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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15401.

15401. (a) The State Public Defender shall be appointed for a term of four years commencing on January 1, 1976, and shall serve until the appointment and qualification of their successor. Any vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.
(b) The State Public Defender shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 197, Sec. 7. (SB 1493) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15402.

15402. The State Public Defender may employ deputies and other employees, contract with county public defenders, private attorneys, and nonprofit corporations, and establish and operate offices, as they may need for the proper performance of their duties. The State Public Defender may provide for participation by those attorneys and organizations in the performance of State Public Defender’s duties. The attorneys and organizations shall serve under the supervision and control of the State Public Defender and shall be compensated for their services either under those contracts or in the manner provided in Section 1241 of the Penal Code.
The State Public Defender may also enter into reciprocal or mutual assistance agreements with the board of supervisors of one or more counties to provide for exchange of personnel for the purposes set forth in Section 27707.1.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 5. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15403.

15403. (a) Subject to an appropriation of funds by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or other measure made for purposes of this section, the State Public Defender, in consultation with the California Public Defenders Association and other subject matter experts, shall undertake a study to assess appropriate workloads for public defenders and indigent defense attorneys and shall submit a report with their findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2025.
(b) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2029.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 311, Sec. 2. (SB 883) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15404.

15404. The State Public Defender may issue any regulations and take any actions as may be necessary for proper implementation of this part.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1125.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 15420.

15420. The primary responsibilities of the State Public Defender are as follows:
(a) To represent those persons who are entitled to representation at public expense in the proceedings listed in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 15421.
(b) To provide assistance and training to public defender offices established pursuant to Sections 27700 to 27712, inclusive, to counsel appointed pursuant to Sections 987 to 987.9, inclusive, of the Penal Code, and to counsel appointed pursuant to Sections 634, 634.3, and 634.6, inclusive, of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and to engage in related efforts for the purpose of improving the quality of indigent defense.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 7. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 15421.

15421. The State Public Defender is authorized to represent any person who is not financially able to employ counsel in the following matters:
(a) An automatic appeal to the Supreme Court under Section 11 of Article VI of the California Constitution and subdivision (b) of Section 1239 of the Penal Code.
(b) A petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court with respect to a judgment on the automatic appeal to the Supreme Court under Section 11 of Article VI of the California Constitution and subdivision (b) of Section 1239 of the Penal Code.
(c) An appeal in a noncapital, criminal case as long as the State Public Defender is fulfilling the responsibilities to provide representation imposed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b), or the State Public Defender determines that taking a limited number of those cases is necessary for staff training.
(d) Any other proceeding in which a person is entitled to representation at public expense where providing this representation is in furtherance of the State Public Defender’s primary responsibilities, as set forth in Section 15420, or to address legal claims that impact the resolution of death penalty cases.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 8. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 15421.1.

15421.1. The State Public Defender is authorized to administer and award grants to improve indigent defense services.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 615, Sec. 1. (SB 1117) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 15422.

15422. Where a county public defender has refused, or is otherwise reasonably unable, to represent a person because of conflict of interest or other reason, the State Public Defender is authorized to represent that person, pursuant to a contract with the county which provides for reimbursement of costs, where the person is not financially able to employ counsel and is charged with the commission of any contempt or offense triable in the superior court at all stages of any proceedings relating to that charge, including restrictions on liberty resulting from that charge. The State Public Defender may decline to represent the person by filing a letter with the appropriate court citing Section 15420.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 9. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 15423.

15423. The State Public Defender is authorized to appear as a friend of the court and may appear in a legislative, administrative or other similar proceeding.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1125.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 15424.

15424. A person requesting the appointment of counsel shall make a financial statement under oath in the manner provided in rules adopted by the Judicial Council.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1125.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7 - STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER › CHAPTER 2 - Duties and Powers › Section 15425.

15425. The duties prescribed for the State Public Defender by this chapter are not exclusive and they may perform any acts consistent with them in carrying out the functions of the office.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 197, Sec. 8. (SB 1493) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15430.

15430. This part shall be known and may be cited as the California Health Facilities Financing Authority Act.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1426, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1987.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15431.

15431. The California Health Facilities Authority is continued in state government as the California Health Facilities Financing Authority. The authority constitutes a public instrumentality, and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred by this part shall be deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 349, Sec. 3. Effective July 29, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15433.

15433. The authority shall consist of nine members, including the State Treasurer, who shall serve as chairman, the State Controller, the Director of Finance, two members appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and two members appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the Senate. Of the members appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, one member shall be a licensed physician and surgeon, and one shall serve or have served in an executive capacity to a health facility. Of the members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one member shall be a person qualified by training and experience in the field of investment or finance, and one member shall be representative of the general public. The members appointed by the Governor shall be representative of the general public. The terms of appointed members shall be four years, expiring on March 31. Each member shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and shall continue to serve until a successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy among the members shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only. A member of the authority shall be eligible for reappointment.
Members of the authority shall serve without compensation, but the authority may reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
The Director of Finance may designate a deputy or other official in the Department of Finance to act for him or her and represent him or her at all meetings of the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 211, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15434.

15434. The chairperson of the authority on its behalf shall appoint an executive director, who shall not be a member of the authority and who shall serve at the pleasure of the authority. The executive director shall receive compensation that shall be fixed by the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 478, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15435.

15435. The executive director or other person designated by resolution of the authority shall keep a record of the proceedings of the authority and shall be custodian of all books, documents and papers filed with the authority, the minute book or journal of the authority, and its official seal. The executive director or other person may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and may give certificates under the official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such certificates.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15436.

15436. Five members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. A vacancy in the membership of the authority shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority. Each meeting of the authority shall be open to the public and shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1). Resolutions of the authority need not be published or posted. The authority may delegate by resolution to one or more of its members or its executive director such powers and duties as it may deem proper. The authority may delegate to the executive director or any other official or employee of the authority any powers and duties it may deem proper, including, but not limited to, the power to enter contracts on behalf of the authority.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 211, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15437.

15437. (a) The provisions of this part shall be administered by the authority, which shall have and is hereby vested with all powers reasonably necessary to carry out the powers and responsibilities expressly granted or imposed under this part.
(b) The authority shall establish financial eligibility standards by studying the creditworthiness and earning capacity of each project, together with the amount of pledged revenues, debt service coverage, and basic security.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 478, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15438.2.

15438.2. (a) When capital outlay funds are granted on property which is leased for a child day care facility, the term of the lease shall be as long as, or greater than, the term of the loan.
(b) Child day care facilities shall be insurable under the California Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Law.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 829, Sec. 2. Effective September 19, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15440.

15440. All expenses of the authority incurred in carrying out the provisions of this part shall be payable solely from funds provided pursuant to this part, and no liability shall be incurred by the authority beyond the extent to which moneys shall have been provided under this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 517, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15442.

15442. In the discretion of the authority, any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part may be secured by a trust agreement or indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may be the Treasurer or any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. The trust agreement, indenture, or the resolution providing for the issuance of these bonds may pledge or assign the revenues to be received from a participating health institution. The indenture, trust agreement, or resolution providing for the issuance of these bonds may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders and any provider of credit or liquidity support for these bonds as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including particularly those provisions as have hereinabove been specifically authorized to be included in any resolution or resolutions of the authority authorizing bonds thereof. Any trust agreement or indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders, any provider of credit or liquidity support for these bonds, and of the trustee or trustees, and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any indenture, trust agreement, or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 330, Sec. 6. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15442.1.

15442.1. Any provision that the authority may include in a trust agreement, indenture, or resolution pursuant to this part may alternatively be included in a bond with the same effect.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 261, Sec. 3. (SB 1463) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15443.

15443. Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the state or of a political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of that political subdivision, other than the authority, but shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided. These bonds shall contain a statement to the effect that neither the State of California nor the authority shall be obligated to pay the principal of, or the interest thereon, except from revenues of the authority, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of California or of a political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on these bonds. The issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this part shall not directly or indirectly or contingently obligate the state or a political subdivision thereof to levy or to pledge a form of taxation whatever therefor or to make an appropriation for their payment.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 261, Sec. 4. (SB 1463) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15444.

15444. Any holder of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this part or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee or trustees under any indenture or trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any such indenture or trust agreement securing, such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted hereunder or under such resolution or indenture or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this part or by such resolution, indenture, or trust agreement to be performed by the authority or by any officer, employee or agent thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15445.

15445. All moneys received pursuant to this part, whether as proceeds from selling or incurring revenue bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this part. Until the funds are applied as provided in this part, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the moneys may be invested in any obligations or securities authorized by resolutions of the authority authorizing the issuance of the bonds. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, the moneys are deposited shall act as trustee of the moneys and shall hold and apply the moneys for the purposes hereof, subject to any regulations adopted pursuant to this part and the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the indenture or trust agreement securing the bonds.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 261, Sec. 5. (SB 1463) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15446.

15446. (a) The authority may provide for the issuance of bonds of the authority for the purpose of redeeming, refunding, or retiring any bonds or any series or issue of bonds then outstanding issued for the benefit of a participating health institution to finance or refinance a project, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of the bonds.
(b) The proceeds of any bonds issued for the purpose of refunding of outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase, redemption prior to maturity, or retirement at maturity of any outstanding bonds on their earliest redemption date or dates, upon their purchase or maturity, or paid to a third person to assume the authority’s obligation or the applicable bond issuer’s obligation to make the payments, and may, pending that application, be placed in escrow to be applied to the purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption on the date or dates determined by the authority or the participating health institution.
(c) Any proceeds placed in escrow may, pending their use, be invested and reinvested in obligations or securities authorized by resolutions of the authority or as determined by the participating health institution, payable or maturing at the time or times as are appropriate to assure the prompt payment of the principal, interest, and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds to be refunded at maturity or redemption of the bonds to be refunded either at their earliest redemption date or dates or any subsequent redemption date or dates or for payment of interest on the refunding bonds on or prior to the final date of redemption or payment of the bonds to be refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of the proceeds and interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by the authority or the participating health institution.
(d) All of the bonds issued pursuant to subdivision (a) are subject to this part in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this part.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 330, Sec. 7. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15447.

15447. Bonds issued by the authority under the provisions of this part are hereby made securities in which all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who now are or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state, may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control; and such bonds, notes or other securities or obligations are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officers or agency of the state for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the state is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15448.

15448. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this part, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation of every kind by the state and by all political subdivisions in the state.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15449.

15449. The State of California does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to this part, and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of this part, that the state will not limit, alter or restrict the rights hereby vested in the authority to finance health care facilities and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds authorized by this part, and with the parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of this part, or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds or such parties until the bonds, together with interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged and such contracts are fully performed on the part of the authority. The authority as a public body corporate and politic shall have the right to include the pledge herein made in its bonds and contracts.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15450.

15450. A pledge by or to the authority of revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights and other rights to payment of whatever kind made by or to the authority pursuant to the authority granted in this part shall be valid and binding from the time the pledge is made for the benefit of pledges and successors thereto. The revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights and other rights to payment of whatever kind pledged by or to the authority or its assignees shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without physical delivery or further act. The lien of such pledge shall be valid and binding against all parties, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claim. The indenture, trust agreement, resolution or another instrument by which such pledge is created need not be recorded.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 842, Sec. 3. Effective September 17, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15451.

15451. The authority shall fix, revise, charge and collect rents for the use of each project owned by the authority and contract with any person, partnership, association or corporation, or other body, public or private, in respect thereof. Each lease entered into by the authority with a participating health institution and each agreement, note, mortgage or other instrument evidencing the obligations of a participating health institution to the authority shall provide that the rents or principal, interest and other charges payable by the participating health institution shall be sufficient at all times, (a) to pay the principal of, sinking fund payments, if any, the premium, if any, and the interest on outstanding bonds of the authority issued in respect of such project as the same shall become due and payable, (b) to create and maintain reserves which may but need not be required or provided for in the resolution relating to such bonds of the authority, and (c) to pay its share of the administrative costs and expenses of the authority. The authority shall pledge the revenues derived and to be derived from a project or other related health facilities or from a participating health institution for the purposes specified in (a), (b), and (c) of the preceding sentence and additional bonds may be issued which may rank on a parity with other bonds relating to the project to the extent and on the terms and conditions provided in the bond resolution.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15451.5.

15451.5. A participating health institution that is a private nonprofit corporation or association and that borrows money to finance working capital pursuant to this part, other than as part of the cost of a project, shall be required to repay and discharge the loan within 24 months of the loan date.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 47, Sec. 3. (SB 184) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15452.

15452. When the principal of and interest on bonds issued by the authority to finance the cost of a project or working capital or to refinance outstanding indebtedness of one or more participating health institutions, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance those bonds, have been fully paid and retired or when adequate provision has been made to fully pay and retire those bonds, and all other conditions of the resolution, the lease, the trust indenture and any mortgage or deed of trust, security interest, or any other instrument or instruments authorizing and securing the bonds have been satisfied and the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or security interest has been released in accordance with the provisions thereof, the authority shall promptly do all things and execute those releases, release deeds, reassignments, deeds, and conveyances necessary and required to convey or release any rights, title, and interest of the authority in the project so financed, and any other health facilities mortgaged or securities or instruments pledged or transferred to secure the bonds, to the participating health institution or institutions.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1346, Sec. 4. Effective October 1, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15455.

15455. (a) This part shall be deemed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for doing the things authorized by this part, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. The issuance of bonds and refunding bonds under this part need not comply with any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds, including, but not limited to, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (a), the financing of a project pursuant to this part shall not exempt a project from any requirement of law that is otherwise applicable to the project, and the applicant shall provide documentation, before the authority approves the issuance of bonds for the project, that the project has complied with Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, or is not a project under that division.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 261, Sec. 6. (SB 1463) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15456.

15456. To the extent that the provisions of this part are inconsistent with any other provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this part shall be deemed controlling.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15457.

15457. Any net earnings of the authority beyond that necessary for retirement of any obligations issued by the authority or to implement the purposes of this chapter may inure to the benefit only of the State of California or the authority.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15458.

15458. Upon dissolution of the authority, title to all property owned by the authority shall vest in the successor authority created by the Legislature, if any, if such successor authority qualifies under Section 103 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as an authority entitled to issue obligations on behalf of the State of California the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxation. If no such successor authority is so created, title to such property shall vest in the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15459.

15459. As a condition of the issuance of revenue bonds, whether by the authority or any local agency, to finance the construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing, or equipping of a health facility or the acquisition of a health facility, each participating health institution shall give reasonable assurance to the authority that the services of the health facility will be made available to all persons residing or employed in the area served by the facility.
For the purposes of this section and Sections 15459.1, 15459.2, 15459.3, and 15459.4, all of the following definitions apply:
(a) “Local agency” means any public district, public corporation, authority, agency, board, commission, county, city and county, city, school district, or any other public entity.
(b) “Revenue bond” means any bonds, warrants, notes, lease, or installment sale obligations evidenced by certificates of participation, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the authority or by a local agency payable from funds other than the proceeds of ad valorem taxes or the proceeds of assessments levied without limitation as to rate or amount by the local agency upon property in the local agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 330, Sec. 8. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15459.2.

15459.2. If the participating health institution cannot demonstrate that it meets the requirements of Sections 15459 and 15459.1, it may nonetheless be eligible for financing through the issuance of revenue bonds if it presents a plan that is satisfactory to the authority which details the reasonable steps and timetables that the borrower agrees to take to bring the facility into compliance with these sections.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 330, Sec. 10. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15459.3.

15459.3. Each participating health institution shall make available to the authority and to the public upon request an annual report substantiating compliance with the requirements of Section 15459. The annual report shall set forth sufficient information and verification therefor to indicate the participating health institution’s compliance. The report shall include at least the following:
(a) By category for inpatient admissions, emergency admission, and where the facility has a separate identifiable outpatient service:
(1) The total number of patients receiving services.
(2) The total number of Medi-Cal patients served.
(3) The total number of Medicare patients served.
(4) The total number of patients who had no financial sponsor at the time of service.
(5) The dollar volume of services provided to each patient category listed in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
(b) Where appropriate, the actions taken pursuant to Section 15459.2 and the effect the actions have had on the data specified in subdivision (a).
(c) Any other information which the authority may reasonably require.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 330, Sec. 11. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15459.4.

15459.4. The remedies and sanctions available to the authority against the participating health institution for failure to adhere to the assurance given to the authority under Section 15459 shall include all of the following:
(a) Rendering the participating health institution ineligible for federal and state financial assistance under the Hill-Burton Program.
(b) Requiring a participating health institution that had originally met the conditions of community service to submit a plan that is satisfactory to the authority which details the reasonable steps and timetables that the participating health institution agrees to take to bring the facility back into compliance with the assurances given to the authority.
(c) Referring the violation to the office of the Attorney General of California for legal action authorized under existing law or other remedy at law or equity, when a facility fails to carry out the actions agreed to in a plan approved by the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section. However, the remedies obtainable by the legal action shall not include withdrawal or cancellation of the project or projects financed or to be financed through the issuance of revenue bonds.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 330, Sec. 12. (AB 1394) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15460.

15460. The State Department of Health Services, in establishing reimbursement for services rendered under the Medi-Cal program by facilities financed under this part, shall reflect those interest savings allocable to Medi-Cal services to the extent feasible and in a manner consistent with federal law.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1033.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15462.

15462. Exclusively for the purpose of securing the financing of projects or working capital pursuant to this part through the issuance of revenue bonds, certificates of participation, or other means, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, any city, city and county, county, or local hospital district may issue bonds to the authority or borrow money from the authority at the interest rate or rates, with the maturity date or dates, payment, security, default, remedy, and other terms as specified in the bonds of the city, city and county, county, or local hospital district or a loan, loan purchase, or other agreement between the authority and the city, city and county, county, or hospital district, and the city, city and county, county or hospital district may enter into any agreement for liquidity or credit enhancement or any other agreement or instrument that may be necessary or appropriate in connection with any of the foregoing. This section provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for performing the acts authorized by this section, and the borrowing of money from the authority, and any provisions for payment or security or any agreement for liquidity or credit enhancement in connection with the borrowing of money pursuant to this section need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to borrowing by a city, county, city and county, or hospital district.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1426, Sec. 9. Effective September 30, 1987.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.2 - HEALTH FACILITIES FINANCING AUTHORITY ACT › Section 15462.5.

15462.5. Exclusively for the purpose of securing the financing of projects pursuant to this part or through the issuance of revenue bonds, certificates of participation, or other means, and notwithstanding any other law, any city, city and county, county, or hospital district may buy or lease health facilities from the authority, and in connection therewith, sell or lease health facilities to the authority, in each case with the installment payment or rental provisions, term, payment, security, default, remedy, and other terms or provisions as may be specified in the installment sale, lease, or other agreement or agreements, between the authority and the city, city and county, county, or hospital district, and the city, city and county, county, or hospital district may enter into any agreement for liquidity or credit enhancement it may deem necessary or appropriate in connection therewith. This section provides a complete, additional, and alternative method for performing the acts authorized by this section, and any sale or lease of health facilities to the authority, any purchase or lease of health facilities from the authority, and any provisions for payment and security or any agreement for liquidity or credit enhancement in connection therewith, pursuant to this section, need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to sale, purchase, lease, pledge, encumbrance, or credit, as the case may be, by a city, city and county, county, or hospital district.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1426, Sec. 10. Effective September 30, 1987.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.3 - California Energy Infrastructure Safety Act › Section 15470.

15470. (a) The state has long recognized the critical nature of its energy and communication infrastructure, in its importance in driving the engine of the state’s prosperity, in the hardships placed on the state’s residents in the absence of the services the infrastructure provides, and in the devastation that can occur when the operators of the infrastructure lose operational control of the infrastructure. To ensure that the operations of energy and communication infrastructure within the state will be managed adequately, the Legislature finds and declares all of the following are necessary:
(1) To provide for a state office to be known and referred to as the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, within the Natural Resources Agency, and to prescribe the powers and duties of the director of that office.
(2) To provide for the coordination of functions among state entities with jurisdiction over other functions of the state’s energy and communication service providers.
(3) To authorize the establishment of organizations and the taking of actions necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this part.
(b) It is further declared to be the purpose of this part and the policy of this state that all environmental, health, and safety functions of this state shall be coordinated as far as possible with the comparable functions of its political subdivisions, of the federal government, including its various departments and agencies, of other states, and of private agencies of every type, to the end that the most effective use may be made of all manpower, resources, and facilities in managing the environmental, health, and safety of energy and communication infrastructure in the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 3. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.3 - California Energy Infrastructure Safety Act › Section 15471.

15471. This part shall be known and may be cited as the “California Energy Infrastructure Safety Act.”
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 4. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.3 - California Energy Infrastructure Safety Act › Section 15472.

15472. For purposes of this part:
(a) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety.
(b) “Office” means Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety.
(c) “Regulated entity” means an entity that is regulated by the office.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 14. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.3 - California Energy Infrastructure Safety Act › Section 15474.

15474. Nothing in this part shall operate to prevent the office from formally recognizing committees or boards established by, or with segments of, the private sector, public agencies, or both the private sector and public agencies, that control facilities, resources, or the provision of services essential to the operation of energy or communication infrastructure.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 6. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.3 - California Energy Infrastructure Safety Act › Section 15475.1.

15475.1. (a) The office may determine that a regulated entity is not in compliance with any matter under the authority of the office. If necessary, the office may undertake an investigation into whether the regulated entity is noncompliant with its duties and responsibilities or has otherwise committed violations of any laws, regulations, or guidelines within the authority of the office.
(b) The office’s primary objective is to ensure that regulated entities are reducing wildfire risk and complying with energy infrastructure safety measures as required by law.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 17. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 7.3 - California Energy Infrastructure Safety Act › Section 15475.2.

15475.2. The office may issue a notice of defect or violation to direct the regulated entity to correct any defect or noncompliance with the approved wildfire mitigation plan or failure to comply with any laws, regulations, or guidelines within the authority of the office.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 18. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021.)