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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.2 - Grant Information Act of 1999 › Section 8333.

8333. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Grant Information Act of 2018. All state agencies shall implement this act in a manner that is consistent with the statewide strategy for electronic commerce as established by the Department of Information Technology.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 318, Sec. 1. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.2 - Grant Information Act of 1999 › Section 8333.1.

8333.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2020, the California State Library shall create a funding opportunities internet web portal that provides a centralized location for grant seekers to find state grant opportunities. The funding opportunities internet web portal shall include, but is not limited to, an interactive internet website that is launched to include, at a minimum, information identifying every grant administered by the state and any incentive opportunities allocated by statute or in the annual budget that will provide local assistance funds. The California State Library, in consultation with the Strategic Growth Council and the State Air Resources Board, shall ensure that the internet website is accessible and provides helpful information to a diverse set of potential applicants, including nonprofit and community-based organizations, and other entities that are working to support and benefit disadvantaged and low-income communities.
(b) The California State Library shall provide a link to the internet web portal as specified and pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 12098.4.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 423, Sec. 2. (AB 258) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.2 - Grant Information Act of 1999 › Section 8333.2.

8333.2. (a) The California State Library shall provide an annual report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the Internet Web portal, including, but not limited to, the utilization rate by state agencies, the number of grants registered, the amount of funding per grant, the number of visits to the Internet Web portal, including what parts of the Internet Web portal are visited, and whether there has been an increase in grant applications. The first annual report shall be submitted on or before January 1, 2022, and shall cover the period of July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021, inclusive. Each subsequent annual report shall be submitted on or before January 1, and shall cover the previous fiscal year.
(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 318, Sec. 3. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.2 - Grant Information Act of 1999 › Section 8334.

8334. (a) (1) On or before July 1, 2020, each state agency shall register every grant the state agency administers with the California State Library prior to commencing a solicitation or award process for distribution of the grant. Each agency shall provide information regarding the grant, that assists the California State Library with cataloging the distribution of grants and provides potential applicants with understandable and consistent information about available funding opportunities, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The title of the grant opportunity and grant identification number.
(B) The revenue source allocated to fund the grant.
(C) The purpose of the grant.
(D) A brief description of the grant, including, but not limited to, the mechanism used to announce the availability of funding.
(E) Any eligibility requirements, including, but not limited to, any matching funds requirements.
(F) Geographic limitations, if any.
(G) A description of the total available grant funding, the number of awards, and the amounts per award.
(H) The period of time covered by the grant.
(I) The date the grant will be issued.
(J) The deadline for proposals to be submitted.
(K) Internet address for electronic submission of the proposal.
(L) Contact information of a staff member responsible for communicating the grant requirements.
(2) Each state agency shall provide a link to the California State Library’s funding opportunities internet web portal on the state agency’s internet website.
(b) On or before July 1, 2020, each state agency shall provide for the acceptance of electronic proposals for any grant administered by the state agency, as appropriate.
(c) “Grant” as used in this chapter means any mechanism used by a state agency to distribute appropriations that have been allocated for the purpose of financial assistance through a competitive or first-come, first-served award process. The term shall include loans and federal assistance funds that are administered by a state agency. The term shall not include the procurement of goods or services for a state agency nor the acquisition, construction, alteration, improvement, or repair of real property for a state agency.
(d) The Government Operations Agency shall assist the California State Library with state agency compliance and creating streamlined processes, as appropriate.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 132. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.2 - Grant Information Act of 1999 › Section 8334.1.

8334.1. (a) On or before July 1, 2022, each state agency shall provide to the California State Library postaward data for every grant administered by the state agency. This data shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The number of grants awarded per grant opportunity.
(2) All of the following for each awarded grant:
(A) Recipient name.
(B) Recipient type.
(C) Amount awarded to the recipient.
(D) Beginning and end dates of the project funded by the grant.
(E) Descriptive purpose of the application awarded the grant.
(F) Geographic location served.
(b) As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Geographic location served” means the geographic region of the state served by the grant, including the designated local jurisdiction.
(2) “Recipient name” means the recipient of the grant.
(3) “Recipient type” means the nonprofit organization, tribal government, business, or individual awarded the grant.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 144, Sec. 73. (AB 132) Effective July 27, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.4 - Automated External Defibrillators in State Buildings › Section 8345.

8345. (a) The Department of General Services shall apply for federal funds made available through the federal Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-188) for the purchase of automated external defibrillators to be located within state-owned and leased buildings.
(b) Subject to the receipt of federal funds for this purpose, the Department of General Services shall, in consultation with the Emergency Medical Services Authority, the American Red Cross, and the American Heart Association, develop and adopt policies and procedures relative to the placement and use of automated external defibrillators in state-owned and leased buildings and ensure that training is consistent with Section 1797.196 of the Health and Safety Code and the regulations adopted pursuant to that section. In these consultations, the department may consider all of the following:
(1) Whether the public has access to the state-owned or leased building.
(2) Placement within the building that maximizes access to the device.
(3) The manufacturer’s and the medical community’s directions regarding placement and use of the device.
(4) The appropriate oversight and maintenance of the device at a particular location.
(5) Whether to require those who are trained to use the automated external defibrillators pursuant to Emergency Medical Services Authority standards to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.
(c) The policies and procedures adopted pursuant to this section shall be consistent with Section 3400 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by renumbering Section 8455 by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 69. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.5 - Drug-Free Workplace › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 8350.

8350. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1170, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.5 - Drug-Free Workplace › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 8351.

8351. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Drug-free workplace” means a site for the performance of work done in connection with a specific grant or contract described in Article 2 (commencing with Section 8355) of an entity at which employees of the entity are prohibited from engaging in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) “Employee” means the employee of a grantee or contractor directly engaged in the performance of work pursuant to the grant or contract described in Article 2 (commencing with Section 8355) .
(c) “Controlled substance” means a controlled substance in schedules I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 812).
(d) “Grantee” means the department, division, or other unit of a person or organization responsible for the performance under the grant.
(e) “Contractor” means the department, division, or other unit of a person or organization responsible for the performance under the contract.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1170, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.5 - Drug-Free Workplace › ARTICLE 2 - State Contractors and Grantees › Section 8355.

8355. (a) Every person or organization awarded a contract or a grant for the procurement of any property or services from any state agency shall certify to the contracting or granting agency that it will provide a drug-free workplace by doing all of the following:
(1) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the person’s or organization’s workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of the prohibition.
(2) Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about all of the following:
(A) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace.
(B) The person’s or organization’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace.
(C) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs.
(D) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
(3) Requiring that each employee engaged in the performance of the contract or grant be given a copy of the statement required by subdivision (a) and that, as a condition of employment on the contract or grant, the employee agrees to abide by the terms of the statement.
(b) (1) The certification requirement set forth in subdivision (a) does not apply to a credit card purchase of goods of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or less.
(2) The total amount of exemption authorized herein shall not exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) per year for each company from which a state agency is purchasing goods by credit card. It shall be the responsibility of each state agency to monitor the use of this exemption and adhere to these restrictions on these purchases.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 381, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.5 - Drug-Free Workplace › ARTICLE 2 - State Contractors and Grantees › Section 8356.

8356. (a) Each contract or grant awarded by a state agency may be subject to suspension of payments under the contract or grant or termination of the contract or grant, or both, and the contractor or grantee thereunder may be subject to debarment, in accordance with the requirements of this article, if the contracting or granting agency determines that any of the following has occurred:
(1) The contractor or grantee has made a false certification under Section 8355.
(2) The contractor or grantee violates the certification by failing to carry out the requirements of subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 8355.
(b) The Department of General Services shall establish and maintain a list of individuals and organizations whose contracts or grants have been canceled due to failure to comply with this chapter. This list shall be updated monthly and published each month. No state agency shall award a contract or grant to a person or organization on the published list until that person or organization has complied with this chapter.
(c) Every state agency that directly awards grants without review by the Department of General Services shall immediately notify the department of any individual or organization that has an award canceled on the basis of violation of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1170, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.5 - Drug-Free Workplace › ARTICLE 2 - State Contractors and Grantees › Section 8357.

8357. This chapter shall not be construed to require any contractor or grantee to ensure that other businesses with which it subcontracts also provide drug-free workplaces.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1170, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.6 - CaliforniaVolunteers › ARTICLE 1 - Funding › Section 8400.

8400. (a) CaliforniaVolunteers, as established by Executive Order S-24-06, is authorized to form a nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity exempt from income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or Section 23701d of the Revenue and Taxation Code to raise revenues and receive grants or other financial support from private or public sources, for the purposes of undertaking or funding any lawful activity authorized to be undertaken by CaliforniaVolunteers. Grants or financial support received by the nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity shall be used solely for the governmental purposes approved by CaliforniaVolunteers for activities within the scope of authority of CaliforniaVolunteers. No more than 10 percent of the grants and financial support received by the nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity may be used to pay for the administrative costs of that nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity. The mission of the nonprofit public benefit corporation or other entity is as follows:
(1) To support the funding of CaliforniaVolunteers programming and administrative costs.
(2) To support any priorities set forth by the Governor or the CaliforniaVolunteers board of commissioners.
(b) The authority granted in subdivision (a) shall expire if the Governor rescinds Executive Order S-24-06 or otherwise rescinds the establishment of CaliforniaVolunteers.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 743, Sec. 1. (AB 1765) Effective January 1, 2017. Note: Section 8455 is located in Chapter 5.4, following Section 8334.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.6 - CaliforniaVolunteers › ARTICLE 2 - CaliforniaVolunteers Commission › Section 8410.

8410. For purposes of this article, all of the following definitions apply:
(a) “Act” means the National and Community Service Trust Act, codified in Section 12501 et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(b) “Commission” means the Board of Commissioners under CaliforniaVolunteers, as named in subdivision (a) of Section 8411, which is the State Commission on National and Community Service for purposes of the act, including the requirements of Section 12638 of Title 42 of the United States Code, and the act’s implementing rules and regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 264, Sec. 3. (AB 107) Effective September 29, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.6 - CaliforniaVolunteers › ARTICLE 2 - CaliforniaVolunteers Commission › Section 8411.

8411. (a) There is continued into existence a Board of Commissioners under CaliforniaVolunteers.
(b) For purposes of fulfilling the requirements of the act, the commission shall do all of the following:
(1) Take all actions necessary to meet the requirements of the act and its implementing rules and regulations.
(2) Be responsible for the duties described in Section 12638(e) of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(3) Be appointed by the Governor and function pursuant to the requirements in Section 12638 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(c) The commission may also do any of the following for purposes of supporting CaliforniaVolunteers:
(1) Advise and participate in the work of CaliforniaVolunteers, including, but not limited to, policy, communication and program decisionmaking, and special initiatives, by attending meetings and participating on committees, working groups, and task forces.
(2) Conduct outreach to specific constituencies, including, but not limited to, government, nonprofit, business, and labor, to seek these constituencies’ participation in and support of CaliforniaVolunteers activities and programs.
(3) Coordinate with other state agencies and volunteer service programs to ensure a comprehensive and integrated service system within the state.
(4) Promote community service throughout the state by representing CaliforniaVolunteers at service-related events and venues.
(5) Support programs funded by CaliforniaVolunteers by participating in site visits and speaking at launch or graduation activities.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 264, Sec. 3. (AB 107) Effective September 29, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.6 - CaliforniaVolunteers › ARTICLE 2 - CaliforniaVolunteers Commission › Section 8412.

8412. (a) The Governor shall appoint 25 voting members to the commission as follows:
(1) In compliance with the act, the commission’s voting members shall include at least all of the following:
(A) An individual with expertise in the educational, training, and development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth.
(B) An individual with expertise in promoting the involvement of older adults in service and volunteerism.
(C) A representative of community-based agencies or organizations within the state.
(D) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(E) A representative of local government.
(F) A representative of local labor organizations.
(G) A representative of business.
(H) An individual between 16 and 25 years of age who is a participant or supervisor of a service program for schoolage youth, or of a campus-based or national service program.
(I) A representative of a qualifying national service program.
(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Governor shall appoint two voting members as follows:
(i) One representative recommended for appointment consideration by the President pro Tempore of the Senate.
(ii) One representative recommended for appointment consideration by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), within 30 days from the date of receipt of names of recommended representatives from the President pro Tempore of the Senate or Speaker of the Assembly, the Governor shall appoint a representative or shall notify the President pro Tempore of the Senate or Speaker of the Assembly, as applicable, that the Governor rejects all recommended representatives and requests additional recommendations. Within 45 days from the date of receipt of a notice that all recommended representatives are rejected, the President pro Tempore of the Senate or Speaker of the Assembly, as applicable, shall nominate and send to the Governor the names of additional recommended representatives.
(3) The Governor shall appoint all other voting members to the commission in compliance with the act.
(c) (1) A representative of the Corporation for National and Community Service, as designated under Section 12651f(c) of Title 42 of the United States Code, shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member.
(2) The Governor may appoint to the commission other ex officio, nonvoting members in compliance with Section 12638 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(d) The Governor may designate an honorary chairperson for the commission.
(e) (1) No more than 50 percent of the commission, plus one member, shall be from the same political party.
(2) Appointments made pursuant to this section shall also comply with all other requirements of Section 12638 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(f) Voting members of the commission shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor for renewable terms of three years.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 264, Sec. 3. (AB 107) Effective September 29, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 5.6 - CaliforniaVolunteers › ARTICLE 2 - CaliforniaVolunteers Commission › Section 8413.

8413. Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses and receive a per diem as appropriate and in compliance with Section 12638 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 264, Sec. 3. (AB 107) Effective September 29, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 1 - Creation and Membership › Section 8502.

8502. For the purposes of expenditures for the support of the commission, including the expenses of the members of the commission, the commission shall be deemed to be within the executive branch of state government, but the commission shall not be subject to the control or direction of any officer or employee of the executive branch except in connection with the appropriation of funds approved by the Legislature.
(Added by renumbering Section 8526 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 1 - Creation and Membership › Section 8503.

8503. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Added by renumbering Section 8502 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 1 - Creation and Membership › Section 8504.

8504. For the purposes of this chapter the Members of the Legislature serving as members of the commission shall be considered a joint committee of the two houses of the Legislature constituted and acting as an investigating committee, and as such shall have the powers and duties imposed on such committees by the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
(Added by renumbering Section 8503 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 1 - Creation and Membership › Section 8506.

8506. All vacancies in the commission membership shall be filled in the same manner in which original appointments were made.
(Added by renumbering Section 8507 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 1 - Creation and Membership › Section 8507.

8507. The commission shall select from among its members a chairman and vice chairman, who shall not be registered as members of the same political party.
(Added by renumbering Section 8504 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 1 - Creation and Membership › Section 8508.

8508. Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
(Added by renumbering Section 8505 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 2 - Purposes and Duties › Section 8521.

8521. It is the purpose of the Legislature in creating the commission, to secure assistance for the Governor and itself in promoting economy, efficiency, and improved service in the transaction of the public business in the various departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the state government, and in making the operation of all state departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and all expenditures of public funds, more directly responsive to the wishes of the people as expressed by their elected representatives, by any or all of the following means:
(a) By adopting methods and procedures for reducing expenditures to the lowest amount consistent with the efficient performance of essential services, activities, and functions.
(b) By eliminating duplication and overlapping of services, activities, and functions, and time-consuming or wasteful practices.
(c) By consolidating services, activities, and functions of a similar nature.
(d) By abolishing services, activities, and functions not necessary to the efficient conduct of government.
(e) By the elimination of unnecessary state departments and agencies, the creation of necessary new state departments and agencies, the reorganization of existing state departments and agencies, and the transfer of functions and responsibilities among state departments and agencies.
(f) By defining or redefining the duties and responsibilities of state officers.
(g) By revising present provisions for continuing or permanent appropriations of state funds of whatever kind for whatever purpose, by eliminating any such existing provisions, and by adopting new provisions.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2038.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 2 - Purposes and Duties › Section 8521.5.

8521.5. The Legislature finds that our system of government is a complex structure of interlocking relationships among all levels of government for managing public funds and programs. Officials and employees who manage and administer these programs must be accountable for their activities to the public. The Legislature recognizes that governmental audits are an important cornerstone in the system of accountability expected by the people of California. One of the most important aspects of public accountability is whether the use of state funds and resources complies with the Legislature’s statutory mandates.
Under the direction of the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy, the State Auditor shall meet the needs of state government for periodic audits of organizations, programs, and services. The State Auditor shall conduct an independent audit for use by the executive and legislative branches of state government to promote sound fiscal and administrative policy for the government of the state, fulfill the condition for the receipt of billions of dollars in federal grant funds, and provide an independent financial audit report that is relied upon by underwriters, bond-rating companies, and potential investors.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 682, Sec. 2. Effective October 10, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 2 - Purposes and Duties › Section 8522.

8522. The commission, on its own motion, may, for the purpose of making reports and recommendations to assist the Legislature in respect to the matters listed in Section 8521, examine in detail the structure, organization, operation, and functions of every department, agency, and instrumentality in the executive branch of the state government, and all provisions of law and regulations pertaining thereto, and may examine all present provisions of law pertaining to continuing or permanent appropriations of public funds and the methods used in administering such provisions. The commission may make such recommendations to the Governor and to the Legislature at such time, or times as the commission deems necessary.
(Added by renumbering Section 8523 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 2 - Purposes and Duties › Section 8522.5.

8522.5. The commission shall review final reports and make recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor concerning the results of state audits and the revenues and expenditures of the state, its departments, subdivisions, agencies, and other public entities.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 12, Sec. 6. Effective May 7, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 2 - Purposes and Duties › Section 8523.

8523. (a) The Governor shall submit to the commission for study and recommendation any reorganization plan which he intends to submit to the Legislature pursuant to authority vested in the Governor by the Legislature under Section 6 of Article V of the Constitution at least 30 days prior to submission of such plan to the Legislature. The commission shall make its report to the Governor and the Legislature within 30 days of the date on which the Governor submits any such plan to the Legislature. The commission may, on its own initiative, undertake a study of any reorganization proposal submitted to the Legislature and make reports to the Governor and the Legislature as it deems necessary.
(b) Prior to transmittal of a plan to the Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy pursuant to this section the Governor shall submit each plan to the Legislative Counsel in order that it may be submitted to the Legislature in the form and language suitable for enactment in the statutes at large. The Legislative Counsel shall prepare a digest of the plan which shall be printed commencing on the first page thereof.
It is the intent of the Legislature in requiring the use of statutory format language to insure that reorganization plans submitted to it express clearly and specifically the nature and purposes of the plan.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, the Governor may submit a reorganization plan directly to the Legislature if such plan is substantially identical to a plan previously submitted to the commission during the same legislative session.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1242.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 2 - Purposes and Duties › Section 8524.

8524. The commission may devise a basic test to determine what, if any, governmental activities should be granted continuing or permanent appropriations.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2038.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 2 - Purposes and Duties › Section 8525.

8525. The commission may submit to the Legislature and the Governor, at such time, or times, as the commission deems necessary, interim reports of its activities.
(Added by renumbering Section 8524 (as added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1625) by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 3 - Powers › Section 8541.

8541. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities, the commission shall have all of the following powers:
(a) To meet at any time and place as it may deem proper.
(b) As a body or, on the authorization of the commission, as a subcommittee composed of one or more members, to hold hearings at any time and place as it may deem proper.
(c) To issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, papers, accounts, reports, and documents.
(d) To administer oaths.
(e) To employ, pursuant to laws and regulations governing state civil service, a secretary and any clerical, legal, and technical assistants as may appear necessary.
(f) To contract with any other agencies, public or private, as it deems necessary, for the rendition and affording of any services, facilities, studies and reports to the commission as will best assist it to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
(g) To cooperate with and to secure the cooperation of county, city, city and county, and other local law enforcement agencies in investigating any matter within the scope of its duties and responsibilities, and to direct the sheriff of any county or any marshal to serve subpoenas, orders, and other process.
(h) To certify to the superior court of any county in which proceedings are held, the facts concerning the disobedience or resistance, by any person, of any lawful order, or the refusal of any person to respond to a subpoena, to take the oath or affirmation as a witness, or to be examined, or the misconduct of any person during a hearing; and to receive the assistance of the court in enforcing orders and process, in the manner prescribed by Article 12 (commencing with Section 11455.10) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3.
(i) To cooperate with every department, agency, or instrumentality in the state government; and to secure directly from every department, agency, or instrumentality full cooperation, access to its records, and access to any information, suggestions, estimates, data, and statistics it may have available.
(j) To authorize its agents and employees to absent themselves from the state where necessary for the performance of their duties.
(k) To do any and all other things necessary or convenient to enable it fully and adequately to perform its duties and to exercise the powers expressly granted it, notwithstanding any authority expressly granted to any officer or employee of the executive branch of state government.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1996. Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6 - The Milton Marks Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy › ARTICLE 3 - Powers › Section 8542.

8542. With respect to the Bureau of State Audits, the commission shall do all of the following:
(a) Review reports completed by the bureau and make recommendations to the Legislature, the Governor, and the public concerning the operations of the state, its departments, subdivisions, agencies, and other public entities.
(b) Oversee the activities of the bureau to ensure its compliance with subdivision (d) of Section 8544.5 and Section 8546. The State Auditor shall report to the commission on its contracting activities, its affirmative action plan, and its compliance with provisions of the State Administrative Manual.
(c) Review the annual audit of the State Audit Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 12, Sec. 7. Effective May 7, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.

8543. (a) There is hereby created in state government the California State Auditor’s Office under the direction of the Milton Marks “Little Hoover” Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy. In order to be free of organizational impairments to independence, the office shall be independent of the executive branch and legislative control.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, any reference to the “Bureau of State Audits” or “bureau,” as used in a context to refer to the Bureau of State Audits, shall be deemed to refer to the “California State Auditor’s Office,” and any reference to the “State Auditor” or “auditor,” as used in a context to refer to the “State Auditor,” shall be deemed to refer to the “California State Auditor.”
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 5. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.1.

8543.1. The duties of the California State Auditor’s Office are to examine and report annually upon the financial statements prepared by the executive branch of the state and to perform other related assignments, including performance audits, that are mandated by statute. For the purposes of this chapter “office” means the “California State Auditor’s Office,” unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 6. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.2.

8543.2. (a) The head of the office is the California State Auditor, who shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of three qualified individuals nominated by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee by a vote of at least a majority of the committee membership from each house of the Legislature. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall select the three qualified individuals from a pool of candidates after conducting a comprehensive search for qualified individuals. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee shall provide at least 120 days’ notice that it is seeking applicants for nomination by providing notice in the Journals of the Senate and the Assembly and by advertising in appropriate newspapers and with nationally acknowledged professional journals and associations. Names for consideration by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee may be submitted by members of the Legislature, professional organizations, individuals, and other entities.
(b) The term of any individual appointed as the California State Auditor shall be four years. Any vacancy in the office of the California State Auditor shall be filled in the same manner provided by this subdivision for a full term.
(c) As the head of the office, the California State Auditor may establish constituent parts of the office to carry out the powers and duties of the office unless otherwise specified by law.
(d) The office has a Chief Deputy California State Auditor.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 606, Sec. 1. (AB 32) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.3.

8543.3. The California State Auditor shall be chosen without reference to party affiliation and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of the office of the California State Auditor. Prior to selection, the California State Auditor shall possess a combination of education and experience in auditing and management necessary to perform the duties of that office.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 8. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.4.

8543.4. In administering the fiscal policies of the California State Auditor’s Office, for each fiscal year, the office shall provide the Department of Finance with the office’s proposed budget and the Department of Finance shall include that proposed budget in the Governor’s Budget without modification.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 9. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.5.

8543.5. The Chief Deputy California State Auditor shall be appointed by the California State Auditor. The Chief Deputy California State Auditor shall carry out those duties prescribed by the California State Auditor and shall act for the California State Auditor when the California State Auditor is absent or unable to serve or when the office of the California State Auditor is vacant. The tenure of any incumbent Chief Deputy California State Auditor shall expire on any date that an individual is appointed California State Auditor, but any incumbent Chief Deputy California State Auditor may be reappointed pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 10. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.6.

8543.6. The California State Auditor may be removed for cause at any time by concurrent resolution of the Legislature. A California State Auditor removed pursuant to this section may not be reappointed to that office.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 11. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8543.7.

8543.7. (a) The annual salary for the California State Auditor shall be equal to that of agency secretaries of the executive branch of government pursuant to Section 11550.
(b) The California State Auditor shall be repaid all actual expenses incurred or paid by him or her in the discharge of his or her duties.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 12. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8544.

8544. (a) Consistent with subdivision (i) of Section 8546, the California State Auditor may employ and fix the compensation, in accordance with Article VII of the California Constitution, of those professional assistants and technical, clerical, deputy state auditors, and other officers and employees as he or she deems necessary for the effective conduct of the work under his or her charge.
(b) In establishing and adjusting classes of positions, and establishing and adjusting salary ranges for each class of position, to provide for the continued ability to attract and maintain qualified individuals within the California State Auditor’s Office, consideration shall be given to the fact that the level of education, experience, knowledge, and ability required of the employees in the office is generally higher than that of state service generally, due to the unique duties and responsibilities imposed on the office and the relatively small number of employees.
(c) When fixing compensation for employees, the California State Auditor shall consider prevailing rates for comparable service in other public employment and private business.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 281, Sec. 13. (SB 1395) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 6.5 - California State Auditor › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 8544.1.

8544.1. (a) (1) The California State Auditor shall require fingerprint images and related information from a prospective employee whose duties include or would include access to any of the following:
(A) Records, documents, or information, the disclosure of which is restricted by law from release to the public, as described in Sections 8545, 8545.1, and 8545.2.
(B) Confidential information gathered during the course of an investigation conducted pursuant to the California Whistleblower Protection Act (Article 3 (commencing with Section 8547)).
(C) Access to cash, checks, or other accountable items.
(2) Any services contract that is entered into, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2024, by the State Auditor shall include a provision requiring the contractor to permit the State Auditor to require fingerprint images and related information from the contractor and the contractor’s employees and subcontractors, whose duties include, or would include, access to the records, documents, information, or items specified in paragraph (1) pursuant to the contract, in order for the State Auditor to request criminal background checks on those individuals pursuant to subdivision (b).
(b) The California State Auditor shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images of a prospective employee or contractor, or a contractor’s employee or subcontractor, that the California State Auditor obtains pursuant to subdivision (a), and related information required by the Department of Justice, for purposes of a state and federal level criminal history background check in accordance with subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal response, or both if applicable, to the California State Auditor pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The California State Auditor may investigate the criminal history of the following individuals to make a final determination as to their fitness to perform duties that would include access to any records, documents, information, or items specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a):
(1) A prospective employee.
(2) A prospective contractor and the contractor’s employees and subcontractors.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 94, Sec. 1. (AB 956) Effective January 1, 2024.)