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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 23 - Public Agency Name Reform › Section 7530.

7530. All public agencies, public entities, districts, cities, counties, and cities and counties shall, when being identified by such entity for any purpose, be identified as a public agency, public entity, district, city, county, or city and county, whichever is appropriate.
The requirements of this section shall be deemed satisfied if the words “state,” “public agency,” “public entity,” “district,” “city,” “county,” or “city and county,” whichever is appropriate, appears on all letterhead stationery of such public agency, public entity, district, city, county, or city and county, and on all identification cards used to identify a representative of a public agency, public entity, district, city, county, or city and county; provided, that this chapter is not intended to require the reprinting of letterhead stationery or identification cards and any public agency, public entity, district, city, county, or city and county shall have one year from the effective date of this chapter to use up old letterhead stationery and identification cards. The use by a school district of the name “____ City Schools” shall satisfy the requirements of this section.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a written application for leave to present a claim pursuant to Section 911.4 shall be granted when it can be shown that the claimant acted with reasonable diligence in pursuing the claim and reasonably believed that the responsible entity was not a public agency by reason of its representations.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1059. Effective September 26, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 24 - Documents and Written Reports › Section 7550.

7550. (a) Any document or written report prepared for or under the direction of a state or local agency, that is prepared in whole or in part by nonemployees of the agency, shall contain the numbers and dollar amounts of all contracts and subcontracts relating to the preparation of the document or written report; if the total cost for the work performed by nonemployees of the agency exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000). The contract and subcontract numbers and dollar amounts shall be contained in a separate section of the document or written report.
(b) When multiple documents or written reports are the subject or product of the contract, the disclosure section may also contain a statement indicating that the total contract amount represents compensation for multiple documents or written reports.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 370, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 24 - Documents and Written Reports › Section 7550.1.

7550.1. In an effort to reduce the cost of preparing state reports, a state agency shall, when preparing a report, consider cost reduction options, including, but not limited to, using unnecessary and expensive color graphics, color photographs, bindings, and paper.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 370, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 24 - Documents and Written Reports › Section 7550.6.

7550.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, until June 30, 1995, no local educational agency shall be required to prepare or to submit any written report pursuant to Chapter 1.2 (commencing with Section 628) of Title 15 of Part 1 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 153, Sec. 13. Effective July 11, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 25 - Commemorative California Gold Medallions › Section 7551.

7551. The Department of General Services shall cause to be designed a series of commemorative gold medallions in not less than 1 troy ounce, 0.5 troy ounce, 0.25 troy ounce, and 0.1 troy ounce sizes of .999 fine gold. As used in this chapter, a “medallion” shall also be known, and may be referred to, as a “gold piece.”
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 478, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 25 - Commemorative California Gold Medallions › Section 7552.

7552. Each medallion shall bear:
(a) On one side, the Great Seal of the State of California.
(b) On the reverse side; (1) across the top, the term “California Gold;” (2) in the center, any emblem of the State of California; (3) on the lower middle right side, the date; (4) on the lower middle left side, the mint mark of the certified registered mint with which the Department of General Services has contracted; (5) on the bottom left side, the size of the medallion; (6) along the bottom right side, the term “.999 fine;” and (7) along the entire outer edge, thirty-one (31) small stars.
The medallion shall have reeded or serrated edges with not less than 10 per quarter inch.
The medallions shall not be in similitude in design or size, to include diameter and thickness, to any United States or foreign coin.
The mint with which the Department of General Services has contracted shall not begin production of a new design without the approval of the Department of General Services. Any request for approval of a new design which has not been approved or rejected by the department within 14 calendar days after its receipt of the request shall be deemed approved.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 647, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 25 - Commemorative California Gold Medallions › Section 7553.

7553. Upon the showing of sufficient interest by gold producers, the department shall contract with a registered, certified mint for the minting of gold medallions in an amount and in such sizes as deemed appropriate. Gold producers shall provide all gold bullion necessary for minting and shall deliver it to the mint for processing. They shall pay in advance to the department a fee sufficient to cover all minting and handling costs; royalty fees for the use of the seal; and reimbursement costs to the department for designing the medallions.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 583, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 25 - Commemorative California Gold Medallions › Section 7554.

7554. The Department of General Services shall, for the use of the Great Seal of the State of California, charge the following royalties:
(a) For each medallion in the 1 troy ounce size, four dollars ($4).
(b) For each medallion in the 0.5 troy ounce size, two dollars ($2).
(c) For each medallion in the 0.25 troy ounce size, one dollar ($1).
(d) For each medallion in the 0.1 troy ounce size, fifty cents ($0.50).
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 157, Sec. 2. Effective June 16, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 25 - Commemorative California Gold Medallions › Section 7555.

7555. After minting, the medallions shall be returned to the producers who, notwithstanding Section 402, shall have sole responsibility for distribution, marketing, and sales.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 826, Sec. 1. Effective September 10, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 25 - Commemorative California Gold Medallions › Section 7556.

7556. Only registered, certified mints which have contracted with the department may produce the medallions, as ordered pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Any other production of the medallions is unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 826, Sec. 1. Effective September 10, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26 - Federal Funding › Section 7560.

7560. It is the intent of the Legislature to assure receipt of federal funding by the State of California. It is also the intent of the Legislature to assure that if lack of interagency agreement or lack of coordination between state agencies jeopardizes state receipt of federal funds, including, but not limited to, funds available for services to handicapped children, an expeditious process shall exist for resolving such interagency matters.
(Added by renumbering Section 7540 by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 165.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26 - Federal Funding › Section 7561.

7561. It is further the intent of the Legislature that there shall be a single line of responsibility with regard to the education of all handicapped children as required by Public Law 94-142. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be responsible for supervising education and related services for handicapped children specifically required pursuant to the federal requirements under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, Public Law 94-142. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve another state agency from an otherwise valid obligation to provide or pay for services to a handicapped child. Furthermore, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted so as to allow the Superintendent of Public Instruction to prescribe health care services.
(Added by renumbering Section 7541 by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 166.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26 - Federal Funding › Section 7562.

7562. If any state agency applies for federal funds to meet a mandatory responsibility under federal or state law and such application is not approved, the state agency shall submit to the Department of Finance, the Office of Planning and Research and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 15 calendar days of its receipt of notification of the lack of approval of its application all of the following:
(a) An identification of the federal program for which the application was not approved and the federal administering agency.
(b) An estimate of the amount of funds affected by the lack of approval of the state agency application.
(c) An indication of the reason or reasons the application was not approved.
(d) A description of any issues pertaining to responsibilities or actions of other state or local agencies which have affected the lack of approval.
(Added by renumbering Section 7542 by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 167.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26 - Federal Funding › Section 7563.

7563. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall submit to each member of the appropriate legislative policy committees and to each member of the legislative fiscal committees, within 10 calendar days of receipt of notification of a lack of approval of an application for federal funds reported to it pursuant to Section 7542, a summary of the information specified in subdivisions (a) through (d) of Section 7542.
(Added by renumbering Section 7543 by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 168.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26 - Federal Funding › Section 7564.

7564. Any state agency which has not received federal agency approval of an application for funds as described in Section 7542 shall submit to the Department of Finance, the Office of Planning and Research and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 30 calendar days of receipt of notification of such lack of approval a plan that includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(a) Fostering expeditious receipt of the affected federal funds.
(b) Resolving any disagreement or lack of coordination among state agencies or among local agencies which has interfered with federal agency approval of the application for federal funds.
(Added by renumbering Section 7544 by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 169.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7570.

7570. Ensuring maximum utilization of all state and federal resources available to provide a child with a disability, as defined in Section 1401(3) of Title 20 of the United States Code, with a free appropriate public education, the provision of related services, as defined in Section 1401(26) of Title 20 of the United States Code, and designated instruction and services, as defined in Section 56363 of the Education Code, to a child with a disability, shall be the joint responsibility of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall ensure that this chapter is carried out through monitoring and supervision.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 95. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7571.

7571. The Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency may designate a department of state government to assume the responsibilities described in Section 7570. The secretary, or his or her designee, also shall designate a single agency in each county to coordinate the service responsibilities described in Section 7572.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 96. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7573.

7573. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall ensure that local education agencies provide special education and those related services and designated instruction and services contained in a child’s individualized education program that are necessary for the child to benefit educationally from his or her instructional program. Local education agencies shall be responsible only for the provision of those services which are provided by qualified personnel whose employment standards are covered by the Education Code and implementing regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1747, Sec. 2. Section operative July 1, 1986, pursuant to Section 7588 (later repealed).)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7575.

7575. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Department of Health Care Services, or any designated local agency administering the California Children’s Services, shall be responsible for the provision of medically necessary occupational therapy and physical therapy, as specified by Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code, by reason of medical diagnosis and when contained in the child’s individualized education program.
(2) Related services or designated instruction and services not deemed to be medically necessary by the State Department of Health Care Services, that the individualized education program team determines are necessary in order to assist a child to benefit from special education, shall be provided by the local education agency by qualified personnel whose employment standards are covered by the Education Code and implementing regulations.
(b) The department shall determine whether a California Children’s Services eligible pupil, or a pupil with a private medical referral needs medically necessary occupational therapy or physical therapy. A medical referral shall be based on a written report from a licensed physician and surgeon who has examined the pupil. The written report shall include the following:
(1) The diagnosed neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or physical disabling condition prompting the referral.
(2) The referring physician’s treatment goals and objectives.
(3) The basis for determining the recommended treatment goals and objectives, including how these will ameliorate or improve the pupil’s diagnosed condition.
(4) The relationship of the medical disability to the pupil’s need for special education and related services.
(5) Relevant medical records.
(c) The department shall provide the service directly or by contracting with another public agency, qualified individual, or a state-certified nonpublic nonsectarian school or agency.
(d) Local education agencies shall provide necessary space and equipment for the provision of occupational therapy and physical therapy in the most efficient and effective manner.
(e) The department shall also be responsible for providing the services of a home health aide when the local education agency considers a less restrictive placement from home to school for a pupil for whom both of the following conditions exist:
(1) The California Medical Assistance Program provides a life-supporting medical service via a home health agency during the time in which the pupil would be in school or traveling between school and home.
(2) The medical service provided requires that the pupil receive the personal assistance or attention of a nurse, home health aide, parent or guardian, or some other specially trained adult in order to be effectively delivered.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 28, Sec. 1. (AB 1494) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7577.

7577. (a) The State Department of Rehabilitation and the State Department of Education shall jointly develop assessment procedures for determining client eligibility for State Department of Rehabilitation services for disabled pupils in secondary schools to help them make the transition from high school to work. The assessment procedures shall be distributed to local education agencies.
(b) The State Department of Rehabilitation shall maintain the current level of services to secondary school pupils in project work ability and shall seek ways to augment services with funds that may become available.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 73. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7578.

7578. The provision of special education programs and related services for disabled children and youth residing in state hospitals shall be ensured by the State Department of Developmental Services, the State Department of State Hospitals, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction in accordance with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 56850) of Part 30 of the Education Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 440, Sec. 8. (AB 1488) Effective September 22, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7579.

7579. (a) Prior to placing a disabled child or a child suspected of being disabled in a residential facility, outside the child’s home, a court, regional center for the developmentally disabled, or public agency other than an educational agency, shall notify the administrator of the special education local plan area in which the residential facility is located. The administrator of the special education local plan area shall provide the court or other placing agency with information about the availability of an appropriate public or nonpublic, nonsectarian special education program in the special education local plan area where the residential facility is located.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 56159 of the Education Code, the involvement of the administrator of the special education local plan area in the placement discussion, pursuant to subdivision (a), shall in no way obligate a public education agency to pay for the residential costs and the cost of noneducational services for a child placed in a licensed children’s institution or foster family home.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section will encourage communication between the courts and other public agencies that engage in referring children to, or placing children in, residential facilities, and representatives of local educational agencies. It is not the intent of this section to hinder the courts or public agencies in their responsibilities for placing disabled children in residential facilities when appropriate.
(d) Any public agency other than an educational agency that places a disabled child or a child suspected of being disabled in a facility out of state without the involvement of the school district, special education local plan area, or county office of education in which the parent or guardian resides, shall assume all financial responsibility for the child’s residential placement, special education program, and related services in the other state unless the other state or its local agencies assume responsibility.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 585, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7579.1.

7579.1. (a) Prior to the discharge of any disabled child or youth who has an active individualized education program from a public hospital, proprietary hospital, or residential medical facility pursuant to Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 56167) of Chapter 2 of Part 30 of the Education Code, a licensed children’s institution or foster family home pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 56155) of Chapter 2 of Part 30 of the Education Code, or a state hospital or developmental center, the following shall occur:
(1) The operator of the hospital or medical facility, or the agency that placed the child in the licensed children’s institution or foster family home, shall, at least 10 days prior to the discharge of a disabled child or youth, notify in writing the local educational agency in which the special education program for the child is being provided, and the receiving special education local plan area where the child is being transferred, of the impending discharge.
(2) The operator or placing agency, as part of the written notification, shall provide the receiving special education local plan area with a copy of the child’s individualized education program, the identity of the individual responsible for representing the interests of the child for educational and related services for the impending placement, and other relevant information about the child that will be useful in implementing the child’s individualized education program in the receiving special education local plan area.
(b) Once the disabled child or youth has been discharged, it shall be the responsibility of the receiving local educational agency to ensure that the disabled child or youth receives an appropriate educational placement that commences without delay upon his or her discharge from the hospital, institution, facility, or foster family home in accordance with Section 56325 of the Education Code. Responsibility for the provision of special education rests with the school district of residence of the parent or guardian of the child unless the child is placed in another hospital, institution, facility, or foster family home in which case the responsibility of special education rests with the school district in which the child resides pursuant to Sections 56156.4, 56156.6, and 56167 of the Education Code.
(c) Special education local plan area directors shall document instances where the procedures in subdivision (a) are not being adhered to and report these instances to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 20. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7579.2.

7579.2. It is the intent of the Legislature that any disabled individual who has an active individualized education program and is being discharged from a state developmental center or state hospital be discharged to the community as close as possible to the home of the individual’s parent, guardian, or conservator in keeping with the individual’s right to receive special education and related services in the least restrictive environment.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 939, Sec. 18. Effective October 8, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7579.6.

7579.6. (a) In accordance with Section 1415(b)(2)(A) of Title 20 of the United States Code, in the case of a child who is a ward of the state, the surrogate parent described in Section 7579.5 may alternatively be appointed by the judge overseeing the child’s care provided that the surrogate meets the requirements of Section 7579.5.
(b) In the case of an unaccompanied homeless youth as defined in Section 725(6) of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a(6)), the local educational agency shall appoint a surrogate parent in accordance with Section 7579.5 and Section 300.519(f) of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 56, Sec. 100. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7580.

7580. Prior to licensing a community care facility, as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, in which a disabled child or youth may be placed, or prior to a modification of a community care facility’s license to permit expansion of the facility, the State Department of Social Services shall consult with the administrator of the special education local plan area in order to consider the impact of licensure upon local education agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 77. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7581.

7581. The residential and noneducational costs of a child placed in a medical or residential facility by a public agency, other than a local education agency, or independently placed in a facility by the parent of the child, shall not be the responsibility of the state or local education agency, but shall be the responsibility of the placing agency or parent.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1747, Sec. 2. Section operative July 1, 1986, pursuant to Section 7588 (later repealed).)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7582.

7582. Assessments and therapy treatment services provided under programs of the State Department of Health Care Services, or its designated local agencies, rendered to a child referred by a local education agency for an assessment or a disabled child or youth with an individualized education program, shall be exempt from financial eligibility standards and family repayment requirements for these services when rendered pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 28, Sec. 2. (AB 1494) Effective June 27, 2012. Note: A previous Section 7582 was repealed by Stats. 2012, Ch. 23, effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7584.

7584. As used in this chapter, “disabled youth,” “child,” or “pupil” means individuals with exceptional needs as defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 79. Effective September 21, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7585.

7585. (a) Whenever a department or local agency designated by that department fails to provide a related service or designated instruction and service required pursuant to Section 7575, and specified in the pupil’s individualized education program, the parent, adult pupil, if applicable, or a local educational agency referred to in this chapter, shall submit a written notification of the failure to provide the service to the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Secretary of California Health and Human Services.
(b) When either the Superintendent or the secretary receives a written notification of the failure to provide a service as specified in subdivision (a), a copy shall immediately be transmitted to the other party. The Superintendent, or his or her designee, and the secretary, or his or her designee, shall meet to resolve the issue within 15 calendar days of receipt of the notification. A written copy of the meeting resolution shall be mailed to the parent, the local educational agency, and affected departments, within 10 days of the meeting.
(c) If the issue cannot be resolved within 15 calendar days to the satisfaction of the Superintendent and the secretary, they shall jointly submit the issue in writing to the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings, or his or her designee, in the Department of General Services.
(d) The Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings, or his or her designee, shall review the issue and submit his or her findings in the case to the Superintendent and the secretary within 30 calendar days of receipt of the case. The decision of the director, or his or her designee, shall be binding on the departments and their designated agencies who are parties to the dispute.
(e) If the meeting, conducted pursuant to subdivision (b), fails to resolve the issue to the satisfaction of the parent or local educational agency, either party may appeal to the director, whose decision shall be the final administrative determination and binding on all parties.
(f) Whenever notification is filed pursuant to subdivision (a), the pupil affected by the dispute shall be provided with the appropriate related service or designated instruction and service pending resolution of the dispute, if the pupil had been receiving the service. The Superintendent and the secretary shall ensure that funds are available for the provision of the service pending resolution of the issue pursuant to subdivision (e).
(g) This section does not prevent a parent or adult pupil from filing for a due process hearing under Section 7586.
(h) The contract between the State Department of Education and the Office of Administrative Hearings for conducting due process hearings shall include payment for services rendered by the Office of Administrative Hearings which are required by this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 43, Sec. 40. (AB 114) Effective June 30, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7586.

7586. (a) All state departments, and their designated local agencies, shall be governed by the procedural safeguards required in Section 1415 of Title 20 of the United States Code. A due process hearing arising over a related service or designated instruction and service shall be filed with the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Resolution of all issues shall be through the due process hearing process established in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 56500) of Part 30 of Division 4 of the Education Code. The decision issued in the due process hearing shall be binding on the department having responsibility for the services in issue as prescribed by this chapter.
(b) Upon receipt of a request for a due process hearing involving an agency other than an educational agency, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall immediately notify the state and local agencies involved by sending a copy of the request to the agencies.
(c) All hearing requests that involve multiple services that are the responsibility of more than one state department shall give rise to one hearing with all responsible state or local agencies joined as parties.
(d) No public agency, state or local, may request a due process hearing pursuant to Section 56501 of the Education Code against another public agency.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1747, Sec. 2. Section operative July 1, 1986, pursuant to Section 7588 (later repealed).)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 26.5 - Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities › Section 7587.

7587. By January 1, 1986, each state department named in this chapter shall develop regulations, as necessary, for the department or designated local agency to implement this act. All regulations shall be reviewed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction prior to filing with the Office of Administrative Law, in order to ensure consistency with federal and state laws and regulations governing the education of disabled children. The directors of each department shall adopt all regulations pursuant to this section as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2. For the purpose of the Administrative Procedure Act, the adoption of the regulations shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. These regulations shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law and shall not be subject to automatic repeal until the final regulations take effect on or before June 30, 1997, and the final regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. Regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall be developed with the maximum feasible opportunity for public participation and comments.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 654, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 28 - Olympic Training Center › Section 7591.

7591. (a) The amount of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) is appropriated, subject to subdivision (b), from the General Fund to the Trade and Commerce Agency for a loan for allocation over three years in three equal amounts to that nonprofit organization currently named the San Diego National Sports Training Foundation, for purposes of developing and constructing, with the participation and advice of the United States Olympic Committee, a California Olympic Training Center.
(b) The loan allocations provided for by this section shall be made no earlier than December 31, of 1990, 1991, and 1992, and shall be made only if the San Diego National Sports Training Foundation is able and willing by each of those dates to provide the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000), for purposes of developing and constructing, with the participation and advice of the United States Olympic Committee, a California Olympic Training Center.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any outstanding loan balance and any accrued interest that exist on the operative date of the act adding this subdivision shall not be required to be repaid.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 719, Sec. 25. (SB 856) Effective October 19, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 28 - Olympic Training Center › Section 7591.5.

7591.5. The Secretary of Trade and Commerce shall remove any lien placed in connection with a loan authorized pursuant to Section 7591 by January 1, 1999. In requiring the removal of the lien placed on property owned by the United States Olympic Committee, the Legislature does not intend to relieve the San Diego National Sports Training Foundation from its obligation to repay the loan made pursuant to Section 7591.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 328, Sec. 11. Effective August 21, 1998.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 28 - Olympic Training Center › Section 7592.

7592. There is in the General Fund the California Olympic Training Account. The account shall consist of those revenues derived from the additional vehicle registration fees provided for in Section 5023 of the Vehicle Code and shall be annually transferred to the General Fund by the Controller.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 719, Sec. 26. (SB 856) Effective October 19, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 29 - Selective Service Cooperation › Section 7593.

7593. The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Selective Service System registration program is considered to be in the national interest because it helps to ensure necessary readiness for mobilization in the event of any future national emergency.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 496, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 29 - Selective Service Cooperation › Section 7593.1.

7593.1. All state agencies shall cooperate with the United States Selective Service System in efforts to publicize the necessity of, and requirements for, compliance with the federal military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. Sec. 451 et seq.).
Any actions to implement this chapter shall be mutually agreed to by the state agency and the United States Selective Service System prior to implementation of this chapter. Any costs incurred by a state agency in implementing this chapter shall be reimbursed by the United States Selective Service System.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 496, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 29.5 - Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle › Section 7593.5.

7593.5. (a) October 15, 2013, and every October 15 thereafter, is hereby designated as Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day.
(b) The Legislature encourages California public schools to include Pacific leatherback sea turtles in their teaching lessons and curriculum whenever possible.
(c) The Legislature encourages state and federal agencies, nongovernmental agencies, fishers, coastal tour operators, and other interested stakeholders to establish and participate in a statewide, voluntary Pacific leatherback sea turtle watch to record sightings of the Pacific leatherback sea turtle in California and West Coast waters.
(d) The Legislature encourages state and federal agencies to build cooperative relationships with the Western Pacific island nations where Pacific leatherback sea turtles return to nest in order to increase awareness and conservation of this critically endangered species.
(e) The Legislature urges state and federal agencies to take proactive conservation measures and prevent further threats to Pacific leatherback sea turtles and their habitats.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 591, Sec. 3. (AB 1776) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 30 - Youth Achievement › Section 7594.

7594. The last week of August commencing in 1991, is hereby designated as California’s Salute to Youth Achievement Week. The purpose of California’s Salute to Youth Achievement Week shall be to salute those youths who have made outstanding contributions to their cities and communities. The Governor and Legislature shall annually issue such proclamations and resolutions as they may deem appropriate drawing public attention to this week, and encouraging the private sector and state and local agencies to initiate activities and events to salute those youths who have made outstanding contributions to their cities and communities.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 397, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 30.5 - Braille Week › Section 7594.5.

7594.5. The first week in January, commencing in 1995, is hereby designated as Braille Literacy Week. The purpose of California’s Braille Literacy Week shall be to heighten citizen awareness of the great importance of braille and the great need to continue to provide braille reading materials for blind and visually impaired persons. The Governor and the Legislature shall annually issue proclamations and resolutions as they deem appropriate drawing public attention to this week in order to encourage the private sector and state and local agencies to initiate activities recognizing blind and visually impaired persons.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 104, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 31 - Public Offices Hours › Section 7595.

7595. All state agencies which provide over-the-counter information and services directly to the public shall provide those services during the customary lunch hours of 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on those days that the offices are open to the public. This section shall not apply to any state office which has three or less full-time employees who are not peace officers at an office on any single day.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1506, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 32 - Smoking in Public Buildings › Section 7596.

7596. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Public building” means a building owned and occupied, or leased and occupied, by the state, a county, a city, a city and county, or a California community college district.
(1) “Inside a public building” includes all indoor areas of the building, except for covered parking lots and residential space. “Inside a public building” also includes any indoor space leased to the state, county, or city, except for covered parking lots and residential space.
(2) “Residential space” means a private living area, but it does not include common areas such as lobbies, lounges, waiting areas, elevators, stairwells, and restrooms that are a structural part of a multicomplex building such as a dormitory.
(3) (A) “Covered parking lot” means an area designated for the parking of vehicles that is enclosed or contains a roof or ceiling. “Covered parking lot” does not include lobbies, lounges, waiting areas, elevators, stairwells, and restrooms that are a structural part of the parking lot or a building to which it is attached.
(B) The application of this subparagraph shall not supersede or render inapplicable permitted smoking of tobacco products under this chapter within any other part of a covered parking lot not specifically listed in subparagraph (1).
(b) “State” or “state agency” means a state agency, as defined pursuant to Section 11000, the Legislature, the Supreme Court and the courts of appeal, and each campus of the California State University and the University of California.
(c) “Public employee” means an employee of a state agency or an employee of a county or city.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 736, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 32 - Smoking in Public Buildings › Section 7597.

7597. (a) No public employee or member of the public shall smoke a tobacco product inside a public building, or in an outdoor area within 20 feet of a main exit, entrance, or operable window of a public building, or in a passenger vehicle, as defined by Section 465 of the Vehicle Code, owned by the state.
(b) This section shall not preempt the authority of any county, city, city and county, California Community College campus, campus of the California State University, or campus of the University of California to adopt and enforce additional smoking and tobacco control ordinances, regulations, or policies that are more restrictive than the applicable standards required by this chapter.
(c) For purposes of this section, “smoke” and “smoking” have the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(d) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 7, Sec. 10. (SB 5 2x) Effective June 9, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 32 - Smoking in Public Buildings › Section 7597.1.

7597.1. (a) The governing bodies of the California State University, the University of California, and each community college district have the authority to:
(1) Set enforcement standards for their local campuses.
(2) Impose a fine for a first, second, and third offense and for each subsequent offense. The amount of fines is to be determined by the local governing body. Funds shall be allocated to include, but not be limited to, the designated enforcement agency, education and promotion of the policy, and tobacco cessation treatment options. The civil penalty shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) If a campus adopts the enforcement and fine measures in subdivision (a), it shall, and the campuses of the University of California may, post signs stating their tobacco use policy on campus, as follows:
(1) The locations at which smoking or tobacco use is prohibited on campus.
(2) The locations at which smoking or tobacco use is permitted on campus.
(c) If a campus adopts the enforcement and fine measure in subdivision (a), it shall, and a campus of the University of California may, inform employees and students of the tobacco use policy and enforcement measures employed on their campus.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 617, Sec. 1. (AB 795) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 32 - Smoking in Public Buildings › Section 7598.

7598. Except as provided in Section 7597, a public employee or other person may smoke in any outdoor area of a public building unless otherwise prohibited by state law or local ordinance and a sign describing the prohibition is posted by the state, county, or city agency or other appropriate entity.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 32 - Smoking in Public Buildings › Section 7598.5.

7598.5. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Electronically stored information” means data that is created, altered, communicated, and stored in digital form.
(2) “Metadata” means data bearing the record of and not the content of communication, including, but not limited to, the time, date, location, duration, origin, or subject of the communication, and the identity of the person, persons, group, or entity sending or receiving the message.
(b) The state shall not provide material support, participation, or assistance in response to a request from a federal agency or an employee of a federal agency to collect the electronically stored information or metadata of any person if the state has actual knowledge that the request constitutes an illegal or unconstitutional collection of electronically stored information or metadata.
(Added by renumbering Section 7599 (as added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 861, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 311, Sec. 1. (SB 883) Effective January 1, 2024.)