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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 10207.

10207. (a) The Legislative Counsel shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with each Member of the Legislature with respect to communications between the member and the Legislative Counsel except as otherwise provided by the rules of the Legislature. All materials arising out of this relationship, including, but not limited to, proposed bills and amendments, analyses, opinions, and memoranda prepared by the Legislative Counsel, are not public records, except as otherwise provided by the rules of the Legislature or when released by the member for whom the material was prepared. When he or she determines that the public interest so requires, the Legislative Counsel may release any material arising out of the attorney-client relationship with a former Member of the Legislature who is not available to execute a release.
(b) (1) The Legislative Counsel shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with the Governor with respect to communications between the Governor and the Legislative Counsel. All materials arising out of this relationship, including, but not limited to, legal services concerning any bill in the Governor’s hands for rejection, approval, or other action, legal services concerning any legal opinion provided to the Governor, and legal services concerning any matter as the circumstances permit and the Governor requests, prepared by the Legislative Counsel, are not public records, except when released by the Governor. When he or she determines that the public interest so requires, the Legislative Counsel may release any material arising out of the attorney-client relationship with a former Governor who is not available to execute a release.
(2) Whenever the Legislative Counsel issues an opinion to the Governor analyzing the constitutionality, operation, or effect of a bill or other legislative measure that is then pending before the Legislature, or of any amendment made or proposed to be made to that bill or measure, the Legislative Counsel shall deliver two copies of the opinion to the first-named author of the bill or measure as promptly as feasible after delivery of the original opinion, and shall also deliver a copy to any other author of the bill or measure who requests a copy.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 65.5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 10208.

10208. Neither the Legislative Counsel nor any other employee of the bureau shall reveal to any person outside thereof the contents or nature of any matter which has not become a public record, except with the consent of the person bringing the matter before the bureau.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 10209.

10209. The material, including books and other publications, of the State Library shall be made available to the bureau. The University of California, all State agencies and other official State organizations, and all persons connected therewith shall give the Legislative Counsel ready access to their records and full information and reasonable assistance in any matters of research requiring recourse to them or to data within their knowledge or control.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 10210.

10210. Subject to Article 3 (commencing with Section 10270), neither the Legislative Counsel nor any employee of the bureau shall oppose or urge legislation.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 16. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 10211.

10211. The Legislative Counsel, or any deputy legislative counsel, may administer and certify oaths.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 575.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10230.

10230. The Legislative Counsel shall be in attendance upon all regular and special sessions of the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 7.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10231.

10231. The Legislative Counsel shall prepare and assist in the preparation, amendment and consideration of legislative measures when requested or upon suggestion as herein provided.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10231.5.

10231.5. (a)  A bill that, as introduced or amended in either house of the Legislature, would require a state agency to submit a report on any subject to either house of the Legislature generally, a committee or office of either house of the Legislature, or the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall include a provision that repeals the reporting requirement, or makes the requirement inoperative, no later than a date four years following the date upon which the bill, as enacted, becomes operative or four years after the due date of any report required every four or more years. If the bill requires that the report be submitted to either house of the Legislature generally, it shall also include a provision that requires the report to be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.
(b) The Legislative Counsel, in drafting a bill for introduction or an amendment to a bill that would impose a reporting requirement described in subdivision (a), shall include a provision that repeals the reporting requirement, or makes the reporting requirement inoperative, four years after the date on which the requirement becomes operative, unless the person requesting the bill or amendment directs the Legislative Counsel to do otherwise. If the bill requires that the report be submitted to either house of the Legislature generally, the Legislative Counsel shall also include a provision that requires the report to be submitted pursuant to Section 9795.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 7, Sec. 2. (AB 1585) Effective February 26, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10232.

10232. Upon request, the Legislative Counsel shall advise any State agency as to the preparation of measures to be submitted to the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10232.5.

10232.5. Upon request, the Legislative Counsel may provide legal services to the State Auditor.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 890, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10233.

10233. Insofar as in his power, upon request, the Legislative Counsel shall aid and assist any member of the Legislature as to bills, resolutions and measures, drafting them into proper form, and furnishing to the member the fullest information upon all matters in the scope of the bureau.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10234.

10234. The Legislative Counsel shall give such consideration to and service concerning any measure before the Legislature as circumstances will permit, and which is in any way requested by the Governor, the Senate or Assembly, or any committee of the Legislature having the measure before it for consideration.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10235.

10235. (a) The Legislative Counsel shall give such consideration to and service concerning any bill in the Governor’s hands for rejection, approval, or other action, as the circumstances will permit and the Governor requests.
(b) Upon request, the Legislative Counsel may provide to the Governor an opinion, orally or in writing, upon any question of law.
(c) The Legislative Counsel may provide additional legal services to the Governor concerning any matter as the circumstances permit and the Governor requests.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 890, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10236.

10236. Upon request, the Legislative Counsel shall advise as to its work with any legislative committee appointed to carry on investigations.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10237.

10237. The Legislative Counsel shall prepare or assist in the preparation or amendment of legislative measures at the written suggestion of any judge of the Supreme Court, the courts of appeal, or of the superior courts of the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 17.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10238.

10238. Every suggestion of a judge shall set forth the substance of the provisions desired or which may be needed with the reasons therefor.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10239.

10239. A suggestion by a judge of the Supreme Court shall be filed with the clerk of that court. A suggestion by a judge of a court of appeal shall be filed with the clerk of that court. A suggestion by a judge of a superior court shall be filed with the clerk of the court of appeal of the district within which the superior court is located.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 17.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10240.

10240. When a suggestion is so filed with the clerk, he shall make and send to the permanent office of the Legislative Counsel a certified copy of the suggestion. All suggestions received at the permanent office shall be permanently filed and recorded and copies furnished to the Legislative Counsel.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10241.

10241. The Legislative Counsel shall prepare a measure in accordance with the suggestion of a judge, and shall transmit it to the chairman of the judiciary committee of each house at the next session of the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10242.

10242. The Legislative Counsel shall advise the Legislature from time to time as to legislation necessary to maintain the codes and legislation necessary to codify such statutes as are enacted from time to time subsequent to the enactment of the codes. Such recommendations shall include such restatement without substantive change as will best serve clearly and correctly to express the existing provisions of the law.
(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1445.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10242.5.

10242.5. (a) The Legislative Counsel shall annually prepare, publish, and maintain an electronic list of all reports that state and local agencies are required or requested by law to prepare and file with the Governor or the Legislature, or both, in the future or within the preceding year. The list shall include all of the following information:
(1) The name of the agency that is required or requested to prepare and file the report.
(2) A brief description of the subject of the report.
(3) The date on which the report is to be completed and filed.
(4) The date on which the report was filed with the Legislative Counsel.
(b) The Legislative Counsel shall make the list of reports available to the public on an Internet Web site and shall annually provide to each Member of the Legislature a hyperlink to the Internet Web site whereby the list can be accessed.
(c) (1) Each state and local agency that is required or requested by law to prepare a report described in subdivision (a) shall file a printed or electronic copy of the report with the Legislative Counsel. If an electronic copy of a report is filed, and the report is posted on an Internet Web site, the agency filing the electronic copy shall provide to the Legislative Counsel a hyperlink whereby the report may be accessed.
(2) The Legislative Counsel shall include, on the Internet Web site it maintains for purposes of this section, any hyperlinks provided by state and local agencies pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) As used in this section:
(1) “Agency” includes any city, county, special district, department, board, bureau, or commission, including any task force or other similar body that is created by statute or resolution. “Agency” does not include the University of California.
(2) “Report” includes any study or audit.
(e) The Legislative Counsel shall update the list required by subdivision (a) by removing duplicate reports from the list. The Legislative Counsel shall also remove reports from the list as directed by Section 4 of Chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2010, or a subsequent statute that further requires the Legislative Counsel to remove reports included in the list.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 192, Sec. 2. (AB 1365) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10243.

10243. The Legislative Counsel shall cooperate with the proponents of an initiative measure in its preparation when:
(a) Requested in writing so to do by 25 or more electors proposing the measure; and
(b) In the judgment of the Legislative Counsel there is reasonable probability that the measure will be submitted to the voters of the State under the laws relating to the submission of initiatives.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10244.

10244. The Legislative Counsel may contract, at not less than cost and subject to regulations approved by the Director of General Services, with any county or city for the codification, compilation, or indexing of any or all of its ordinances or resolutions. All money received by the Legislative Counsel pursuant to such contracts shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit and in augmentation of the current appropriation for the support of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10245.

10245. The Legislative Counsel may cooperate with any educational institution of the State in any manner approved by the Legislative Counsel and such institution.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10246.

10246. The Legislative Counsel shall not appear in any action or proceeding in the courts of this state or of the United States without the prior approval of the Joint Rules Committee. If the existence of said committee terminates such approval may be given in writing by the Speaker of the Assembly and the President pro Tempore of the Senate. Nothing in this section shall prevent the Legislature from giving its approval for such appearance by concurrent resolution.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 618.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10247.

10247. When a bill is introduced in the Legislature and each time a bill is amended, on or after January 1, 1990, the Legislative Counsel shall determine whether the bill appropriates funds that apply toward the minimum funding for school districts and community college districts required pursuant to Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. The Legislative Counsel shall make this determination known in the Legislative Counsel’s Digest of the bill and shall describe in the digest the basis for this determination.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1256, Sec. 33. Effective October 1, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10248.5.

10248.5. Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 10248, the information that the Legislative Counsel makes available to the public pursuant to Section 10248 is within the public domain and the State of California retains no copyright or other proprietary interest in that information.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 441, Sec. 2. (AB 884) Effective September 22, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 2 - Duties › Section 10249.

10249. (a) (1) The Legislative Counsel shall establish a unit within the Legislative Counsel Bureau to provide advice and investigation services to the Legislature related to workplace misconduct.
(2) The unit shall accept and investigate reports and complaints of workplace misconduct, as authorized by the Legislature.
(3) The Legislative Counsel shall employ a director of the unit, one or more investigators, and additional staff as appropriate. Notwithstanding Section 19889, but consistent with the merit principles of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article VII of the California Constitution, the Legislative Counsel shall be granted career executive assignments, at his or her request, to fill the positions of director and investigator.
(b) The Legislative Counsel shall retain by contract a rotating panel of experts to review investigations undertaken by the unit and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding matters under investigation.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 450, Sec. 2. (SB 867) Effective September 17, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10270.

10270. There is, in the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the Commission on Uniform State Laws.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10271.

10271. (a) The commission consists of one Member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one Member of the Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; six additional members, appointed by the Governor; the Legislative Counsel; any person, not otherwise a member of the commission, elected as a life member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws based upon service as a member of the commission; and any person, not otherwise a member of the commission, who served as a member of the commission, other than as an appointee of the Governor, for a period of at least five years.
(b) The Members of the Legislature appointed to the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing power and shall participate in the activities of the commission to the extent that the participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature. For the purposes of this article, the Members of the Legislature shall constitute a joint interim investigating committee on the subject of this article, and shall have the powers and duties imposed upon those committees by the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10272.

10272. Each appointed member of the commission shall be any of the following:
(a) A member in good standing of the State Bar of California.
(b) A person admitted to practice before the highest court of any other state of the United States.
(c) A judge of a court of record in this state.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10273.

10273. Each member appointed by the Governor to the commission shall hold office for a term of four years and until the appointment and qualification of a successor.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10274.

10274. When a vacancy occurs in an office filled by appointment by the Governor, the Governor shall appoint a person to the office for the balance of the unexpired term.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10275.

10275. A member of the commission is eligible for reappointment.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10276.

10276. A member of the commission shall not receive compensation for services as a member, but shall receive one hundred dollars ($100) for each day while on official business of the commission. In addition, each member shall be allowed actual expenses incurred in the discharge of his or her duties, including actual and necessary travel expenses.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10277.

10277. The commission may participate in the work of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and the Legislative Counsel may allocate funds to cover the commission’s proportionate share of the expenses of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. This proportionate share shall be based upon the population of the state in comparison to that of other states.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10278.

10278. The commission shall meet at some place in the state at least once every two years. The commission shall elect one of its members as chairperson and another as secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10279.

10279. The members of the commission shall attend the meetings of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. The attendance of a member at this meeting is an excused or authorized absence from employment.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10280.

10280. The commission shall do all in its power to promote uniformity in state laws upon all subjects where uniformity is deemed desirable and practicable.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10281.

10281. The commission shall bring about, as far as practicable, the passage of the various uniform acts recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, and shall devise and recommend additional legislation or other course of action as is deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 3 - Commission on Uniform State Laws › Section 10282.

10282. The commission shall report to the Legislature from time to time as the commission deems desirable and practicable, giving an account of its transactions and its advice and recommendations for legislation.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 46, Sec. 17. (SB 1038) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 4 - Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act › Section 10290.

10290. This article may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - AIDS TO THE LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Counsel › ARTICLE 4 - Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act › Section 10291.

10291. As used in this article:
(a) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(b) “Legal material” means all of the following, whether or not in effect:
(1) The California Constitution.
(2) The statutes of this state.
(3) The California Codes.
(c) “Official publisher” for electronic legal material means the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
(d) “Publish” means to display, present, or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented, or released to the public, by the official publisher.
(e) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(f) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10292. This article applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under Section 10293 and first published electronically on or after July 1, 2015.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10293. (a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall do all of the following:
(1) Designate the electronic record as official.
(2) Comply with Sections 10294, 10296, and 10297.
(b) An official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record and also publishes the material in a record other than an electronic record may designate the electronic record as official if the publisher complies with Sections 10294, 10296, and 10297.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10294. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under Section 10293 shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the record received by the user from the publisher is unaltered from the official record published by the publisher.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10295. (a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under Section 10294 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this article, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the official publisher in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(c) A party contesting the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under Section 10294 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10296. (a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under Section 10293 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic.
(b) If legal material is preserved under subdivision (a) in an electronic record, the official publisher shall do all of the following:
(1) Ensure the integrity of the record.
(2) Provide for backup and disaster recovery of the record.
(3) Ensure the continuing usability of the material.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10297. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that must be preserved under Section 10296 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10298. In implementing this article, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider all of the following:
(a) Standards and practices of other jurisdictions.
(b) The most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material in an electronic record and other electronic records, as promulgated by national standard-setting bodies.
(c) The needs of users of legal material in an electronic record.
(d) The views of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons.
(e) To the extent practicable, the use of methods and technologies for the authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material which are compatible with the methods and technologies used by other official publishers in this state and in other states that have adopted the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10299. In applying and construing this article, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10300. This article modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7003(b)).
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)
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10500. It is the desire of the Legislature to create the Office of the Auditor General, whose primary duties shall be to perform performance audits as may be requested by the Legislature. The authority of the office under the direction of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee is confined to examining and reporting and is in no way to interfere with adequate internal audit to be conducted by the executive branch of the government or the state audit or other audits required by statute to be performed by the State Auditor.
The Legislature also finds that a significant portion of the state budget consists of subventions to local governments and, therefore, it is necessary for the Legislature to establish independent fiscal oversight capability necessary to determine funding priorities and to evaluate the efficiency and necessity of state-supported local programs and state programs administered by local governments.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 12, Sec. 9. Effective May 7, 1993.)
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10501. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee is hereby created. The committee shall determine the policies of the Auditor General, ascertain facts, review reports and take action thereon, and make reports and recommendations to the Legislature and to the houses thereof concerning the state audit, the revenues and expenditures of the State, its departments, subdivisions, and agencies whether created by the Constitution or otherwise, and such other matters as may be provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act, and conduct its business at any place within this State, during the sessions of the Legislature or any recess thereof, and in the interim period between sessions.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1699.)
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10502. The committee shall consist of seven Members of the Senate and seven Members of the Assembly who shall be selected in the manner provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. The committee shall elect its own chairman. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the committee between general sessions of the Legislature shall be filled in the manner provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist as to any member of the committee whose term is expiring whenever such member is not reelected at the general election.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 833, Sec. 1.5. Effective September 19, 1985.)
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10503. The committee is authorized to make rule 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. 1980, Ch. 1159.)
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10504. After recommendation by the committee, the Auditor General shall be selected by concurrent resolution and shall serve until his or her successor is selected or until his or her removal by concurrent resolution. When the Legislature is not in session, the committee may suspend the Auditor General until the Legislature reconvenes. When the Legislature is in session, the committee may suspend the Auditor General for a period not to exceed 30 days. When there is a vacancy in the office of Auditor General, the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall select an acting Auditor General until an Auditor General is selected by the Legislature. The committee shall fix the salary of the Auditor General, deputies, and staff. The funds for the support of the committee shall be provided from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and Senate in the same manner that those funds are made available to other joint committees of the Legislature.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 361, Sec. 2. Effective August 28, 1987.)
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10504.1. At least one deputy auditor general shall be a certified public accountant.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 833, Sec. 2. Effective September 19, 1985.)
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10600. The Legislature finds that the retirement of officers and employees of the state, school districts, and many cities, counties, and public jurisdictions in the state, is provided under several independently administered and highly complex and technical statutes, and that development and change in such systems are interrelated and have important long-range implications both with respect to cost and to the rights of public employees. The Legislature recognizes the need of coordination of such change and development and for continuing study and analysis of such systems and legislation affecting them. The Legislature also recognizes the need to recommend legislation to change employers’ and employees’ contributions through increased portfolio yield.
Therefore, it is the desire of the Legislature to provide for such continuing study and analysis by a joint legislative committee.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1155, Sec. 1.)
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10601. The Joint Legislative Retirement Committee is hereby created. The committee shall study and review the benefits, programs, actuarial condition, practices, investments and procedures of, and all legislation relating to the retirement systems for public officers and employees in this state and the trends and developments in the field of retirement. The committee has a continuing existence and may meet, act, and conduct its business at any place within this state during the sessions of the Legislature or any recess thereof, and in the interim period between sessions. A copy of each bill which affects any public employee retirement system shall be transmitted to the committee.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 77. Effective October 12, 2001.)
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10602. The committee shall consist of a member from each of the following Senate committees: Banking and Commerce, Industrial Relations, Local Government, Public Employment and Retirement, and Revenue and Taxation and a member from each of the following Assembly committees: Finance, Insurance and Commerce, Labor and Employment, Local Government, Public Employees and Retirement, and Revenue and Taxation. The members shall be selected in the manner provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. The committee shall elect its own chairman. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the committee between general sessions of the Legislature shall be filled in the manner provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist as to any member of the committee whose term is expiring whenever such member is not reelected at the General Election.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1155, Sec. 3.)