent on administrative services, the moneys spent to moderate certification and examination fees for the certified access specialist program, the moneys spent on establishing and maintaining oversight of the certified access specialist program, and the moneys spent on developing and disseminating educational materials to facilitate compliance. A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 5. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 4475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 8 - Purchases|Section 4475.

4475.  “State agency,” as used in this chapter, means any state agency defined in Section 11000, which is authorized to enter into contracts and shall include, but not be limited to, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of General Services, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Board of Regents of the University of California.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 143, Sec. 184.)
CA Govt Code § 4476 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 8 - Purchases|Section 4476.

4476.  “Person,” as used in this chapter means any individual, corporation, association, or any other entity organized for the purpose of conducting business.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1812.)
CA Govt Code § 4477 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 8 - Purchases|Section 4477.

4477.  No state agency shall enter into any contract for the purchase of supplies, equipment, or services from any person who is in violation of any order or resolution not subject to review promulgated by the State Air Resources Board or an air pollution control district, or is subject to a cease and desist order not subject to review issued pursuant to Section 13301 of the Water Code for violation of waste discharge requirements or discharge prohibitions, or is finally determined to be in violation of provisions of federal law relating to air or water pollution.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)
CA Govt Code § 4478 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 5 - PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES|CHAPTER 8 - Purchases|Section 4478.

4478.  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to contracts with a dollar value below the required level for competitive bidding established in Section 10301 of the Public Contract Code.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 27, Sec. 1. Effective May 28, 1987.)