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CA Govt Code § 12993 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2.8 - DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING|CHAPTER 9 - Miscellaneous|Section 12993.

12993.  (a) The provisions of this part shall be construed liberally for the accomplishment of the purposes of this part. This part does not repeal any of the provisions of civil rights law or of any other law of this state relating to discrimination because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, or sexual orientation, unless those provisions provide less protection to the enumerated classes of persons covered under this part.(b) The provisions in in this part relating to discrimination in employment on account of sex or medical condition do not affect the operation of the terms or conditions of any bona fide retirement, pension, employee benefit, or insurance plan, provided the terms or conditions are in accordance with customary and reasonable or actuarially sound underwriting practices.(c) While it is the intention of the Legislature to occupy the field of regulation of discrimination in employment and housing encompassed by the provisions of this part, exclusive of all other laws banning discrimination in employment and housing by any city, city and county, county, or other political subdivision of the state,this part does not limit or restrict the application of Section 51 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 97. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 12993.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2.8 - DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING|CHAPTER 9 - Miscellaneous|Section 12993.5.

12993.5.  Notwithstanding Section 12993, nothing contained in this part shall be construed, in any manner or way, to limit or restrict the application of Section 51.7 of the Civil Code.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 911, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 12995 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2.8 - DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING|CHAPTER 9 - Miscellaneous|Section 12995.

12995.  (a) Nothing contained in this part relating to discrimination in housing shall be construed to:(1) Affect the title or other interest of a person who, prior to the granting of relief, purchases, leases, or takes an encumbrance on a housing accommodation in good faith and without either knowledge or actual notice of the filing of a complaint with the department or of a civil action.(2) Prohibit any postsecondary educational institution, whether private or public, from providing housing accommodations reserved for either male or female students so long as no individual person is denied equal access to housing accommodations, or from providing separate housing accommodations reserved primarily for married students or for students with minor dependents who reside with them.(3) Prohibit selection based upon factors other than race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, disability, or other basis prohibited by the Unruh Civil Rights Act.(4) Promote housing accommodations on a preferential or quota basis.(b) Nothing contained in this part relating to discrimination in housing shall affect the nondiscriminatory enforcement of state and local public nuisance laws, provided that those laws do not otherwise conflict with the provisions of this part.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1277, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 12996 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 2.8 - DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING|CHAPTER 9 - Miscellaneous|Section 12996.

12996.  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this part relating to discrimination in employment or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall, for any reason, be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this part and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 992.)
CA Govt Code § 13400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 5 - The State Leadership Accountability Act|Section 13400.

13400.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the State Leadership Accountability Act.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 13. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 13401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 5 - The State Leadership Accountability Act|Section 13401.

13401.  (a) The Legislature finds all of the following:(1) Active oversight processes, including regular and ongoing monitoring processes, for the prevention and early detection of fraud and errors in program administration are vital to public confidence and the appropriate and efficient use of public resources.(2) Fraud and errors in state programs are more likely to occur from a lack of effective systems of internal control in state agencies when active monitoring measures are not maintained to ensure that controls are functioning properly.(3) Effective systems of internal control provide the basic foundation upon which a structure of public accountability must be built.(4) Effective systems of internal control are necessary to ensure that state resources are adequately safeguarded, monitored, and administered.(5) Systems of internal control are necessarily dynamic and must be routinely monitored, continuously evaluated, and, where necessary, improved.(6) Reports regarding the continuing adequacy of the systems of internal control of each state agency are necessary to enable the executive branch, the Legislature, and the public to evaluate each state agency’s performance of its public responsibilities and accountability.(b) The Legislature declares all of the following to be the policies of the state:(1) Each state agency must maintain effective systems of internal control as an integral part of its management practices.(2) The systems of internal control of each state agency shall be evaluated on an ongoing basis through regular and ongoing monitoring processes and, when detected, weaknesses must be promptly corrected.(3) All levels of management of state agencies must be involved in assessing and strengthening the systems of internal control to minimize fraud, errors, abuse, and waste of government funds. Monitoring processes should be designed to ensure objectivity of persons tasked with monitoring. Objectivity means allowing those tasked with monitoring to maintain integrity, impartiality, a questioning state of mind, and the ability to accurately and fairly assess circumstances and draw sound conclusions.(4) It shall be the responsibility of the Department of Finance, in consultation with the Controller and the California State Auditor, to establish guidelines for how the objectivity of the persons tasked with monitoring processes are to be maintained. Those guidelines should include establishing monitor training programs, identification of appropriate chain-of-command reporting relationships, and recommended best practices for professional development and the conduct of objective monitoring, including, but not limited to, practices for the regular dissemination of strategies and lessons learned from successful efforts to strengthen state administration via interagency cooperation.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 14. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 13402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 5 - The State Leadership Accountability Act|Section 13402.

13402.  Agency heads are responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a system or systems of internal control, and effective and objective ongoing monitoring of the internal controls within their state agencies. This responsibility includes documenting the system, communicating system requirements to employees, and ensuring that the system is functioning as prescribed and is modified, as appropriate, for changes in conditions.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 15. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 13404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 5 - The State Leadership Accountability Act|Section 13404.

13404.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Agency head” means the individual responsible for the overall operations of a state agency.(b) “State agency” means every entity included in subdivision (a) of Section 11000 and the California State University. The Department of Finance shall make the final determination whether a state entity is a state agency for purposes of being subject to the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 17. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 13405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 5 - The State Leadership Accountability Act|Section 13405.

13405.  (a) To ensure that the requirements of this chapter are fully complied with, each agency head that the Department of Finance determines is covered by this section shall, on a biennial basis but no later than December 31 of each odd-numbered year, conduct an internal review and prepare a report on the adequacy of the state agency’s systems of internal control, and monitoring practices in accordance with the guide prepared by the Department of Finance pursuant to subdivision (d).(b) The report, including the state agency’s response to review recommendations, shall be signed by the agency head and addressed to the agency secretary, or the Director of Finance for a state agency without a secretary. An agency head shall submit a copy of the report and related response, pursuant to a method determined by the Department of Finance, to the Legislature, the California State Auditor, the Controller, the Department of Finance, the Secretary of Government Operations, and to the State Library where the copy shall be available for public inspection. A copy of the report shall be posted on the agency’s Internet Web site within five business days after acceptance by the Department of Finance.(c) The report shall identify all inadequacies or weaknesses in a state agency’s systems of internal control that prevents the agency head from stating that the state agency’s systems comply with this chapter. By June 30, subsequent to the report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a), the state agency shall provide to the Department of Finance a plan and schedule for correcting the identified inadequacies or weaknesses. The plan and schedule shall be updated every six months until all corrections are implemented.(d) The Department of Finance, in consultation with the California State Auditor and the Controller, shall establish, and may modify from time to time as necessary, a system of reporting and a general framework to guide state agencies in conducting internal reviews of their systems of internal control. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of this system of reporting and general framework, or other directives to guide state agencies consistent with this section, shall be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2).(e) The Department of Finance, in consultation with the California State Auditor and the Controller, shall establish, and may modify from time to time as necessary, a general framework of recommended practices to guide state agencies in conducting active, ongoing monitoring of processes for internal control.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 24. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 13406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 5 - The State Leadership Accountability Act|Section 13406.

13406.  (a) The head of the internal audit staff of a state agency, as specified by the Director of Finance, or, in the event there is no internal audit function, a professional accountant, if available on the staff, designated as the internal control person by the agency head shall receive and investigate any allegation that an employee of the state agency provided false or misleading information in connection with the review of the state agency’s systems of internal control or in connection with the preparation of the biennial report on the systems of internal control, and monitoring practices.(b) If, in connection with any investigation under subdivision (a), the head of the internal audit staff or the designated internal control person determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that false or misleading information was provided, he or she shall report in writing that determination to the agency head.(c) The agency head shall review any matter referred to him or her under subdivision (b), shall take the disciplinary or corrective action as he or she deems necessary, and shall forward a copy of the report, indicating the action taken, to the Department of Finance within 90 days of the date of the report.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 19. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 13407 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 5 - The State Leadership Accountability Act|Section 13407.

13407.  Because sound internal controls and the regular and ongoing monitoring of those internal controls significantly inhibits waste of resources and thereby creates savings, the Department of Finance and state agencies shall carry out the provisions of this chapter by using existing resources.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 20. (SB 84) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 13877 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 11 - Organization and Management|Section 13877.

13877.  It shall be the function of the department to provide consultation and co-ordination to the departments and agencies of the state government with respect to organization planning and the development and application of controls over manpower and costs, as directed or requested to conduct studies in such fields, and in the field of application of classifications to jobs and positions; and to conduct research and exchange of information in the field of management.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1786.)
CA Govt Code § 13878 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 11 - Organization and Management|Section 13878.

13878.  In the field of organization planning the department shall:(a) Counsel with, assist, and provide co-ordination to the heads of state departments:(1) In the development and application of principles of sound management.(2) In the development and implementation of plans of organization.(3) In the preparation of organization charts to reflect current approved organization structures.(b) Initiate recommendations for special studies to improve the pattern of organization of the state government in all its parts.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1786.)
CA Govt Code § 13879 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 11 - Organization and Management|Section 13879.

13879.  In the field of manpower and costs control, the department shall:(a) Counsel with and provide co-ordination to the heads of departments in the development and application of effective controls over manpower and administrative and operating costs.(b) Develop and foster the adoption of improved methods, procedures, and performance standards to achieve more efficient accomplishment of necessary work and more effective utilization of manpower.(c) Counsel with and provide co-ordination to the heads of departments in the design of job and position content to ensure that they are consistent with productivity and relative importance to the state government.(d) Maintain authoritative current records of actual employment of approved manpower allowables or manning tables for each state agency and in such form that they may be compared and reconciled with manpower allowables.(e) At appropriate intervals, report on the effectiveness of manpower and cost control measures by each state agency.(f) As directed or requested, conducts studies of the manpower of departments and agencies of the state government, or of any of their components, as a basis for recommending improved manpower utilization, methods, procedures, and performance standards, the elimination of unnecessary or duplicative work and wasteful practices, and the adjustment of the work force to the established workload.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1786.)
CA Govt Code § 13880 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 11 - Organization and Management|Section 13880.

13880.  In the field of organization research, the department shall:(a) Counsel with and provide co-ordination to the heads of departments on the internal exchange of information and experience regarding management, organization, manpower, and cost control problems and their solution.(b) Initiate or, as requested, conduct studies and exchanges of information with other governmental agencies, with industry, and with professional and educational institutions regarding management subjects, publishing or circulating the results, as appropriate, for the benefit of all or selected segments of the state government.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1786.)
CA Govt Code § 13881 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 3 - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE|CHAPTER 11 - Organization and Management|Section 13881.

13881.  The department may:(a) Conduct such relationships with agencies of the governments of municipalities, counties, other states, and the United States as are appropriate in the discharge of its functions.(b) Conduct exchanges of management information and experience with appropriate governmental agencies.(c) Co-ordinate its efforts with and seek the counsel of the various agencies within the state government concerned with budget analysis to obtain their views on methods of reducing budgets and costs.(d) Conduct such relationships with business, industry, and educational institutions as are appropriate in the discharge of its functions.(e) Conduct correspondence and exchanges of information with, and maintain memberships in appropriate professional and business organizations to keep abreast of the latest and best management thought and practice.(f) Maintain direct contact with and seek the counsel and support of special boards, commissions, or committees from business and industry created to foster the economical use of labor, materials, and money in government.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1786.)
CA Govt Code § 13900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 4 - CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 13900.

13900.  (a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the California Victim Compensation Board.(b) Except as provided by Section 14659.01, whenever the term “California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board” appears in any statute, regulation, contract, or any other code, it shall be construed to refer to the California Victim Compensation Board, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 103. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 13901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 4 - CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 13901.

13901.  (a) There is within the Government Operations Agency the California Victim Compensation Board.(b) The board consists of the Secretary of Government Operations or his or her designee and the Controller, both acting ex officio, and a third member who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The third member may be a state officer who shall act ex officio.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 104. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 13902 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 4 - CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 13902.

13902.  (a) If the third member is not a state officer acting ex officio, the member shall receive fifty dollars ($50) for every day of actual attendance at meetings of the board not in excess of eight meetings per month, together with necessary traveling expenses in attending these meetings.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1990.(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1130, Sec. 2. Section operative January 1, 1990, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 13903 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 4 - CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 13903.

13903.  The Secretary of Government Operations shall serve as chair of the board.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 248. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
CA Govt Code § 13904 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 4 - CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 13904.

13904.  The board shall keep a record of all its proceedings and any member may cause his dissent to the action of the majority upon any matter to be entered upon such record.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 112.)
CA Govt Code § 13905 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 4 - CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD|CHAPTER 1 - General|Section 13905.

13905.  The board shall have a seal, bearing the following inscription: “California Victim Compensation Board.” The seal shall be fixed to all writs and authentications of copies of records and to other instruments that the board directs.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 105. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)